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Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Resilient families | Families who, despite having unfortunate circumstances, such as having a child with a disability, are able to adapt and not become dysfunctional. |
| family-centered model | A consumer-driven model that encourages the family to make 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 (mental health, social welfare, juvenile justice, and so forth) 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 Turnbulls' family systems model; includes type and severity of the disability as well as such things as size, cultural 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 Turnbulls' family systems model; consists of birth and early childhood, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. |
| family functions | A component of the Turnbulls' family system model; includes such things as economic, daily care, social, medical, and educational needs. |
| family life cycle | A component of the Turnbulls' family system 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 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 implementation 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 |
| Individualized family service plans (IFSPs) | A plan mandated by PL 99-457 to provide services for young children with disabilities (under 3 years old) and their families; drawn up by professionals and parents; similar to an IEP for older children. |
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