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Chapter 4
Parents & Families
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Individualized family service plans (IFSP's) | 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 makes its own decisions with respect to services while mobilizing resources and supports for the 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. |
| Family Characteristics | A component of the Turnbull's family systems model; includes types and severity of the disability as such things as size, culture background, and socioeconomic background of the family. |
| 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 Turnbull's family systems model; refers to how cohesive and adaptable the family is. |
| Cohesion | The degree to which an individual family member is free to act independently of other family members. |
| Adaptability | The degree to which families are able to change their modes of interaction when they encounter unusual or stressful situations. |
| Family Functions | A component of the Turnbull's family systems model; includes things such as economic, daily care, social, medical, and educational needs. |
| Family Life Cycle | A component of the Turnbull's family systems model; consists of birth and early childhood, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. |
| 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 aid can be very valuable in helping families of children with disabilities. |
| Mindfulness Intervention | 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 principals 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 implantations 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. |
| Due process hearing | A non-court proceeding held before an impartial hearing office. |