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I do a lot of work in behavior support in the field of developmental disabilities.
Please note, there is very little difference in behavioral principles between this or other populations.
People are people
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I do a lot of work in behavior support in the field of developmental disabilities.
Please note, there is very little difference in behavioral principles between this or other populations.
People are people
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One of the unfortunate things in our field is that we have to teach employees to handle a potentially aggressive situation to keep everyone as safe as possible.
Do you wanna know why that& #39;s a sad reality in our field?
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Do you wanna know why that& #39;s a sad reality in our field?
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It& #39;s not because the person wants to hurt you.
The person doesn& #39;t want you gone.
There& #39;s no pleasure in the fight.
It& #39;s not random either. The phrase "It came out of nowhere" is a myth.
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The person doesn& #39;t want you gone.
There& #39;s no pleasure in the fight.
It& #39;s not random either. The phrase "It came out of nowhere" is a myth.
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It& #39;d be so much easier to deal with it if any of that were the case. All you& #39;d have to do is just...fight back.
But no. The reality is that the person needs something. Maybe they need to not be in pain. Maybe they need affection.
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But no. The reality is that the person needs something. Maybe they need to not be in pain. Maybe they need affection.
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Maybe it& #39;s any of a million needs. And they& #39;ve tried to tell you. And they really, really would rather you just knew and could help.
But you don& #39;t know what they need.
And sometimes it& #39;s because they don& #39;t know a good way to tell you.
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But you don& #39;t know what they need.
And sometimes it& #39;s because they don& #39;t know a good way to tell you.
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