Achieving best behavior for children with developmental disabilities [[electronic resource] ] : a step-by-step workbook for parents and carers / / Pamela Lewis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784176203321
• Autore: Lewis Pamela Faith
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006
• ISBN: 1-280-56660-4; 9786610566600; 1-84642-458-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (158 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.9285884
• Soggetti: Developmentally disabled children; Developmentally disabled children - Care; Developmentally disabled children - Psychology
• 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. 148-153) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; Achieving Best Behavior for Children with Developmental Disabilities; Contents; Introduction; PART ISTARTING OUT; 1Believe You Can; 2Medical Factors; 3Identify or CreateYour Support Network; 4Overview; PART IIUNDERSTAND YOUR CHILD'SDEVELOPMENTAL LEVELS; 5Developmental Levels; PART IIITARGET AND DEFINEBEHAVIOR; 6Go through a Typical Day; 7Define the Behavior; 8Agree on a Prioritized Listof Troubling Behaviors; PART IVFUNCTIONS OF BEHAVIOR; 9Common Functions of Behaviorand How to Address Them; PART VCREATE A BEHAVIOR PLAN; 10Antecedents and Consequences; 11Look for Patterns; 12Identify the Function of the Behavior13Use Rewards!; 14Create a Behavior Plan, Part 1:Antecedents,Communication, Structure,and Choice; 15Create a Behavior Plan, Part 2:Reward Desirable Behaviors; 16Create a Behavior Plan, Part 3:Contingencies for Negative Behaviors; 17Summarize Your Behavior Plan; PART VIFINAL THOUGHTS; 18Strategies for Common Challenges; Getting into trouble; Self-esteem; Helping your child stay calm; Playing with peers:Peer interaction games; Lack of flexibility: Insistence on sameness, and ; having to have thingsa certain way; Transitions; Shopping strategies; Haircuts, restaurants, visiting the doctor or dentistVisiting relatives and friends; Conclusion; Appendix 1Reward/Reinforcer Survey; Appendix 2Resources for Autism and IntellectualDisabilities; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This workbook is designed for parents of children with developmental disabilities. It offers step-by-step instructions for drawing up and implementing behaviour plans that successfully address and improve challenging behaviours. The book is full of checklists and activities to monitor and assess behaviours and track a child's development.