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| The concerns seem valid for any person moving out of their home. There needs to be a clear plan, guidance, and support for the adult to navigate this new environment. However, these concerns are fear-based and not actually happening. Preparing in advance for them is great but we should be careful not to OVER intervene.
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| Ecological assessment, skills training, ask parents where she is able to be independent
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| BA should obtain a baseline on their interactions with peers - what skills need to be taught and generalized; BA should train staff to supervise them when they are around things that could be unsafe
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| Teaching social cues for maintaining conversation, gauging disinterest, TA for appropriate cooking tasks
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| Supports are needed to ensure the transition is successful. Address social expectations beforehand and also may be appropriate to teach cooking skills to improve safety.
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| Provide a transition plan, teach her to recognize when something might not be safe and make sure or teach her how to ask for help
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| Provide information of the baseline of the client's skills to the new group home and recommend the use of BST or successful strategies to teach the client that were used in the past.
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| Provide more support
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| Program supports are necessary to help build capacity and best prepare the individual for this setting.
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| Observe the group home and conduct ecological assessment.
Make certain that she is ready to transition to the group home.
Work on safety and social skills prior to the transition.
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| Modeling and priming
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| Training with staff. Adjustments to group home program
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| Some training on social interactions and also discussing independent activities of preference and developing trainings for those.
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| We don't know which will apply to the scenario yet, but there are a few items to plan for. How can the team ensure the young adult does not engage in unsafe cooking tasks? How can the team support peer relationships with housemates?
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| use strategies to support
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| provide detailed program that describes do's and don'ts discuss socialization and integration (possible role play for social cue understanding). Teach individual to use device to call family when missing them.
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