Challenging Behaviour and Developmental Disability - Couverture souple

Sigafoos, Jeff; Arthur, Michael

 
9781861563781: Challenging Behaviour and Developmental Disability

Synopsis

Challenging Behaviour and Developmental Disability brings together a range of evidence from different fields forming a coherent theory of challenging behaviour. 

The result is not only a better understanding of the nature of challenging behaviour in people with developmental disabilities, but also a clear delineation of the basic principles that guide assessment and intervention. 

The authors explore the various individual traits, social contexts and environmental factors that influence the development and persistence of aggression, self injury, extreme tantrums, and other forms of challenging behaviour. 

Ethical issues that arise in supporting individuals with challenging behaviour in typical home, school and community settings are exposed, as are difficulties of designing treatments without knowledge of the causes of behaviour.

Reliance on the more typical technique-driven approach is discarded in favour of an evidence-based approach that focuses on the basic principles that underlie effective interventions. 

With its focus on the basic principles that underlie effective clinical practice, this book will be a tremendous asset to graduate students, beginning researchers and clinicians in psychology, special education, speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, social work and related disciplines.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Challenging Behaviour and Developmental Disability bringstogether a range of evidence from different fields forming acoherent theory of challenging behaviour. 

The result is not only a better understanding of the nature ofchallenging behaviour in people with developmental disabilities,but also a clear delineation of the basic principles that guideassessment and intervention. 

The authors explore the various individual traits, socialcontexts and environmental factors that influence the developmentand persistence of aggression, self injury, extreme tantrums, andother forms of challenging behaviour. 

Ethical issues that arise in supporting individuals withchallenging behaviour in typical home, school and communitysettings are exposed, as are difficulties of designing treatmentswithout knowledge of the causes of behaviour.

Reliance on the more typical technique–driven approach isdiscarded in favour of an evidence–based approach that focuses onthe basic principles that underlie effectiveinterventions. 

With its focus on the basic principles that underlie effectiveclinical practice, this book will be a tremendous asset to graduatestudents, beginning researchers and clinicians in psychology,special education, speech and language pathology, occupationaltherapy, social work and related disciplines.

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