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Author Lewis, Pamela

Title Achieving Best Behavior for Children with Developmental Disabilities : a Step-By-Step Workbook for Parents and Carers
Published London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (158 pages)
Contents COVER; Achieving Best Behavior for Children with Developmental Disabilities; Contents; Introduction; PART I STARTING OUT; 1 Believe You Can; 2 Medical Factors; 3 Identify or Create Your Support Network; 4 Overview; PART II UNDERSTAND YOUR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENTAL LEVELS; 5 Developmental Levels; PART III TARGET AND DEFINE BEHAVIOR; 6 Go through a Typical Day; 7 Define the Behavior; 8 Agree on a Prioritized List of Troubling Behaviors; PART IV FUNCTIONS OF BEHAVIOR; 9 Common Functions of Behavior and How to Address Them; PART V CREATE A BEHAVIOR PLAN; 10 Antecedents and Consequences
11 Look for Patterns12 Identify the Function of the Behavior; 13 Use Rewards!; 14 Create a Behavior Plan, Part 1: Antecedents, Communication, Structure, and Choice; 15 Create a Behavior Plan, Part 2: Reward Desirable Behaviors; 16 Create a Behavior Plan, Part 3: Contingencies for Negative Behaviors; 17 Summarize Your Behavior Plan; PART VI FINAL THOUGHTS; 18 Strategies for Common Challenges; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Reward/Reinforcer Surve
Summary Achieving good behavior and social skills in a child with developmental disabilities can often be very difficult, and methods that improve behaviour in other children are often unsuitable or ineffective. Achieving Best Behavior for Children with Developmental Disabilities is an accessible workbook designed specifically for parents of children with developmental disabilities. It offers practical, hands-on advice and step-by-step instructions for drawing up and implementing behaviour plans that successfully address and improve challenging behaviors. The book is also full of interactive checklist
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Subject Developmentally disabled children -- Life skills guides
Developmentally disabled children -- Care
Developmentally disabled children -- Psychology
Developmentally disabled children
Developmentally disabled children -- Care
Developmentally disabled children -- Psychology
Genre/Form Life skills guides
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781846424588
1846424585
1280566604
9781280566608