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Question 1

You are working with a participant at an agency that provides services for individuals with intellectual disabilities. This agency provides a work-place atmosphere that helps the participants prepare for the work force. In one area, you are assisting participants with packaging nuts and bolts for a local hardware store. One participant, Bea, comes to work in a very bad mood. After she gets off the bus, she tries to start arguments with staff members. Bea is asked to sit quietly on her own until she can re-engage with the activity.

What are seven assumptions you can make according to Nathan Ory, in "Working with people with challenging behavior". Apply these assumptions to the work you do with Bea.

Is Bea's behavior a challenging behavior or a dangerous behavior? Explain

QUESTION 2

You are working as a DSW in a group home with four gentlemen living with intellectual disabilities. One gentleman, Bruce, is having difficulties sharing the remote control with other participants. In fact, Bruce's turn is up, and it is somebody else's turn to use the remote control.

There are three components in Appendix D of the Comprehensive Support Plan Policy. How would you apply the three components when working with Bruce at the group home? Identify 1 applicable example for each of the three components.

QUESTION 3

You are a DSW working in the school division. You get to work in a grade four classroom. In this room, students with intellectual disabilities are integrated into the regular classroom. You get to work with Jennifer - she is living with an intellectual disability, and you get to be with her for the entire day. Jennifer is a great student, has many friends, and has a great interest in reading.

Jennifer's teacher has tasked you with creating a shaping program, so she will be able to read in front of the class. From what you know about Jennifer, she does have the ability to read; however, she is very shy.

As a DSW, demonstrate how you would apply the shaping technique with Jennifer?

QUESTION 4

You are working as a DSW in a group with five ladies all of whom are living with an intellectual disability. During the week, each of the ladies has a job they go to. They do not work on the weekends. You are working the Saturday morning shift, and it is time for the ladies to get out of bed. As you are assisting with breakfast, you notice that one of the ladies, Diane, is not too motivated to set the table with the others. When working in the DSW field, you have come to realize that positive reinforcement is used very often, and it has worked for you in the past.

Identify two types of positive reinforcement you can provide for Diane, and identify three specific examples for each type.

Identify why using positive reinforcement is important in the DSW field?