. Jane is a 25 year-old woman who can engage, interact, use gestures and read others’ facial expressions.

Jane is a 25 year-old woman who can engage, interact, use gestures and read others’ facial expressions.  She can also use words and phrases to communicate and can do shared social problem-solving.  She can easily become disregulated and out of control, and will throw tantrums.  Which of the following would be appropriate goals for Jane?

Study Questions

  1. What is the Greenspan/DIR model?
    1. An intervention that follows a chronological order to teach skills.
    2. Something you do to mitigate affective experiences available to children.
    3. Teaching a behavior to address a specific symptom a child displays.
    4. A model used to identify a child’s social-emotional strengths and weaknesses.
  2. Which is NOT a part of the Greenspan approach?
    1. Relating within meaningful, positive relationships
    2. Communication across all therapeutic curriculums
    3. Teaching a child an outcome, what to say, and what to do
    4. Encouraging a child to do the thinking
  3. The Greenspan approach is a parent-_____ approach and a therapist-____ approach.
    1. supported; centered
    2. centered; supported
    3. supported; directed
    4. advocated; centered