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Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) | Written plans that outline early intervention services and supports for infants or toddlers with developmental delays and their families. |
| Resilient Families | Families that can adapt, cope, and recover positively from stress, challenges, or crises. |
| Family-centered model | An approach to services that focuses on the family’s strengths, needs, and involvement in decision-making. |
| Wraparound service systems | Coordinated support services that work together to meet a family’s comprehensive and individualized needs. |
| Family systems theory | A theory that views the family as an interconnected system where each member’s actions affect the whole family. |
| Family characteristics | The traits, structures, values, and patterns that define how a family functions. |
| Work-family conflict | Stress or tension that occurs when work and family responsibilities interfere with each other. |
| Family Interactions | The ways family members communicate, relate to, and behave toward one another. |
| Family Functions | The roles and activities a family performs to support, care for, and socialize its members. |
| Guardianship | A legal relationship where a person (the guardian) is appointed to make decisions for someone who cannot make decisions for themselves. |
| Social support | Help, care, and encouragement received from family, friends, or the community. |
| Mindfullness interventions | Practices or programs that teach focused awareness and present-moment attention to reduce stress and improve well-being. |
| Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) | A program that teaches parents strategies to manage their child’s behavior through positive reinforcement and consistent discipline. |
| Family activity settings | Environments or contexts where families engage in shared routines, play, or everyday activities together. |
| Relaxation response | A physical state of deep rest that reduces stress and counteracts the body’s “fight-or-flight” reaction. |
| Mindfulness-based positive behavior support (MBPBS) | A program combining mindfulness practices with positive behavior strategies to help caregivers reduce stress and support better behavior in children or individuals. |
| Traveling Notebooks | Journals or notebooks that move between family members, students, or participants to share thoughts, experiences, or information. |
| Due process hearing | A formal legal proceeding to resolve disputes, often about special education or parental rights, ensuring fair treatment under the law. |