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Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Individualized family service plans (IFSPs) | A plan mandated by PL 99-457 to provide services for young children with disabilities (under 3 years of age) and their families; drawn up by professionals and parents; similar to an IEP for older children |
| Family-centered model | A consumer-driven model that encourages the family to make its own decisions with respect to services while mobilizing resources and support for family's goals |
| Wraparound service systems | Involve using not only educational services but also available community services in order to meet the individualized needs of children and their families. |
| Family systems theory | Stresses that the individual's behavior is best understood in the context of the family and the family's behavior is best understood in the context of other social systems. |
| Work-family conflict | Refers to situations in which the demands of work interfere with the demands of the family or vice versa. |
| Family interactions | A component of the Turnbulls' family systems model; refers to how cohesive and adaptable the family is |
| Family functions | A component of Turnbull's family systems model; includes such things as economic, daily care, social, medical, and educational needs |
| Guardianship | A legal term that gives a person the authority to make decisions for another person; can be full, limited, or temporary; applies in cases of parents who have children who have severe cognitive disabilities. |
| Social support | Emotional, informational, or material aid provided to a person or a family; this informal means of ai can be very valuable in helping families of children with disabilities. |
| Mindfulness interventions | Practice of attending to the present moment without evaluation; can be used to address parents' problems in dealing with stress and strategies for them to use in managing their children's behavior. |
| Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) | Parent interventions that concentrate on training parents to use behavioral principles to modify their child's difficult behavior. |
| Family activity settings | Activities that families routinely engage in, such as mealtimes and seasonal celebrations; can be focal points for the implementations of PBSs. |
| Relaxation response | A physiological reaction consisting of increasing metabolism, deepening breathing, reducing muscle tension, and constricting blood vessels; a counter to stress often accompanying meditation |
| Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) | An intervention for parents and families of children with disabilities; a combination of mindfulness-based stress reduction and positive behavior support. |
| Traveling notebooks | A system of communication in which parents and professionals write messages to each other by way of a notebook or log that accompanies the child to and from school. |
| Due process hearing | A non-court proceeding held before an impartial hearing officer |