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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Pamela Faith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developmentally disabled children--Life skills guides.

Developmentally disabled children.

Developmentally disabled children--Care.

Developmentally disabled children--Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-153) and index.

ISBN:

9786610566600

9781280566608

1280566604

9781846424588

1846424585

OCLC:

437178166

Publisher Number:

9781843108092