Families and Advocates
Families in Action
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Applied Behavior Analysis and Community Living
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Applied Behavioral Analysis and Families
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Assertive Community Treatment: Melissa
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Positive Behavior Support and Community Living
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Positive Behavior Support and Families
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Person-Centered Practices and Families
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Person-Centered Practices and Early Childhood
Overview
There are many types of families. Each person defines his or her family in her own way. Not all families include a mother, father, and child. A family might include same sex parents, single parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, siblings, and close friends. Positive supports can help families live happy and productive lives. Sometimes a positive support is used to improve the health and wellness of the entire family. Other positive supports help family members to care for an elderly parent. A positive support practice can be used to teach young children new social or emotional skills. Positive supports help family members learn how to empower an adult child with a disability to live a more independent life. Any family member can benefit from positive support. A positive support practice should take into account the culture and context of the family setting. Positive supports empower families to make changes that will improve quality of life for everyone living in the home.
In Depth
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Applied Behavior Analysis in Practice
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The Relationship Between ABA and PBS
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Assertive Community Treatment History
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Person-Centered Practices and Promoting Quality of Life
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Positive Behavior Support Individualized Planning
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Positive Behavior Support and Preventing Problem Behavior Using the Public Health Model
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Trauma Informed Approaches and the Public Health Model
Resources
Pathway to Services and Supports for Autism Spectrum Disorder
PACER Center—Person-centered Planning: The Path to Your Child’s Happiness
PACER Center–Prepare Your Child for Employment
PACER’s National Parent Center on Transition and Employment—Home Page
PACER’s National Parent Center on Transition and Employment–Videos
Minnesota Resources
Minnesota Adult Mental Health Assertive Community Treatment Information
Minnesota Standards for Assertive Community Treatment
Minnesota Assertive Community Treatment Dartmouth Assertive Community Treatment Scale
National Resources
Assertive Community Treatment Summary
Cost Effectiveness of Assertive Community Treatment
Clark, R. E., Teague, G. B., Ricketts, S. K., Bush, P. W., Xie, H., McGuire, T. G., … Zubkoff, M. (1998). Cost-effectiveness of assertive community treatment versus standard case management for persons with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders. Health Services Research, 33(5 Pt. 1), 1285–1308.
Minnesota Resources
Minnesota Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PACER Center)
Encouraging Your Child’s Success
National Resources
When Things Get Out of Control: Managing Escalating Behavior by Meme Hieneman & Milissa Yeagley
Positive Behavior Support Research with Families– Vaughn, B.J. Clarke, S., & Dunlap, G. (1997). Assessment-based intervention for severe behavior problems in a natural family context. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30, 713-716.
The Wraparound Process User’s Guide for Families
Beach Center: Operation Positive Change: PBS in an urban Context
Impact: Feature Issue on Parenting Teens and Young Adults with Disabilities
Person-Centered Thinking: Improving the Quality of Person-Centered Planning
Making Person-Centered Planning Mainstream: How to Get Started
Person-Centered Thinking Tools
Culturally Sensitive Collaboration within Person-Centered Planning (2003), Kimberly J. Callicott
Friends: Connecting People with Disabilities and Community Members