How Multiple Diagnoses Affect Treatment (Can’t Do vs Won’t Do)

When a learner has multiple diagnoses, it has a significant influence on treatment approaches, behavioral changes, and intervention planning. Therefore, it’s essential to determine whether a skill is a “can’t do” or a “won’t do” when we’re developing our treatment strategies. Here, we discuss the impact more than one diagnosis has on treatment and the steps we can take to provide our learners with the best support possible.

When someone can’t do something, it’s usually due to them not having the skills to do it. In these cases, no amount of reinforcement will be motivating. However, through proper assessment, we can figure out whether a learner isn’t capable of a task or if they are but won’t do it. We discuss the telltale signs that signal a “can’t do” or a “won’t do,” how to break skills down into smaller steps, how to increase motivation, and how to create a trusting environment for our learners.

What’s Inside:

• How multiple diagnoses impact treatment strategies
• How to tell the difference between a “can’t do” vs a “won’t do”
• How to increase engagement and motivation

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