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Chapter 4
Terms and Definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Individuals family service plans (IFSPs) | A plan mandate y PL 99-457 to provide services for young children with disabilities and their family. |
| Family centered Model | A consumer-driven model that encourages the family to make its own decisions with respect to service while mobilizing resources and supports family goals. |
| Wraparound service system | Involved using not only educational service but also available community services. |
| Family system theory | Stresses that the individual's behavior is best understood in context of family and the family's behavior. |
| Family characteristics | A component of the Turnbulls' family system model; includes type and severity of the disabilities as well as such things as size and cultural background. |
| Work-family conflict | Refers to situations in which demands of work interfere with the demands of family or vice versa. |
| Family interactions | A component of the Turnbulls' Family system model;refers to cohesion and adaptable the family is. |
| Family functions | Includes such things as economic, daily care, social, medical, and educational needs. |
| Family life cycle | Consistent of birth and early childhood, adolescence and adulthood. |
| Guardianships | A legal term that gives a person the authority to make a decisions for another person. |
| Social supports | Emotional, informational, or material aid provided to a person or a family. |
| Mindfulness interventions | Practice of attending to present moment without evaluations. Can be used to address parents problem in dealing with stress and strategies. |
| Behavioral Parent training | Parent interventions that concentrate on training parents to use behavioral principles. |
| Family activity settings | Activities that families routinely engage in such as mealtimes and seasonal celebrations. |
| Relaxation response | A psychological response consisting increasing metabolism, deepening breathing, reducing muscle tension and constricting blood vessels. |
| Mindfulness-based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) | An intervention for parents and families of childrens with disabilities. |
| Traveling notebooks | A system of communication in which parents and professionals write messages to each other by 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. |