Organizational Behavior Management Approaches for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Comprised of chapters written by notable experts in the field, Organizational Behavior Management Approaches for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities provides an up-to-date, comprehensive assessment of OBM-IDD.

This edited volume not only provides an overview of the area of OBM-IDD, it also summarizes the extant literature, offers research-to-practice recommendations, and includes operational strategies for building successful service settings. Organizational Behavior Management Approaches for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities synthesizes the published literature and directs practice and research in the areas of assessment and evaluation, training, supervision, and performance improvement, systems interventions, and organizational development. By providing the most contemporary and effective OBM practices derived from evidence-based research findings and recommendations from experienced scientist-practitioners, this book is an integral aid for professionals looking to improve different aspects of service delivery.

The book is intended principally for professionals within educational, human services, and behavioral healthcare settings serving persons with IDD comprised of psychologists, educators, program administrators, organizational consultants, behavior analysts, and evaluation specialists. In particular, the book should appeal to practicing behavior analysts who hold the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) credential and are seeking professional development within OBM as well as academic instructors and researchers, graduate students, and trainees completing doctoral internships and post-doctoral fellowships.

Part 1. Introduction 1. Introduction to Organizational Behavior Management In Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Part 2. Assessment and Evaluation 2. Performance Diagnostic Assessment 3. Assessing Employee Preferences for Incentives 4. Social Validity Assessment Part 3. Training, Supervision, and Performance Improvement 5. Behavioral Skills Training 6. Performance Management Interventions 7. Self-Monitoring and Treatment Integrity 8. Supervision and Mentoring Part 4. Systems Interventions 9. Employee-Focused Incentive-Based Programs 10. Safety and Injury Prevention 11. Employee Turnover and Workforce Stability 12. Restraint and Restrictive Behavior Management Practices Part 5. Organizational Development 13. Building a Culturally and Diversity-Sensitive Workforce 14. Organizational Ethics 15. Advancing OBM Practice and Research

James K. Luiselli, EdD, ABPP, BCBA-D, is Director of Clinical Development and Research, Melmark New England, USA, and Adjunct Faculty, School Psychology Program, William James College, USA.

Rita M. Gardner, MP.H, LABA, BCBA, is President and Chief Executive Officer, Melmark, Inc.

Frank L. Bird, MEd, BCBA, LABA, is Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Melmark, Inc.

Helena Maguire, MS, LABA, BCBA, is Executive Director, Melmark New England.