Think of the case of Richard, a 38 year-old man who was mentioned in the video. Richard had a number of challenges but was initially reluctant to work with a therapist to improve his abilities

Think of the case of Richard, a 38 year-old man who was mentioned in the video.  Richard had a number of challenges but was initially reluctant to work with a therapist to improve his abilities.  When working with adults with disabilities, should you work with them on areas that they don’t specifically want to work on? 

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