Habilitation Planning for Adults with Disabilities

Section I: Adults with Disabilities and Their Habilitation Environments.- 1 Developing a Mindset.- Trends Impacting Service Delivery.- Basic Service Delivery Principles.- Professional Standards.- Summary.- 2 Defining Adults with Disabilities.- Cognitive/Developmental Impairment.- Sensory/Neurological Impairment.- Physical Impairment.- Emotional/Behavioral Impairment.- Summary.- Additional Readings.- 3 The Seven Major Life Activity Areas.- Major Life Activity Areas.- Life Activity Area Assessment.- The Pros and Cons of a Functional Definition.- Summary.- 4 Environments and Life Activities.- Life's Three Major Environments and Their Importance.- Environment Classification and Assessment.- Environments and Quality of Life.- Summary.- Section II: The Environments for Life Activities.- 5 The Living Environment.- Historical Trends in Community Living Programs.- Principles for Community Living Programs.- The Components of a Community Living Program.- Summary.- 6 The Work Environment.- The Evolution of Employment Services.- Principles for Employment Service Programs.- The Components of an Employment Program.- Summary.- 7 Recreation and Leisure from a Wellness Perspective.- Program Principles.- Program Components.- Person-Referenced Outcomes.- Summary.- Additional Readings.- 8 Refocusing on the Whole Person.- Life-Style Planning.- Assessing Life Experiences.- Developing Life Aim Goals.- Individual Habilitation Plan.- Person-Referenced Outcomes.- Summary.- Section III: Habilitation Strategies.- 9 Personal Growth Within Life Activities.- Program Principles.- Develop Behavioral Skill Instructional Techniques.- Adapt Tasks and Environments.- Teach Problem-Solving/Decision Making.- Addressing Problem Behaviors in Growth-Producing Ways.- Summary.- Additional Readings.- 10 Program Change Strategies.- Program-Environment Analysis.- Staff Functions and Competencies.- Systems Interface.- Quality of Life.- Summary.- Additional Readings.- 11 Societal Philosophies Affecting Habilitation Strategies.- Normalization.- Advocacy.- Public Laws.- Least Restrictive Environment.- Summary.- Additional Readings.- Section IV: Management and Evaluation.- 12 Program Principles and Their Management.- Program Principles.- Accountability Dimensions.- Monitoring Critical Performance Indicators.- Practical Management Skills.- Summary.- Additional Readings.- 13 Evaluation of Habilitation Services.- Outcome Analysis.- Process Analysis.- Impact Analysis.- Summary.- Additional Readings.- Section V: The Future.- 14 The Power of Mindsets.- Current and Future Trends.- The Individual.- The Program.- The System.- Summary.- Section VI: References.