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Select misbehaviors to target and positive behaviors to promote
Create a Personalized Plan
Use parenting techniques matched to the “why” of misbehavior
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Receive real-time guidance when responding to behavior
Research Basis
The Science of Improving Behavior
Researchers have found that the key promoting positive behavior is to help parents understand how and why misbehaviors occur in the first place and provide direct instruction in the use of specific types of parenting techniques.
The learning content in Attend Behavior is based on the RUBI Parent Training Program which is included in Oxford University Press’ Programs that Work Series.
Learning Content Shown to Work
The RUBI Parent Training Program has been rigorously studied in three large-scale randomized clinical trials with a specific focus on the most common misbehaviors including temper tantrums, disobedience, mild aggression, hyperactive-impulsive responding, and inattention.
Research documenting the effectiveness of RUBI’s program has appeared in some of the world’s most prestigious journals including The Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology , Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review .
Our Lead Scientific Advisor
Dr. Bearss is the lead author for the RUBI program, a clinical child psychologist and serves as an Assistant Professor at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Her research focuses on the development and evaluation of effective parent training programs for disruptive behavior with a specific focus on Autism. Dr. Bearss graduated with her doctorate from the University of Florida and completed her post-doctoral training at Yale’s Child Study Center.
Dr. Bearss serves as Attend|Behavior’s lead scientific advisor and in that capacity worked with our team throughout development process. Dr. Bearss continues to support Attend|Behavior’s mission of delivering high quality parenting solutions that improve outcomes for child and adolescents impacted by a variety of behavioral problems.
Meet the RUBI Team
Cynthia Johnson, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism.
Benjamin L. Handen
University of Pittsburgh Medical School
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.
Eric M. Butter, PhD
The Ohio State University
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Luc Lecavalier, PhD
The Ohio State University
Nisonger Center, UCEDD
Meet the RUBI Team
Lawrence Scahill, PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Tristram Smith, PhD
The University of Rochester
Golisano Children's Hospital