Positive Behavior Supports for Adults with Disabilities in Employment, Community, and Residential Settings

by Keith Storey, Michal Post

The aim of this book is to provide an overview of positive behavior supports for adults with disabilities in a written format that is directed to support providers who can immediately put the information to use. The authors have written the book in a non-technical format and include clear real-life examples for using positive behavior supports in employment, community, and residential settings. It is generic across disability labels and should be of interest to those working with adults with disabilities in any capacity. In this book each chapter follows the sequence Key Point Questions; Window to the World Case Studies; Best Practice Recommendations; Discussion Questions; and Employment, Community, and Residential Based Activity Suggestions. The book is intended to give support providers the knowledge and skills for providing positive behavior supports in employment, community, and residential settings and thereby improve the quality of life for the individuals that they support. The rubber meets the road, not only in how to support adults with disabilities, but also in how to implement positive behavior supports so that positive quality of life outcomes occur. An advantage of this book is that agencies and organizations preparing support providers can easily use it in courses or trainings that address positive behavior supports, as it covers methodology that is seldom covered in detail in most texts. Those who are already support providers will find the information to be practical and easily implemented in applied settings. College instructors are likely to choose this book based the consistent format used throughout; the readability of the book for students in college classes or adult service providers; the comprehensive coverage of positive behavior supports; and the direct applicability to applied settings. In addition to college instructors, others providing instruction, supervision, and training to support providers will find this book useful.

196 pages, Paperback

First published December 19, 2014

About the author

Keith Storey received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He received his BCBA-D in 2014. After many years in higher education, Keith went back to direct service. He is currently a Clinical Director at Juvo Autism and Behavioral Health Services (formerly known as Ed Support Services) in Oakland, California. Keith has published over 100 articles in professional journals He currently serves on the editorial boards of Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, and Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities. He previously served on the editorial boards of Education and Treatment of Children and Exceptionality. He served six years as a classroom teacher working with people with a variety of disability labels. Keith is the recipient of the 1988 Alice H. Hayden Award from The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, the 1996 Hau-Cheng Wang Fellowship from Chapman University which is presented for exceptional merit in scholarship, the recipient of the 2001 Robert Gaylord-Ross Memorial Scholar Award from the California Association for Persons with Severe Disabilities, and is a member of the Illinois State University, College of Education, Alumni Hall of Fame.
Keith's Academia page is at: https://tu-ca.academia.edu/KeithStorey, His Researchgate page is at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/.... You can follow Keith on Instagram at keith.storey.books. Keith has videos on Instruction, Positive Behavior Supports, Transition, and other topics on my youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTfL....

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You can contact Keith at Keith.Storey@tu.edu.