Compulsory Integration Therapy

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The Blue Ribbon Committee recommended the use of random visits to residential facilities; collection of information from key personnel, residence, staff, parents, and concerned citizens; revision of behaviour programs by peers; discontinuation of using unnecessary punishment procedures; and, replacement of seclusion with appropriate time out procedures. Doing no harm means to always help the individuals being served, or at worst, not to hurt them. For example, the use of reinforcement should always be used before implementing punishment procedures. Respecting autonomy means the individuals being served are provided with as much independence as possible. For example, a high functioning teenage with ASD is allowed to self-manage their behaviours with the addition of daily checks. This provides the teenager …show more content…

The role of the therapist is to do all that they can to benefit the client. For example, a team is working on a plan an the OT wants to use sensory integration therapy. You do not agree with this as it is not databased and may not work for the client at all. You advocate for a procedure that is proven to be effective, such as positive reinforcement, as it is in the best interest of the client to use this rather than a trial therapy. Being just means to treat others the way you would want to be treated. For example, Hanley (2010) demonstrated the use of a concurrent-chains approach to allow individuals to choose the treatment they wanted to experience. This emphasizes treating others how you would like to be treated because they were allows to decide what happened. Being faithful means to be honest and trustworthy in order to build relationships with those that surround you. For example, behaviour analysts do not just make up their data before going into an IEP meeting. It is their job to collect data for the client, or to admit to the lack of data. Either way, data should not be made

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