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Beyond Coercion and Institutionalization: People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the Need for Improved Behavior Support Services
The toolkit talks about things like:
- What are “behavior supports”?
- What problems are there with how behavior support services happen now?
- What changes could make behavior support services better?
- What are good goals for behavior support services?
- How can people with I/DD prepare for times when we might not be able to control our behavior?
And more!
The toolkit is available in two versions:
- Our Easy Read edition. The Easy Read version uses pictures along with large text, and has more white space.
- A Plain Language version without accompanying graphics
The plain language version is split into parts. Each part has its own Words to Know section.
Select the title of any of the parts below to download it, or click here to download the entire Plain Language version.
0. Introduction
1. Background
2. Methods
3. Defining Behavior Support Services
4. Existing Problems with Current Behavior Support Services
5. Recommendations by Topic
6. Conclusions
7. Appendix A: Acceptable Goals for Behavior Supports
8. Appendix B: Selected Crisis Planning Resources
9. Word to Know
The Easy Read Edition is split into parts. Each part has its own Words to Know section.
Select the title of any of the parts below to download it:
0. Introduction
1. Background
2. Methods
3. Defining Behavior Support Services
4. Existing Problems with Current Behavior Support Services
5. Recommendations by Topic
6. Conclusions
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