The Suzie Brown Intervention Maze: A Training Tool for Staff Working With People With Developmental Disabilities Who Have Challenging Needs

This tool takes workers and managers beyond simple "do this, do that" instructions for dealing with severe, challenging behaviors. A hypothetical client, Suzie Brown, lives in a home with five other adults who also have developmental disabilities. She has no speech and is prone to self-injury. Her increasing behavior is causing distress for Suzie and everyone else, and all the usual pacifiers no longer work. The Suzie Brown Intervention Maze offers an engaging process for group decision-making. Each page presents a new scenario and options for helping Suzie move forward. A decision log helps the group track their progress, and the binder format allows for easy photocopying.