Getting lost--What skills would you teach? References?

[Guest guest]

I was reading the story on being lost on a hike with his parents.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iAMqzN5MVUP5W2xvpdifTvBRzRvQD8SAVK7G0

and some questions came to mind:

Who out there has taught, or knows of, a good program of " what to do " skills

for a student who wanders or might be in a situation of " being lost " ? Consider

additionally that of being in an isolated area and if the student is non-vocal.

What skills would you teach? How do you teach a discrimination of " being

lost " ?

Are there any papers in the behavioral literature out there on the topic?

Thanks,

Regina F.

http://precisionteaching.pbwiki.com

http://verbalbehavior.pbwiki.com

[Guest guest]

Hi Grace and list,

Thank you for the reminder about Project Lifesaver

http://www.projectlifesaver.org/site/

If you click on Resources, and MAP under the dropdown menu, it gives

a list of states and then the police and sheriff departments that are

Project Lifesaver partners (I see that my state has added 2 since

last year).

Thanks, and thanks to ro the reference and for sharing the ID

materials and powerpoint,

Regina F.

http://precisionteaching.pbwiki.com

http://verbalbehavior.pbwiki.com

>

> Hi ,

> Not sure how to send a message back and although the skill you are

teaching is very important...in the meanwhile, if there is a student

who tends to " run " or get lost, there is something called " Project

Lifesaver " in NJ which is run by each county (I don't know if other

states provide this as well.) They provide a tracking device to

those diagnosed with autism or alzheimer's and, should the person

become missing, they can be tracked by this device. Our local police

come once per month to change the battery as well, which means they

get to know him and have some experience first hand with the

disability.

> Just an FYI...in case anyone is interested...they were also very

good with getting my son to keep the bracelet on!!

> Grace

>

> [VerbalBehavior] " Getting lost " --What skills would you

teach?

> References?

>

> I was reading the story on being lost on a hike with

his

> parents.

>

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iAMqzN5MVUP5W2xvpdifTvBRzRvQD8SAVK7

G0

>

> and some questions came to mind:

>

> Who out there has taught, or knows of, a good program of " what to

do " skills

> for a student who wanders or might be in a situation of " being

lost " ?

> Consider additionally that of being in an isolated area and if

the student

> is non-vocal.

>

> What skills would you teach? How do you teach a discrimination

of " being

> lost " ?

>

> Are there any papers in the behavioral literature out there on

the topic?

>

> Thanks,

> Regina F.

> http://precisionteaching.pbwiki.com

> http://verbalbehavior.pbwiki.com

>

>