Publisher's Synopsis
Meal Planning is an important part of remaining healthy. Planning takes into consideration quite a few issues including nutritional needs, resources, preparation, skills, and support needs. Meal Planning for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities is written using a Positive Behaviour Support approach.
Evidence based practices including current legislation surrounding treatment and support planning (Washington State used as an example), the PBSP framework, and nutrition guidelines are used in this guidebook. A link to a video is also provided in the addendum as a free resource for using the materials provided. Additional resources are also cited for those who have additional questions.
Author: Travis Barker, MPA GCPM
-Purpose of this training Module
-Legal Disclosure
-Items you will need to implement a client centered meal plan
-Food Groups Basics
-Overview: Principles of meal planning
-Restrictions and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Policy 5.15
-Developing the client support team
-Conclusions: Overview
-Resources online
-Post-Training Q&A
-Post-Training Self-Evaluation
-Addendum: Meal Planning Video (link)
Note: The training module is Version 3. The free (low res) video available is from Version 1. The primary difference is page numbers referenced.
