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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780462603321

Autore

Clements John <1946->

Titolo

Assessing behaviors regarded as problematic for people with developmental disabilities [[electronic resource] /] / by John Clements with Neil Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002

ISBN

1-283-90438-1

1-84642-648-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MartinNeil <1963->

Disciplina

362.1/968

Soggetti

Behavioral assessment

Developmentally disabled - Psychology

Developmentally disabled - Social conditions

Interpersonal relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-225) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Dedication; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1: Establishing the Assessment Agenda; Chapter 2: Relationships in Assessment - The Empathy Mode; Chapter 3: Relationships in Assessment - The Analytic Mode; Chapter 4: The Tool Box; Chapter 5: Extracting Meaning from the Information Gathered; Chapter 6: The Behavioral Explorer Assessment System; Chapter 7: The Stories We Can Tell; Chapter 8: Organizing Practice; Chapter 9: Last Words; Appendix 1: Behavior Recording Charts; Appendix 2: Clements Rapid Assessment Protocol; Resources; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

People with developmental disabilities sometimes behave in ways that others, or they themselves, regard as problematic. This original book is about what practitioners can do to make sense of behaviors, in order to support clients more effectively. The author offers practical strategies for gathering and analysing information about behaviors, in partnership with the individual concerned, in order to gain a useful understanding of why a particular behavior occurs. The inclusion of case histories, with corresponding behavior plans, clearly demonstrates the real-life application of assessment meth