The three categories of programming are maintenance, supportive and empowerment. Which option lists one of those categories?

• A. Maintenance
• B. Supportive
• C. Empowerment
• D. Validation Therapy

Answer: (A)

Recognizing one of the listed programming categories. Maintenance refers to the ongoing upkeep and continuity of programming—keeping activities stable, safe, and reliable over time. This makes it the correct option because it directly matches a defined category of programming. Supportive and empowerment describe other aims of programming—supporting participation and promoting independence, respectively—while Validation Therapy isn’t part of these categories. So maintenance is the match.