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Working with People with Challenging Behaviors

This popular manual now offers even more guidance from psychologist Nathan Ory. It includes a wealth of ideas for working with emotionally fragile, agitated, socially disruptive, perseverative, aggressive and other behaviors.

  • Outstanding prevention, guidance, training and crisis management techniques
  • Improved for greater ease of use
  • Now published int he U.S.; no international shipping charges

 

Abuse and neglect are not inevitable!

Abuse and neglect are a compassionate professional’s worst nightmare. In leading an organization or program for people with disabilities, your top priority is avoiding harm to the people you serve and support. But, have you uncovered the risks present right now in your organization? Do you have the resources you need to address those risks?

Scanning the Horizon helps address abuse and neglect in organizations that serve vulnerable people. This practical, internally-driven method helps you uncover and examine critical data about the people you support and your paid staff. At your fingertips, you will find:

  • A practical discussion of the challenges you face, by two leaders
    in the field
  • A scale that reveals your staff's valuable, subjective data (based on “gut feelings”)
  • 20 objective indicators of issues and concerns, such as involved personal care, fiscal vulnerability, down time and behavioral issues
  • Guidelines for creating the operational definitions that best communicate your organization’s priorities
  • A grid for mapping out areas of potential trouble
  • Sample charts and worksheets
  • Dozens of learning and training resources for management
    and staff

 

Authors Steve Baker and Amy Tabor have a combined experience of more than 50 years serving and supporting individuals with disabilities.