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- What exactly am I paying for? How long will Warwick work with us?
Parents receive a minimum of three months training and support. Parents will receive a full day of Training and intensive analysis and explanation of the their child's behaviour and detailed instruction on the implementation of their new training regime. They will be provided with an intervention uniquely designed for the their family.
Warwick's interventions have an unrivalled success ratio. The training day is followed by 3 months of * in-depth phone-based home training.
This means that cases will receive around 50 hours of training.
*Parents phone between 8.30am and 6.30pm on weekdays.
- Is the fee very expensive?
Well solicitors will charge around £190 per hour our fixed fee works out to around a 5th of this. There are many solicitors but only one Warwick Dyer.
*Parents phone between 8.30am and 6.30pm on weekdays.
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What is the structure of the intervention with families?
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The Problem
You give us a detailed description of the problem and the changes that you require
The Responses
You give us a detailed description of your current responses and what you have tried in the past.
The Explanation
We give a detailed analysis of the effects of your current dynamics and a detailed explanation of an alternative response to each of the behaviours that you want to change
The Intervention
You begin the new responses the moment you next see your child
Daily Support
You communicate with us each day for a month and a half and then each week for a month and a half until the changes identified are achieved
Open-Ended
We are so confident that you will achieve your goal that you pay only a one-off payment for the original consultation and the 3 months of in-depth work.
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The big difference - this is the big difference between our approach and that of other agencies. Not only do we make detailed suggestions of what you should do (often professionals make general statements rather than give you the detail that you need) but we also put ourselves on the line each day to support you with each change that you make. If we were not effective we would never work in this exposed way.
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- Why do parents choose Warwick's interactive behaviour management training for their children's behaviour?
Because their children need to feel that they are leading the changes in the home. They are the ones who need to know how to change and maintain their child's behaviour. They do not need their authority to be undermined even temporarily by someone from outside. With IB (interactive behaviour) training, they remain the focus for change; as far as the children are concerned all the changes are generated by their parents. The alternatives available tend to be various forms of more intrusive, longer-term, child or family counselling/therapy.
Parents often come to us after long-term involvement with other agencies and state that they still do not know what to do in response to their child's behaviour problem.
We offer a fast practical and effective intervention for those who want the behaviour problem with their child to change without long-term intervention or any unnecessary intrusion into other aspects of their life.
What our latest evaluated client said CLICK HERE
- Will
the intervention be successful ?
Our success rate is very high. In fact to date amongst our fee-paying clientele we have a near 100% success rate. We do guarantee that this statement is true (to the best of our knowledge) we do not, of course, guarantee success with a new client.
Warwick Dyer's
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£4.00 ($6)
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£12.00
Step by step guide to his unique behaviour change system
- My partner does not agree that we have a problem, will you be prepared to work just with me?
We work with single parents - often for a reduced fee but if you have a partner who is not committed to the process then no, I am afraid not. Often parents have differing ways of responding to the same problem and this inconsistency is one of the first issues that has to be addressed. Both parents have to agree to make the necessary arrangements to phone and be involved.
- Behaviour Modification techniques do not work with my child, he/she does not seem to care about punishments and rewards
Parents often say this to us, if this were really true then their child would be very strange indeed. The truth is that parents who say this have no idea of the punishments and rewards they are actually using. Most parents are inadvertently rewarding the very behaviour that they want to change and punishing behaviour that they should be encouraging.
See a recent typical evaluation
What parents say
- I (or my partner) have difficulty controlling my own temper and emotions, will this be a factor?
Absolutely. If either parent cannot control their own emotions then their child's behaviour will not change. The training will show you, in great detail, what to do in response to your child's behaviour, so you should have far less reason to become frustrated. However, if you still cannot control your responses then you will not be successful.
- Are you are just
going to tell me to be more positive or assertive because I can
try that by myself?
The problem with many behaviour books and courses is that they do not explain that it is the totality of how parents respond to their children that needs attention. Parents are sometimes advised to be positive without being told exactly how to incorporate the use of sanctions (punishments) or told to use sanctions (time out etc) without being told how to counter the child's avoidance strategies. When this happens they just end up frustrated and often find themselves using instinctive, but very harmful, interpersonal sanctions on their children.
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please click HERE first - My child does not have a problem at home - only at school - can you still help?
Yes. But Warwick has been working with behaviour for 25 years much of that time in schools and working intensely with parents for the last 10 years and in all that time he has never come across a case where children behaved reasonably (and were handled reasonably) at home but then behaved badly at school. Have a look at his response to a parent who asked this question fine at home bad at school.
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My daughter's behaviour is so extreme surely, it must be something like ADHD?
We will work with you regardless but - No not necessarily. Most behaviour disorders involve behaviour that that is different rather than bad. The key indicators that parents (and professionals) need to look for in reaching a diagnosis are not, we repeat not necessarily the 'bad behaviours' that you are experiencing that you will find listed here.
Warwick is consistently successful with children who display this group of behaviours. Although these behaviours go together as predictably as any disorder or syndrome they are not symptomatic and can be quickly and effectively changed. They are unlikely to result directly from the ADHD. They are 'interactive' in nature and can be changed by carefully working with parent responses.
The key for parents, even those who have already been given a professional diagnosis, is to subtract all the symptoms that could be the result of interactive behaviour imbalance (i.e. bad behaviour) and see what is left.
Some children drive their parents to distraction. It is not uncommon for parents to have built up (without realising it) a repertoire of responses that are seriously inappropriate and inconsistent, which results in some serious-looking behaviour. The child's behaviour is extreme - the parent does not know what to do - so - they repeat what they have always done. In these cases the child's behaviour although entrenched is often still relatively easy to change, the key is to convince parents of the importance of the consistent use of subtle changes to their own behaviour.
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Attributing reasons for behaviour
that stop you changing it
- My child is particularly
rude to her Grandmother
but only when I am in the room
- My daughter favours me and won't
let her father do anything for her
- I’ve read
books on parenting but....
A typical letter from a client....
Have a Look at this Disturbing Letter
- My Children have Been
Diagnosed with multiple Problems
....that appears to detail a sad lack of explanations from the Professionals.... - We think our son has
Aspergers Syndrome
- I had parents who could not train their children
- The Child Psychiatrist told me to
compromise at all costs
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Attributing reasons for behaviour
- What can I expect to happen once the intervention starts?
The first thing to happen will be a full day of consultation - Warwick comes to you. The day is very long and can be very tiring so parents need to be prepared. There then follows 3 months of training.
Any supplementary advice is sought in this 3 month period and most parents will have gained all the skills they need during this time. Parents can, if they wish, then continue to keep a daily record of what occurs.
- I understand there is a single fee and no other charges what does the fee cover?
Yes, there is a single fee with no other charges, it covers all the work done and all our time in consultation with parents by phone each day. Parents need to allow an hour or more for their daily phone call, particularly in the first weeks. The fee also covers all our travel and other expenses.
* Their is no limit on how long these calls take if you and Warwick feel they are productive.
- How much will it
cost for the complete intervention?
Warwick only works with 12 clients in any one year, His work is exclusive and free spaces are sought after. The cost for the full intervention with support for 3 months parents pay a one-off payment of £1895.00 * ( $3,060** ) This fee covers all the work that we do and all our travel and other expenses.
A deposit of £150 reserves Warwick's services (balance paid on or before the consultation day) we strive to schedule the intervention to begin within two or three weeks.
The fee covers all travel costs and all other expenses, travel to nearer EU countries is often included.
What our latest evaluated client said CLICK HERE
**(US $2,902 ) ( Canadian $2,958.60 ) as of January 2010
- Can I have the consultation day without the telephone Support?
We will sometimes agree to do this but we do not recommend it. Please be clear that this option does not include any follow-up support. It is intended to give parents detailed information that may be useful, and personalise the detailed advice contained in Warwick's book. It is therefore not designed for a child with extreme behaviour. It is unlikely that you will be able to change extreme behaviour without support.
The day usually starts around 10.30 a.m (depending on travel to you) and runs to at least 4.30 p.m. and we usually work through a light lunch. One-off payment of £685
( US $1,101 )
( Canadian $1,144 ) - as of January 2010 rates change
- I want to go ahead what do I do next?
If you would like to be one of the next two families that Warwick works with you will need to ring us right away - but please read all of this current page first -on 0208 653 9768
(international 44 208 653 9768).Most parents who ring already have a good idea how Warwick works and have correctly concluded that their child's continuing bad behaviour is caused or made worse by their responses to it. Warwick will ask you (and your partner) to detail the problems you are having. Then, if all agree, a date will be decided for the consultation day which starts the intervention.
The consultation day is arranged on a day when your children are not around - children usually do not know that we are involved.
Your booking is confirmed on receipt of your deposit - £150.
- Can I have the consultation day without the telephone Support?
- At what times do parents make their daily consultation phone calls?
Parents need to find a time each day between
8.30 am and 6.30 pm.
when they are both available and when their children cannot overhear.
Parents who are in different locations during the day can usually arrange a conference call and talk at the same time. Between 3.30am and 12.30pm Eastern Canada & US.
Between 2.30am and 11.30pm Central Canada & US.
Between 12.30am and 09.30pm Pacific Canada & US.
Between 7.30pm and 4.30am Eastern Australia.
- Does the whole process depend on parents remembering what happens and relating it?
Yes, for the most part, but since the parent can only relate what they think is significant and it is often just as crucial that they change some of what they do when they think their child is behaving well, they are asked at intervals to record some of their typical interactions with their child. Recording can be played to Warwick over the phone or emailed in digital format but are, in whatever form received, only used for the immediate training that follows and then destroyed.
- How
much time will it take?
Surprising little! In most cases parents begin to see beneficial effects within two or three weeks. The child's acceptance of their parents' new expectations is often accomplished within the first four weeks; parents then decide the amount of time they still need to completely consolidate their training.
Too Young to be Naughty
I tell my 15 months old 'No', but he just won't listen
A "Nasty" 2 year old
- What
are the most difficult aspects for parents?
Admitting that the behaviour is serious, that a child is not going to 'grow out' of it. Admitting that objective help is needed. It can also be difficult for parents to accept how quickly changes in their own responses can affect seriously inappropriate behaviour.
THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS
What is the theoretical basis of your work?
Theoretical Basis - Click Here
Contact us
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by Phone
United Kingdom - Monday to Friday 9.30 - 5.30
0208 653 9768
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by Phone
International - Monday to Friday 9.30 - 5.30
44 208 653 9768
by Email
WarwickDyer @ behaviourchange.com
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by Letter
Behaviour Change Consultancy
24 Rochdale
66 Harold Road
London SE19 3TF
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What qualifications and training does Warwick Dyer have?
Warwick is a Teacher he is not a Doctor, Psychiatrist, Psychologist or Counsellor. He had extensive training (6 years of weekly in-service training and weekly case-study analysis) in a team of specialist teachers and worked for 18 years as a behaviour specialist advising and training teachers and parents and advising youngsters.
What our latest evaluated client said CLICK HERE
- Does Warwick have the new US founded Board Certified Behavior Analyst Qualification (BCBA or BCABA)?
Warwick has not been accredited by the new US founded Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BCBA or BCABA) and does not have any formal behaviour analysts' degree or qualification.
- I know nothing other than what I read here; how can I be sure what is said here is genuine?
Only three clients in the entire history of the consultancy have ever indicated that they were not happy with the results achieved. In addition our work has been validated by in-depth television programmes during 2004 - 5 looking at the progress of four client families over many months.
These programmes were so groundbreaking - changing behaviour that previous television programmes had treated as hopeless - that they sparked off many imitators (SuperNanny, Dr. Byron etc.) none of whom dealt with behaviour approaching the severity of Warwick's "Cutting Edge" originals or that of our average clients.
* We link to a response we made to a client that asked us this question here
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