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Diagnostic, Treatment and Service Considerations to Address Challenging Behavior: A Model Program for Integrated Service Delivery

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Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan

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Effective service to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), especially those with challenging behaviors, requires a multimodal approach to assessment and treatment in addition to a comprehensive integrated system of care. In this chapter we provide an overview of the factors that contribute to challenging behavior for people with IDD. The START (Systemic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Resources and Treatment) program uses a World Health Organization (WHO) public health prevention model to address this need. Evidence from the START program indicates that a skilled integrated and coordinated approach to service delivery can reduce the need for acute care and emergency services.

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  1. University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA

    Joan B. Beasley Ph.D. & Karen Weigle Ph.D.

  2. The Center for START Services, Institute on Disability/UCED, 56 Old Suncook Road, Suite 2, Concord, NH, 03301, USA

    Joan B. Beasley Ph.D., Ann Klein M.A. & Karen Weigle Ph.D.

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  2. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Medical Services, Division for Developmental and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, Israel

    Joav Merrick

  3. Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA

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Beasley, J.B., Klein, A., Weigle, K. (2016). Diagnostic, Treatment and Service Considerations to Address Challenging Behavior: A Model Program for Integrated Service Delivery. In: Rubin, I.L., Merrick, J., Greydanus, D.E., Patel, D.R. (eds) Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18096-0_129

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