Challenging Behaviour

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Assessment, Treatment, and Supervision of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Problematic Sexual Behaviors 2014 — About concomitant intellectual disabilities and problematic sexual behaviors (IDPSB)... In this document, the following areas related to persons with IDPSB are explored: • Standardized assessment • Promising and effective treatment interventions • Specialized supervision considerations

CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY HEALTH — supports mainstream health services to build their capacity to address the health needs of adults with intellectual and associated developmental disabilities. Various useful resources

Challenging Behavior: A Model for Breaking the Barriers to Social and Community Integration Gary W. LaVigna and Thomas J. Willis, Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis (1995) — The most critical measure says that a support plan has clinical/educational validity if, as a result and through the process of bringing the behavior itself under control, the person has a better quality of life, that the person has such things as more access, opportunity, choice and control, competencies and nurturing, caring and mutually gratifying relationships.

Challenging behaviour A challenge to change (2002) — People with intellectual disability often exhibit severe behavioural problems... Finally, this man, who had been living full time in one room in total isolation from the rest of the world, fulfilled his heart’s desire - visiting the UK by Hovercraft.

Collaborating with Parents in Reducing Children's Challenging Behaviors: Linking Functional Assessment to Intervention (2011) — The relationship between a functional assessment-based parent intervention and preschoolers' challenging behaviors was examined in the current study.

Home Observation Card — Used to Describe Challenging Behavior

Individualized Intensive Interventions: Determining the Meaning of Challenging Behavior — In some instances, when children do not have the language skills necessary to communicate appropriately, they will resort to using challenging behavior as a means of communication. A child who has limited social skills or has learned that challenging behavior will result in meeting his/her needs may also use challenging behavior instead of language.

Integrated care for intellectual disability and multiple sclerosis (2006) Jansen, Daniëlle Elizabeth Maria Carolina — See Chapter 2 People with an intellectual disability and their health problems: a review of comparative studies Chapter 3 Towards improving medical care for people with intellectual disability living in the community: possibilities of integrated care Chapter 4 Integrated care for people with Intellectual Disability: evaluation of an experts’ network

Literature review on intervention with challenging behaviour in children and youth with developmental disabilities -2006 — The review is focussed on effective educational and support services for children and youth whose behavioural challenges accompany a diagnosis of intellectual disability, developmental delay, severe learning difficulties, severe traumatic brain injury, and/or autistic spectrum disorder.

Management Guidelines: Developmental Disability 2012 Australia — Health care for people with IDD

MATRIX OF INTERVENTIONS IN CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR 2010 — A systematic review of peer-reviewed literature published between 1980-2010 was carried out, to identify the evidence base for effective psychological interventions in challenging behaviour.

MEDICAL CONDITIONS CAUSING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS 2002 — PPT presentation with some excellent information on behavioral aspects of medical conditions to consider for people with intellectual disabilities.

Understanding Challenging Behaviour: Part 1: Summary — See http://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/ for information on the Challenging Behaviour Foundation