Promoting Desired Lifestyles Among Adults with Severe Autism and Intellectual Disabilities: Person Centered Applications of Behavior Analysis describes how clinicians, psychologists, and mental health support staff can best fulfill these needs. Using a person-centered application of behavior analysis, the book provides procedures to facilitate clients overcoming challenging behavior, pursuing good relationships, and making good choices, while getting access to all support needed. It provides information on staff training and supervision to insure staff motivation and client happiness. Ultimately, the goal is to allow client choice and personal control over daily lifestyle.
1. Promoting Desired Lifestyles Among Adults With Severe Autism and Intellectual Disabilities - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iv 5. Copyright - p. Page v 6. Preface - p. Page v 7. Chapter 1 : Overview of promoting desired lifestyles among adults with severe autism and intellectual disabilities - p. Page vi 8. Chapter 2 : The critical roles of behavior analysis and person-centeredness - p. Page 14 9. Chapter 3 : Laying the foundation I: Evidence-based identification of individual desires - p. Page 34 10. Chapter 4 : Laying the foundation II: Identifying valid indices of happiness - p. Page 57 11. Chapter 5 : Actively promoting good relationships - p. Page 82 12. Chapter 6 : Providing choice opportunities - p. Page 111 13. Chapter 7 : Ensuring access to preferences - p. Page 137 14. Chapter 8 : Making undesirable situations more desirable - p. Page 162 15. Chapter 9 : The qualified role of teaching - p. Page 182 16. Chapter 10 : Person-centeredness, behavior analysis, and treating challenging behavior - p. Page 214 17. Chapter 11 : Training, supervising, and motivating front-line staff - p. Page 241 18. Chapter 12 : Treating with dignity - p. Page 274 19. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 292 20. Index - p. Page 292
Promoting Desired Lifestyles Among Adults with Severe Autism and Intellectual Disabilities: Person Centered Applications of Behavior Analysis describes how clinicians, psychologists, and mental health support staff can best fulfill these needs. Using a person-centered application of behavior analysis, the book provides procedures to facilitate clients overcoming challenging behavior, pursuing good relationships, and making good choices, while getting access to all support needed. It provides information on staff training and supervision to insure staff motivation and client happiness. Ultimately, the goal is to allow client choice and personal control over daily lifestyle.
1. Promoting Desired Lifestyles Among Adults With Severe Autism and Intellectual Disabilities - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iv 5. Copyright - p. Page v 6. Preface - p. Page v 7. Chapter 1 : Overview of promoting desired lifestyles among adults with severe autism and intellectual disabilities - p. Page vi 8. Chapter 2 : The critical roles of behavior analysis and person-centeredness - p. Page 14 9. Chapter 3 : Laying the foundation I: Evidence-based identification of individual desires - p. Page 34 10. Chapter 4 : Laying the foundation II: Identifying valid indices of happiness - p. Page 57 11. Chapter 5 : Actively promoting good relationships - p. Page 82 12. Chapter 6 : Providing choice opportunities - p. Page 111 13. Chapter 7 : Ensuring access to preferences - p. Page 137 14. Chapter 8 : Making undesirable situations more desirable - p. Page 162 15. Chapter 9 : The qualified role of teaching - p. Page 182 16. Chapter 10 : Person-centeredness, behavior analysis, and treating challenging behavior - p. Page 214 17. Chapter 11 : Training, supervising, and motivating front-line staff - p. Page 241 18. Chapter 12 : Treating with dignity - p. Page 274 19. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 292 20. Index - p. Page 292
