Red Behavior Scale
This is a low level change in baseline behavior that does not affect others.
What is agitation?
This life enhancing area includes voluntary activities that are fun, bring joy, and provide spaces for physical/emotional rest.
What is high quality relaxation?
What is defusing the situation just by being present? Your presence alone distracts.
Do Nothing
This life enhancing area includes opportunities for a person to contribute & make a difference in their own life and the lives of others.
What is productivity?
What is behaving in a physically abrupt way to get the individuals attention?
Soft Shock
This level of behavior includes a sudden increase in gross motor activity.
What is destructive?
This life enhancing area includes family, friends, church and pets.
What is caring community?
When facing someone contentious, provide an alternative to unwanted behavior by offering 2 equally positive choices.
Offering Choices
This level of behavior is harmful to self or others.
What is dangerous?
This is what it feels like to have high quality relaxation in your life.
What is "I can cope"?
Repeating a request using same rate, tone, pitch, volume, words, facial expression, and gestures.
Planned Persistence
This is staff's first response to the statement "I'm going to kill myself"
What is "stop, don't do it"?
This is what it feels like to have productivity in your life.
What is "I matter"?
Acting as though the problem is solved. "As soon as you ____, you can _____"
Creating the expectation of cooperation