Solutions.
define abuse - Answer: Doing something that you are not supposed to do
Physical (including sexual):
-Emotional
-Programmatic
-Using a prohibited "red light" technique
-Using a "yellow light" technique without approval
of the Program Review Committee (PRC)
define neglect - Answer: NOT doing something that you are supposed to do
Lack of attention to physical needs:
-Failure to report medical problems or change in
health
-Sleeping on duty or abandoning shift
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, -Failure to follow prescribed treatment plan
Green Light positive techniques - Answer: No approval needed
They do not need to be written in an ISP or IFSP. They are all "green light"
techniques that are "good to go."
If you are working with someone or getting a call from a frantic family member,
these are all suggestions you can make. And chances are, you have probably used
these techniques are various times, because these are things that work. They can
work with friends and family members, they work with the people you run into in
the store, they work with co-workers or children
what is a behavior plan? - Answer: An "instruction manual" written by the persons
or people that know the individual best.
A working document that assists providers in identifying when a targeted behavior
occurs and how to support the individual in replacing it with a more effective and
safe behavior
Identify to whom Article 9 applies - Answer: Article 9 was written to address both
individual rights and the use of behavioral methods within DDD services
who must follow Article 9? - Answer: HCBS Providers
Day Program Providers
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