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Beaudoin, Wilfred; Moore, Adam – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
In the past several years, there has been an important movement to reduce the utilization of restraint for individuals with developmental disabilities. Legislatures, local and national, are taking on the task of shaping the way that our culture supports people who, up until now, have been often treated in a punitive manner rather than truly…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, At Risk Persons, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Change Strategies
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Matson, Johnny L.; Mahan, Sara; LoVullo, Santino V. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Great strides have been made in the development of skills and procedures to aid children with developmental disabilities to establish maximum independence and quality of life. Paramount among the treatment methods that have empirical support are treatments based on applied behavior analysis. These methods are often very labor intensive. Thus,…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Quality of Life, Developmental Disabilities, Parent Education
Bambara, Linda M.; Knoster, Timothy P. – American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2009
This book is a step-by-step, concise, and easy-to-read reference for school teams, providers, students, and parents to understand, design, and evaluate positive behavior support (PBS) plans for students with developmental disabilities. It provides a clear conceptual framework on PBS to think critically about how to approach a student's problem…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Quality of Life, Developmental Disabilities, Functional Behavioral Assessment