Transcript Full Independence

Strategic Programming for MIVI
Students:
Takes knowing where each
individual student fits within the:
Strategic Planning
Categories
Strategic Planning Categories
1.
Biobehavioral Category
2.
Resonance Category
3.
Object Category
4.
Picture/Object Category
5.
Linguistic Category
Biobehavioral States within the
Biobehavioral Category
State 1:
 State 2:
 State 3:
 State 4:
 State 5:
 State 6:
 State 7:
 State 8:
 State 9:
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Deep Sleep
Intermediate Sleep
Active Sleep
Drowsiness
Quiet Awake
Active Awake
Fussy Awake
Mild Agitation
Hysteria
Biobehavioral Category
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VERY low response to stimuli
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Learning objective is to
• identify biobehavioral state.
• manipulate biobehavioral state.
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Quality of life is a major consideration.
Resonance Category
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Learning objective: to realize there is a
world around them.
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Physical proximity and movement are
the key.
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Cannot communicate with space
between partners.
Object Category
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Emerging symbolic communication.
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More mature anticipatory responses.
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Routine, repetition, and consistency
are critical to learning.
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Emerging social interaction
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Developing “topics” for conversation.
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Tolerates more novelty.
Object Category cont’d
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Developing an organizational system
is a major goal.
• time concepts (event to event, day, ect.)
• sequencing events
• spatial/environmental concepts
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Maturing/mature organizational
system.
• time concepts (day, week)
• sequencing
• spatial/environmental concepts
Picture/Tactual Symbol
Category
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Maturing symbolic communication.
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Emerging linguistic system.
• verbal
• sign
• augmentative communication system
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Emerging vocational awareness.
Linguistic Category
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Fairly sophisticated linguistic system
(verbal, sign, augmentative, etc.)
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Substantially accurate and global
understanding of the relationship
between concepts.
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Emerging problem solving.
Linguistic Category cont’d
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Emerging understanding of the
relationship of concepts.
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Maturing social interaction
• more motivation to interact
• more topics of conversation
• emerging understanding of “WH”
questions.
Functional Skills Category
Able to read on the 2-3 grade level.
 Able to do simple math (four basic
operations).
 Verbal.
 Needs help in independent living areas.
 Has difficulty establishing a social
circle.
 Limited number of rec/leisure interests.
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Functional Skills Category
cont’d
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Sophisticated social interaction
patterns
• emerging conversational skills
• emerging understanding of social
structures.
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Mature organizational concepts
• time concepts (weeks, months, years)
• sequencing
• spatial/environmental concepts.
Functional Skills Category
cont’d
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Will need extensive job coaching to
work in competitive employment.
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May or may not live independently.
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Often has difficulty acquiring language
founded in basic concepts.
Semi-Independent Category
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Will be a couple of years behind in
most academic subjects.
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Is likely to need some resource help.
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May need some help from rehab
organizations in adulthood.
Full Independence Category
Will graduate from school (HS or
College)
 Will find housing independently.
 Full time competitive employment
independently secured.
 Will develop a social circle.
 Independently determined rec/leisure
pursuits.
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