PSY345H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: These Kids, Ontario Health Insurance Plan, Psy
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We are dealing with an assortment of symptoms rather than a disease. Due to this it is hard to figure out what the best treatment is. We really don"t know what the cause is so we are not looking for a cure. What we are doing is looking for ways to treat the symptoms to maximize the individuals well being and keep the person integrated into the fabric of society. Educational-full range of lre-children are integrated into general education classrooms, specialized classrooms in general education schools or specialized schools. Behavioral management-aba (used with older children), ibi (used for younger children. Teach kids concepts about the world), floor time (a version of ibi, the key difference is we go with the child"s lead as oppose to force the child to learn what we want. The problem is that the child loses their childhood because they are constantly in therapy) Medication treats the symptoms-there high levels of anxiety, depression, agitation etc
