| COURSE OFFERINGS Positive Behavioral Support: Meeting Unmet Needs |
Dealing with anger and its consequences is one of the most
difficult and important challenges we face in supporting
people with developmental disabilities. This presentation is
focused to provide attendees with “best practice approaches”
which will assist them in supporting others in diminishing the
causes of anger. It is through the tools and values of
Universal Enhancement (UE) that we support others in having
a life free of the influences that tend to lead toward aggression
and other forms of socially unacceptable behavior.
In this presentation Dr. Pomeranz assesses the
medical/biological, psychological/psychiatric and
environmental influences of socially inappropriate behavior.
Emphasis is placed on proactive strategies to identify and
respond to the unmet needs of the individual. Limitations of
classical behavior management approaches are discussed.
Through example and short story Tom makes it clear that
“anger communicates unmet need.”
Getting a life for people and coaching them into it-- is an
effective intervention for supporting people in behaving in
more socially acceptable ways. Supporting people in
possessing and experiencing “things” of value in their lives
(hobbies, volunteering, education, spirituality, and leisure
pursuits) noncontigently, promotes a quality life. The quality
of one’s life is enhanced when family, friends and others who
support them behave in ways that embrace the tools of UE.
Lives void of value and meaning result in anomie - if my life
has no meaning and my life has no value, I will behave in a
way to cause your life to have no meaning and no value either.
difficult and important challenges we face in supporting
people with developmental disabilities. This presentation is
focused to provide attendees with “best practice approaches”
which will assist them in supporting others in diminishing the
causes of anger. It is through the tools and values of
Universal Enhancement (UE) that we support others in having
a life free of the influences that tend to lead toward aggression
and other forms of socially unacceptable behavior.
In this presentation Dr. Pomeranz assesses the
medical/biological, psychological/psychiatric and
environmental influences of socially inappropriate behavior.
Emphasis is placed on proactive strategies to identify and
respond to the unmet needs of the individual. Limitations of
classical behavior management approaches are discussed.
Through example and short story Tom makes it clear that
“anger communicates unmet need.”
Getting a life for people and coaching them into it-- is an
effective intervention for supporting people in behaving in
more socially acceptable ways. Supporting people in
possessing and experiencing “things” of value in their lives
(hobbies, volunteering, education, spirituality, and leisure
pursuits) noncontigently, promotes a quality life. The quality
of one’s life is enhanced when family, friends and others who
support them behave in ways that embrace the tools of UE.
Lives void of value and meaning result in anomie - if my life
has no meaning and my life has no value, I will behave in a
way to cause your life to have no meaning and no value either.
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| ...Overcoming Life's Obstacles |
