Beyond the Quadrants

Strengthening Your Training with Behavior Analysis

If you work in dog behavior, you are familiar with the quadrants. This course will take you beyond those basics, to a deeper understanding of motivating operations, stimulus control, and the functions of behavior. Each cohort consists of a total of 8 students.

Where: From the comfort of your home via live Zoom sessions

When: 5 weeks; start date pending.

What: Learning Objectives:

  1. Name, define, and give an examples of the principles of behavior

  2. Describe the difference between an SD and S-delta

  3. Compare and contrast discrimination and generalization

  4. Define MOs

  5. Compare & contrast discriminative stimuli and motivating operations

  6. Name the difference between function and topography of a behavior 

  7. List the possible functions of behavior

Name why it is essential to identify the function of a behavior

Cost: $395 for general enrollment; 1 free spot for a BIPOC student in each cohort, and a set number of sliding scale spots are available as well.

CEUs: Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are provided for the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) and the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC).

Who should sign up for this course, according to the people who have taken it:

  • “It’s a great course for someone looking for more behavior knowledge who has consumed all of the “beginner” content you can get from traditional training classes with your dog.” - Tia & Olive

  • “Anyone with an interest in understanding more of the "why" of behavior and who would love to nerd out over applications of that science to their furry friends.” - Lindsay & Casey

  • “The instructors have designed the course to be appropriate for participants with little to no experience, as well as those individuals with more in-depth experience/knowledge--you are able to dive as deeply into the course content as you want and the instructors are always more than happy to answer any questions.” - Erika & Mack

What people are saying:

  • “As a new dog owner who is interested in the "nerdy" side of dog training I really loved it. It makes me feel better equipped to advocate for myself and my dog in other training venues I am in. And it has pushed me to be more intentional with how I train my dog. Also just SO COOL to learn more about dog training!” - Kelsey & Scooter

  • “I loved how inclusive and interactive the lessons were, and all of the encouragement for active participation.It's a great in-depth and interactive intro to the science of behavior and how that directly applies to your dogs behavior. Participants come away with a foundational understanding of how behavior "works" in a way that will help you train your dog more effectively.” - Lindsay & Casey

  • “The video examples, breakout sessions and overall ability to jump in and ask a question at any point really helped to reinforce all of the complex content we were learning but made it very digestible, regardless of what your experience as prior to joining the course.” - Erika & Mack