Final Flashcards
Basic rights definition
Minimum conditions that we must provide for dependent people when we are caring for them and deprive them of their freedom
Basic rights example
Patient must have their own designated bed to sleep in.
Basic rights court holdings
- Cannot withhold basic rights.
- Cannot require certain bx in order to earn basic rights.
- Must be non-contingent
Basic rights problems
- Some individuals may be so severely debilitated that only basic rights may act as reinforcers.
- W/o the use of these rewards, we might not be able to teach these individuals or control inappropriate bx.
Basic rights resolution
Take issue to Human Rights Committee
Institutional labor definition
Requiring people to engage in institutional labor to maintain or benefit the institution AND not justly compensating people for this work
Institutional labor court holding
Cannot require people to engage in institutional labor. If they want to work, must pay at same rate as employees outside the facility.
Institutional labor problems
- More expensive to hire person with disability than outside facility.
- Thus, no longer hired clients.
- Thus, clients didn’t get experience in community/no chance to learn skills.
Institutional labor resolutions
- Facility can require person to clean own room (personal housekeeping)
- May offer jobs that would maintain facility (equal pay to ability)
- Family-style exception
Family-style exception
- Part of instructional program.
- Must rotate jobs.
- Benefit entire group
Aversive Procedure definition
application of aversive procedure used to decrease or stop behaviors
Aversive Procedure examples
shock, lemon juice, corporal punishment, seclusion, psychosurgery
Aversive Procedure court holding
Procedures cannot be used- there exists a protection from harm
Aversive Procedure problem
For some severely debilitated people, may need to use a procedure to control severe aggression or SIB
Aversive Procedure resolution
Some procedures cannot be used at all (corporal punishment and seclusion); but can use therapeutic time-out; Human Rights Committee
Human Rights Committee (8)
a. Eliminating a behavior that is more punishing or detrimental (dangerous to self or others) to the individual than the technique you are using
b. Tried less aversive techniques and they have failed
c. Professional literature indicates the procedure would work
d. Will be using for a brief period of time, taking data, and if not working, will stop intervention
e. Must be combined with positive approach to teach appropriate behaviors
f. Cannot be used for convenience of the staff, for retribution, or as a substitute for treatment
g. HRC approval
h. Guardian approval
6 ways people with intellectual disabilities have been characterized
HOBSSM
Holy innocent, Object of pity, Burden of charity, Sick people, Subhuman organism, Menace to society
Holy innocent
Disability was once seen as a gift given to them from God. No teaching provided.
Object of pity
We feel bad for people with disabilities b/c we think they are not capable of much. No teaching provided.
Burden of charity
Our society feels it is our duty to take care of those who are not able to take care of themselves. No teaching provided.
Sick people
Disables thought of as sick. Doctors tried to cure them by performing brain surgery. No teaching provided.