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Achieving Best Behavior for Children with Developmental Disabilities: A

Step-By-Step Workbook for Parents and Carers
  • ISBN-13: 9781843108092
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
  • By Pamela Lewis
  • Price: AUD $40.99
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  • Local release date: 13/02/2006
  • Format: Paperback 160 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Autism & Asperger's Syndrome [MJNA]
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Pamela Lewis is a psychologist based at the Clinical Services Unit, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
1. Introduction. I Starting out. 2. Believe You Can. 3. Medical factors. 4. Identify/Create your support network. 5. Overview. II Understand your child's developmental levels. 6. Developmental levels. III Target and define behaviour. 7. Go through a typical day. 8. Define the behavior. 9. Agree on a prioritized list of troubling behaviors. IV Functions of behaviour. 10. Identify the function of the behavior. V Create a behaviour plan. 11. Antecedents and consequences. 12. Look for patterns. 13. Identify the function of the behavior. 14. Use rewards! 15. Create a behavior plan (1): reducing setting events, communication, structure, and choice. 16. Create a behavior plan (2): rewarding desirable behaviors. 17. Create a behavior plan (3): contingencies for negative behaviors. 18. Summarize your behavior plan. 19. Conclusion. VI Strategies for common challenges. Appendices. Index.
It would be an ideal resource for therapists working with parents/carers who want to break down the process and to encourage their active participation.
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