When working with someone with behavioral challenges, this should be investigated and documented to help understand when and why a behaviour is occurring.
What is ABC? ( antecedent, behaviour, consequence)
200
Experience Increased energy and over activity;
Needing less sleep than usual;
sadness or anger ;
Rapid thinking and speech;
Lack of inhibitions;
sleeping a lot
Lack of insight
What is Bi-Polar disorder ?
200
based on the premise that behavioural and emotional challenges faced by persons with developmental disabilities represent the dynamic influence of medical, including psychiatric and neuropsychiatric; psychological and social/ environmental factors
What is the biopsychosocial model?
200
Community Response Program- Bethesda 6 residential treatment beds ;
Repei Place Housing and support project with CL Port Colborne and Gateway ;
CMHA Safe Bed Program and Bethesda
What are examples of MOHLTC and MCSS partnerships made within the Niagara Region
200
Members of two or more health professional disciplines, drawing on their own discipline's body of knowledge, work separately to achieve clinical goals.
What is a multidisciplinary health care team?
200
Position created in Southern Ontario to assist with court diversion, provide case management and court support
What is Dual Diagnosis ?Justice Case Management?
300
This category includes Personality disorders and mental retardation/developmental disabilities
What is AXIS 2 of the DSM IV ?
300
Forming the group;
Developing guidelines for the group process;
Identifying goals and priorities;
Establishing an action plan;
Specifying an evaluation plan;
What are the steps of the Person Centred Planning process ?
300
The prescribing health practitioner decides if this is required, based on their assessment of the person with the developmental or intellectual disability.
What is Substitute Decisions Act ?
300
Looks at the following:
annual thyroid screening
auditory testing
cervical spine x-rays as needed for sports participation; sleep apnea symptoms;
monitor for signs of skill loss or behavioural change;
anemia and liver screening; heat murmurs and defects;
What is the Down Syndrome Checklist?
300
Psychopharmacological approaches and Behavioural approaches
What is the traditional way of treating severe behavioural challenges?
400
Family history;
communication problems ;
having a developmental disability;
behaviour overshadowing ;
institutionalization ;
lack of supports
What are Risk Factors for People with Developmental Disability ?
400
A review of relationships ;
Important life events ;
health ;
Effective choices ;
Preferences;
Challenges and opportunities
What is person centred planning?
400
Acts on behalf of the person, and in the best interest of the person with a developmental disability when making medical decisions.
What is the Public Guardian and Trustee?
400
Screen “at-risk” groups for indicators of psychopathology;
Looks at the function of behaviour and social/environmental factors
Contribute information on the client’s psycho-social functioning
What is the role of a psychologist ?
400
There are 10% of people with developmental disabilities in this situation?
What is percentage of people are in jail?
500
This diagnosis includes mental health problems ; language output higher than comprehension;
impulsivity- no fear;
Appear unmotivated/lazy ;
Unresponsive to social cues;
Poor Self esteem;
Depressed
What is FASD ; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
500
Important events might include:
•History of emotional/physical or sexual abuse;
•Significant medical procedures
•Family disruption (violence/divorce/remarriage/birth of siblings);
•Education
Grief or loss
What is psychological history?
500
created to ensure people with developmental disabilites and mental illness are provided with the same level of supports as any one else with mental illness.
What is the Joint Policy Guidelines for the Provision of Community and Mental Health and Developmental Services for Adults with a Dual Diagnosis? or What is the Dual Diagnosis Act?
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