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A Model for Supporting Individuals with Severe Dysfunctional Behaviors in Community Settings |
Saturday, May 28, 2005 |
8:00 AM–11:00 AM |
Lake Michigan (8th floor) |
Area: CSE; Domain: Applied Research |
CE Instructor: Stephen C. Luce, Ph.D. |
STEPHEN C. LUCE (Melmark), ANGELA F. SMITH (Melmark), JAMIE PAGLIARO (Melmark) |
Description: Individuals who exhibit severe dysfunctional behaviors can be successfully maintained in community settings with the proper support. Five components have been identified as essential to a successful program: psychiatric consult services, a behavior support plan, staff training, communication amongst staff, and funding. This workshop will provide an overview of the staff training literature, highlighting the pyramidal model and performance feedback methods. Participants will also learn strategies to facilitate meetings with program stakeholders to identify meaningful behavioral outcomes and to conduct functional behavior assessment. Finally, the five essential components will be reviewed, and case studies will illustrate direct applications that resulted in program success. |
Learning Objectives: At the completion of the workshop, participants will be able to: - Identify the five components of a successful program for maintaining individuals with severe dysfunctional behaviors in community settings. - Cite research-based staff training methods (performance feedback, pyramidal model, etc.) - Facilitate meetings with program stakeholders to identify meaningful behavioral outcomes and to conduct functional behavioral assessment. - Identify maintenance and generalization strategies to ensure long-term program success. |
Activities: 1. Lecture and question/answer session on the staff training literature; 2. Practice the task-analyzed steps of facilitating effective meetings with program stakeholders to identify meaningful behavioral outcomes and to conduct functional behavioral assessment; 3. Review the five essential components of successful programming for individuals with severe dysfunctional behavior in community settings; 4. Evaluate case studies. |
Audience: This workshop is geared towards program administrators, behavioral consultants and clinicians providing support to individuals with severe dysfunctional behaviors in community-based settings. Participants should be familiar functional assessment procedures and the current literature on reducing dysfunctional behavior. |
Content Area: Practice |
Instruction Level: Intermediate |