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chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Individualized family service plans (IFSPs) | focuses on the needs of the child with a disability as well as the family and services needed in their development |
| Stage theory | proposed sequences of responses from emotions responded to tragic situations. Emotions such as shock and disruption, sadness, anxiety, denial, fear, and anger |
| role of guilt | wrestling feeling of responsibility for the child's condition |
| dealing with public | vulnerable to criticism |
| dealing with family stress | social support and developmental needs accommodated |
| Resilient families | learns from negative experiences, looks for positives, more concerned about social issue, belief system, takes advantage of sources, balances needs of family and child with disability, routines, advocates for their child |
| family centered model | model in which professionals work for the family |
| wraparound service systems | needs given to the family and child as much as needed |
| family system theory | understanding individual behavior and understanding the family behavior in context of other social systems |
| family characteristics | basic information about family, type of disability, severity of it, family size, cultural background, status, coping, and special conditions |
| work family conflict | situations in which high demands work interfere with demands of the family or vice versa |
| family interactions | reflect family cohesion and adaptability |
| cohesion | degree to which an individual family member is free to act independently of other family members |
| Adaptability | degree to which families are able to change their modes of interaction when they encounter unusual or stressful situations |
| family function | numerous routines in which families engage to meet their many and diverse needs |
| family life cycle | impact of a Childs disability on the family changes overtime |
| social support | emotional, informational, or material aid that is provided to individuals in need |
| guardianship | one person has the authority granted by courts to make decisions for another person |
| ethnicity and social support | religious support in minority family groups caring for their family |
| parental support groups | common social support for parents recently diagnosed children, support for the parent with the same or similar disabilities |
| parent centers | training and information centers and community parent resource centers, providing training for parents with infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and professionals who work with them |
| behavioral parent training (BPT) | children's behavior as a way to relieve stressful relations in the family, professionals helping parents use behavioral principles to manage a child with disabilities |
| mindfulness interventions | addresses both parents' problems in dealing with stress and strategies for them to use in managing their Childs behavior |
| family activity settings | routines that families engage, in focusing on one or two settings before expanding more, like meals, celebrations, or vacations |
| relaxation response | meditations, counteracts the psychological effects of stress, increasing breathing, reducing muscle tension |
| mindfulness for parents of children with disabilities | ability to regulate ones reactions rather than automatically emotionally responding to children's annoying behavior |
| mindfulness based positive behavior support (MBPBS) | positive outcomes for mothers and their children with autism spectrum disorders |
| parent teacher conferences | share information with parents with perspectives and opportunities |
| home note programs | home contingency programs, communicating with parents and having them reinforce behavior that occurs at school |
| traveling notebooks | go back and forth between home and school, less formal home notes, appropriate for students who see multiple professionals |
| due process hearing | a noncount proceeding held before an impartial hearing officer |