Mr. Bean, an adult client with an intellectual and developmental impairment that affects his speech, is having a stressful day in therapy. You have tried coaxing him into speaking using your favorite football game and by playfully singing his favorite phrase, "Get ready, get set, GO!" Usually this works and he completes the phrase by responding "GO!" but today it is not working. Instead, he says the game is "stupid." What mode is not working and what other mode might be the best one to try next?

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The encouraging mode is not working as Mr. Bean is not responding to the usual motivational techniques. Collaborating might be the best next step to engage him by involving him in decision-making or activities that interest him.

Mr Bean, an Adult Client with an Intellectual and Developmental