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Characteristics of Therapeutic
Environment
Evaluation Quiz 2
WEEK WEEK 4
Characteristics of Therapeutic Environment
The Environment
One's immediate social and physical environment can promote and support
adaptive and problematic bx
What are the two kinds of environment?
Therapeutic environment: sets the occasion for adaptive bx.
Non-therapeutic environment: sets the occasion for problem bx.
💡 Ecological bx assessment assess the space.
The Non-Therapeutic Environment
What could be rationale (or function) of problem bx in a non-therapeutic
environment?
Indivi may engage in problem bx as a means of getting something that the
environment does not provide (positive reinforcement).
Characteristics of Therapeutic Environment 1
, Indivi may engage in problem bx to get out of something that is occurring
in the environment (negative reinforcement)
Attempting to treat challenging bx in nontherapeutic settings without
addressing the problems in the environment almost always results in
ineffective treatment.
Problem bx cannot be treated in a problematic environment.
💡 Preventing and treating challenging bx, environment has to be safe,
enriching and habilitative.
Habilitate: increase access to reinforcers and minimize
punishers.
The Therapeutic Environment
What are the characteristics of a therapeutic environment?
Safe: individuals must have reasonable protection
Enriching: promoting participation and meaningful preferred activities
Habilitative: providing opportunities to learn and use functional skills that
enables them to live independently.
What is safety in the therapeutic environment?
Individuals with DD often unable to determine potentially dangerous
situations.
Difficulty in protecting themselves.
What is the impact of safety?
Primary criterion with which family members judge the adequacy of
treatment facility.
Legal right of people to have a safe environment.
Being in a frequent state of worry or anxiety due to fear of harm also
makes it more likely that an individual will respond to various
Characteristics of Therapeutic Environment 2
Characteristics of Therapeutic
Environment
Evaluation Quiz 2
WEEK WEEK 4
Characteristics of Therapeutic Environment
The Environment
One's immediate social and physical environment can promote and support
adaptive and problematic bx
What are the two kinds of environment?
Therapeutic environment: sets the occasion for adaptive bx.
Non-therapeutic environment: sets the occasion for problem bx.
💡 Ecological bx assessment assess the space.
The Non-Therapeutic Environment
What could be rationale (or function) of problem bx in a non-therapeutic
environment?
Indivi may engage in problem bx as a means of getting something that the
environment does not provide (positive reinforcement).
Characteristics of Therapeutic Environment 1
, Indivi may engage in problem bx to get out of something that is occurring
in the environment (negative reinforcement)
Attempting to treat challenging bx in nontherapeutic settings without
addressing the problems in the environment almost always results in
ineffective treatment.
Problem bx cannot be treated in a problematic environment.
💡 Preventing and treating challenging bx, environment has to be safe,
enriching and habilitative.
Habilitate: increase access to reinforcers and minimize
punishers.
The Therapeutic Environment
What are the characteristics of a therapeutic environment?
Safe: individuals must have reasonable protection
Enriching: promoting participation and meaningful preferred activities
Habilitative: providing opportunities to learn and use functional skills that
enables them to live independently.
What is safety in the therapeutic environment?
Individuals with DD often unable to determine potentially dangerous
situations.
Difficulty in protecting themselves.
What is the impact of safety?
Primary criterion with which family members judge the adequacy of
treatment facility.
Legal right of people to have a safe environment.
Being in a frequent state of worry or anxiety due to fear of harm also
makes it more likely that an individual will respond to various
Characteristics of Therapeutic Environment 2
