Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Part I Assessment and diagnosis
- Part II Psychopathology and special topics
- Part III Treatment and therapeutic interventions
- 17 Treatment methods for destructive and aggressive behaviour in people with severe developmental and intellectual disabilities
- 18 Behavioural approaches to treatment: principles and practices
- 19 Psychopharmacology in intellectual disabilities
- 20 Psychosocial interventions for people with intellectual disabilities
- 21 Psychodynamic approaches to people with intellectual disabilities: individuals, groups/systems and families
- Part IV Policy and service systems
- Index
- References
18 - Behavioural approaches to treatment: principles and practices
from Part III - Treatment and therapeutic interventions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Part I Assessment and diagnosis
- Part II Psychopathology and special topics
- Part III Treatment and therapeutic interventions
- 17 Treatment methods for destructive and aggressive behaviour in people with severe developmental and intellectual disabilities
- 18 Behavioural approaches to treatment: principles and practices
- 19 Psychopharmacology in intellectual disabilities
- 20 Psychosocial interventions for people with intellectual disabilities
- 21 Psychodynamic approaches to people with intellectual disabilities: individuals, groups/systems and families
- Part IV Policy and service systems
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
Behavioural interventions have played a prominent role in the habilitation of persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) since the 1960s. Prior to the application of behavioural techniques, individuals with ID were often placed in institutions where they received custodial care and psychotropic drugs to manage disruptive behaviour. Behavioural techniques improved daily living skills and reduced the maladaptive behaviour of individuals of all ages and all levels of intellectual functioning (Matson, 1990). The results of behavioural interventions generated a positive outlook among professionals regarding the potential of individuals with ID to learn new behaviours and to become more independent.
One development in behavioural practices in recent years has been the emergence of an approach called Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) (Carr et al., 2002). Positive Behaviour Support integrates behavioural analysis with person-centred philosophy by emphasizing the importance of co-ordinating with stakeholders and professionals, by promoting the value of proactive skill-building to prevent the recurrence of problem behaviour, and by incorporating strategies that are relevant to naturalistic, community-based settings (Carr et al., 2002; Lucyshyn et al., 2002). The approach reflects a general trend in the social sciences away from a focus on pathology to a positive model that stresses personal competence and environmental integrity (Carr et al., 2002). An analysis of published research on PBS concluded that the approach is widely applicable to people with serious problem behaviour and that the field is growing rapidly, especially in the use of assessment and interventions focused on correcting environmental deficiencies.
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- Psychiatric and Behavioural Disorders in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities , pp. 283 - 309Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007
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