This is a FREE monthly training which Ca Care provides to caregivers and individuals who are looking to build their caregiving skills for compliance and improved delivery of care. Topic to follow
Individuals with developmental disabilities have many strengths and abilities, but can at times exhibit maladaptive, or strange behaviors. Working with this clientele requires an understanding of the common triggers and meaning of maladaptive behaviors, and the skill set that a caregiver or DSP needed to manage them.
Learning Objectives
Understand what an individual's behavior may communicate.
Describe how an individual’s quality of life may influence behavior.
Identify how the environment may influence individual behavior.
Bring awareness to how the DSP's behavior may contribute to an individual's maladaptive behavior.
Identify triggers that may cause maladaptive behaviors.
How respect and value of individual preferences and choices result in fewer maladaptive behaviors.