Families and Developmental Disability
Online resources for parents, professionals and researchers
Helen E. Penn
A variety of online resources provide information and support related to families and developmental disability (DD). A number of key web sites are summarized...
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Families and Positive Behavior Support: Addressing Problem Behavior in Family Contexts
by Joseph M. Lucyshyn, Glen Dunlap and Richard W. Allen
E. Alice Prichard
When using applied behaviour analysis to treat difficult behaviour in children with developmental disabilities, there is a great need to strive to encourage partnerships among teachers, care givers and professionals and to consider familial factors like daily routine and cultural traditions. Families and Positive Behavior Support by Lucyshyn, Dunlap, and Albin emphasizes the importance of these issues by describing Positive Behavior Support (PBS), a family-centred practice to analyzing problem behaviour through functional assessment and creating realistic solutions that complement the family's values and lifestyle.
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