Assignment Task: Tom is a 28-year-old male with intellectual disabilities and little speech. Tom has recently moved into supported accommodation because his parents could no longer cope with his behaviour. Tom often makes loud repetitive noises, at times he lies on the floor and refuses to get up, and occasionally he hits other clients. A behaviour management team has been assigned to develop a positive person-centered behaviour management plan and an individual response plan for Tom.
1. What might influence Tom's behaviour?
2. What might be the purpose of Tom's behaviour?
3. Identify the communicative function of Tom's behaviour.
4. Identify proactive strategies to support behavioral change.
5. Identify the least intrusive effective active strategy.
6. On rare occasions, Tom has fallen to the ground in the middle of a shopping centre car park which is very dangerous for him and for staff supporting him. Identify strategies that might be used in a crisis response plan for such a situation, taking into account duty of care, ethical and legal requirements