40 Tex. Admin. Code § 5.405 - General Principles for Behavior Therapy Programs
A state MR facility will ensure that the following general principles are incorporated in its written polices and procedures developed as described in § 415.404 of this title (relating to General Provisions) and followed during the development, implementation, and monitoring of behavior therapy programs for individuals.
(1)
The health, safety, welfare, rights, and privileges of an individual must
protected.
(2) Only the least
intrusive or restrictive intervention that effectively modifies or replaces a
targeted behavior will be employed as part of a behavior therapy
program.
(3) Staff do not exercise
control over an individual; rather, staff offer an individual the needed and
appropriate support that enables the individual to modify or reduce
inappropriate behavior.
(4) Staff
must attempt to understand an individual's motivation for engaging in
inappropriate behavior in order to effectively develop a strategy for making
changes to the individual's environment that will result in a modification of
or reduction in the inappropriate behavior.
(5) Staff must ensure that an individual who
exhibits inappropriate behavior is treated with compassion and respect, in
addition to being provided with effective and appropriate services.
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