Week 6: Moving from “What is” to “What if?”
From Here: What is… To There: “What if?” Perspective For many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), life is shaped by…
Week 5: Moving From Independent to Autonomous
From Here: Independent To There: Autonomous Perspective In the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), “independence” has…
Week 4: Moving From Discouraged to Encouraged
From Here: Discouraged To There: Encouraged Perspective Discouragement in direct support rarely arrives all at once, it creeps in, day by day.…
Week 3: Moving from “Attention Seeking” to Connection Seeking.
From Here: “Attention Seeking” To There: “Connection Seeking” Perspective “She’s just doing it for attention.”“He’s acting out again — ignore…
Week 2: Moving From Occupying Time to Meaningful Time
From Here: Distraction: Just keeping people busy and occupied To There: Dignity: Creating opportunities for meaning, connection,…
Assessing off Baseline Behavior using T.E.M.P
Think about a person’s baseline as their usual experience on a typical day. So let’s go over a few questions that you may wanna…
Not everything needs to be earned
I’m gonna tell you about my life. There are days when I work really hard at my job.I do everything I’m supposed to do.I answer the…
Week 1: The Journey Begins With Moving From an Authority to a Supporter.
From: I'm in Charge. To: I am here to assist and accommodate.
Power and Disempowerment
Hello everyone and welcome. It’s really a privilege to be with you today. My name is David Waselkow and I’m a therapist and…