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Promoting Desired Lifestyles Among Adults With Severe Autism and Intellectual Disabilities

Dennis H. Reid, Mary Rosswurm

Promoting Desired Lifestyles Among Adults with Severe Autism and Intellectual Disabilities: Person Centered Applications of Behavior Analysis describes how clinicians, psychologists, and mental health support staff can best fulfill these needs. Using a person-centered application of behavior analysis, the book provides procedures to facilitate clients overcoming challenging behavior, pursuing good relationships, and making good choices, while getting access to all support needed. It provides information on staff training and supervision to insure staff motivation and client happiness. Ultimately, the goal is to allow client choice and personal control over daily lifestyle.

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Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
PROSE Award for Psychology2024WinnerOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

    A person-centered application of behavior analysis can improve adults’ challenging behavior and well-being by increasing client choice and personal control over daily lifestyle through trained, supervised staff support.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    55 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 74%.