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Exceptional Learners
Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) | Plans designed for infants and toddlers (birth–age 2) that focus on supporting both the child’s development and the family’s needs. |
| Wraparound service systems | A coordinated support model that combines school, community, medical, and social services to meet the individualized needs of a child and family. |
| Family systems theory | is the idea that a child’s behavior and development can’t be understood in isolation you have to look at the entire family as a system. |
| Family charecteristics | basic information about the family |
| work family conflict | refers to the stress and tension that occur when the demands of a person’s job interfere with their ability to meet family responsibilities, or when family needs interfere with work. |
| Family interactions | The ways family members relate to, communicate with, and support one another on a daily basis. |
| Cohesion | The emotional closeness of a family, balancing support and togetherness while still allowing independence. |
| Adaptability | A family’s ability to adjust roles, routines, and responses when facing stress, change, or unexpected challenges. |
| family functions | are the numerous routines in which families engage to meet their many and diverse needs |
| Family life cycle | The stages families move through over time (early childhood, childhood, adolescence, adulthood), each bringing different challenges and transitions. |
| Social support | Emotional, informational, or practical help provided by others such as extended family, friends, church groups, or community organizations. |
| Guardianship | A legal arrangement where one person is given authority to make decisions for another person who cannot safely make decisions independently. |
| Mindfulness interventions | are strategies that teach individuals to be fully present, aware, and calm in the moment in order to reduce stress and improve emotional regulation. |
| Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) | A structured approach where professionals teach parents behavior-management strategies to reduce challenging behaviors and improve family functioning. |
| Family activity settings | Everyday situations where families interact (such as meals, shopping, vacations) that are used as real-life practice opportunities for behavior strategies. |
| relaxation response | refers to the body’s natural state of calm that counteracts stress. |
| Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) | An intervention that combines mindfulness practices with positive behavior strategies to help parents manage stress and support their child’s behavior effectively. |
| Due process hearing | A formal, legal meeting (not a criminal court) where parents and schools resolve disagreements about special education services with an impartial hearing officer. |
| Traveling notebooks | are communication tools that move back and forth between home and school to share information about a child’s day. |