Aging and Disability Services Council Sharon Swift Butterworth ...

values, and beliefs.
(2) Adaptive aid--An item or service that enables an individual to retain or increase the ability
to perform ADLs or perceive, control, or communicate with the environment in which the
individual lives, and:
(A) is included in the list of adaptive aids in the CLASS Provider Manual; or
(B) is the repair and maintenance of an adaptive aid on such list that is not covered by a
warranty.
(3) ADL--Activity of daily living.
(4) Aquatic therapy--A service that involves a low-risk exercise method done in water to
improve an individual's range of motion, flexibility, muscular strengthening and toning,
cardiovascular endurance, fitness, and mobility.
(5) Auditory integration training/auditory enhancement training--Specialized training that
assists an individual to cope with hearing dysfunction or over-sensitivity to certain frequency
ranges of sound by facilitating auditory processing skills and exercising the middle ear and
auditory nervous system.
(6) Behavior support plan--An individualized written plan prescribing the systematic
application of behavioral techniques and containing specific objectives to decrease or eliminate
targeted behavior.
(7) Behavioral Support--Specialized interventions that assist an individual in increasing
adaptive behaviors and replacing or modifying maladaptive or socially unacceptable behaviors
that prevent or interfere with the individual's inclusion in the community and which consist of
the following activities:
(A) assessment of the targeted behavior so that a behavior support plan may be developed;
(B) development of an individualized behavior support plan;
(C) training of and consultation with an individual, family member, or other persons
involved in the individual's care regarding the implementation of the behavior support plan;
(D) monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of the behavior support plan;
(E) modification, as necessary, of the behavior support plan based on monitoring and
evaluation of the plan's effectiveness; and
(F) counseling with and educating an individual, family members, or other persons
involved in the individual's care about the techniques to use in assisting the individual to control
maladaptive or socially unacceptable behaviors.
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