In connection to the previous article regarding systemic discrimination endured by LGBTQ youth, today’s article is about Mental Health Awareness. Oct 10th, 2020 is World Mental Health Day. Access the full article by The University of Minnesota Medical Student Researchers Addressing Mental Health Needs During Covid-10. Helpful Resources: Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at […]
“No such thing as a bad boy” Ignite compassion for problematic behavior. Click the title above to access the 11 minutes TED talk video. This short video elaborates on the importance of practicing compassion when faced with problematic behaviors. The video helps viewers avoid blaming the person when handling problematic behaviors.
This interview with Hannah Alani called ‘We Are All One’: Native Jo Lakota Shares Stories of Peoria Tribe, Reflections on Thanksgiving demonstrates how we can learn more about the history of our land where we live and their people and support each other as a community. Learn more about the history of indigenous peoples in your […]
2017 MNPBS Gathering Materials Keynote Materials Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports: The Practical Significance of Systems Change Strand 1: Support for children birth through age 6 PBS from Infancy to Age 6 Power Point Strand 1 Handout Strand 2: Support for children and youth ages 6 to 21 Strand 2 Power Point Strand 3: Support […]
2018 MNPBS Gathering Materials Keynote Speaker Our keynote speaker is Dr. Ashley MacSuga-Gage. Dr. MacSuga-Gage is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Florida. Her specific research interests include identifying and supporting teachers in the implementation of Class-Wide Positive Behavior Support practices through the application of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to professional […]
2019 MNPBS Gathering Materials Keynote Speaker The keynote speaker for the 2019 Collaborators Forum is Caryn Ward, PhD, HSP-P. Dr. Ward is the Associate Director for Education and Measurement of the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN) at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill. At NIRN, she is the Director of the […]
A word document to be used with the 2021 PBS day 4 training slides. It is an activity titled create a task analysis. A scenario is provided with guiding questions to help with this activity.
The State of Missouri website can be a helpful resources for many organizations and families in the disability field. Click the highlighted title to learn more the Disabilities Tiered Supports Summit Poster 2021 as well as other educational resources such as developmental disabilities programs, behavioral health and mental health support, and crisis assistance support.
A blank template to be used with a behavior support plan to organize competing behavior pathways. Includes blank areas for setting event, antecedent, desired behavior, interfering behavior, alternative behavior, consequence, function, and hypothesis statement.
A presentation from Hennepin County in Minnesota. It includes an introduction to positive behavior support, incorporating positive behavior support into person-centered thinking, developing a PBS plan, understanding the message in behavior, positive reinforcement not punishment, and positive behavior support within Hennepin County.
The Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) is conducted every three years and aims to provide insights into the world of students and their experiences. More than 135,000 students across 70% of Minnesota school districts participated in the 2022 survey. According to Minnesota Commissioner of Health, Jan Malcolm, the results indicate a crisis in student mental health. […]
2022 MNPBS Gathering Materials Recording 1 of multiple presentations for the virtual event. Recording 2 of multiple presentations for the virtual event. Introduction and Updates on MNPBS Network Activities Tim Moore (University of Minnesota) Dr. Moore rejoined the Institute on Community integration in 2021 after spending three previous years at the Institute from 2010-2013. He […]
The Center for Economic Inclusion released the 2022 Racial Equity Dividends Index. This is a comprehensive tool that businesses opt into to measure their progress toward building inclusive workplaces in Minnesota. For the first time in the spring of 2022, 40 businesses participated and measured their performance on the leading standards of racial equity, inclusion, […]
MarketResponse International created a report for The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities exploring various forms of discrimination, how discrimination is experienced by individuals with intersecting identities, and the long and short term impacts of discrimination. Access the 2022 report “Impact of the Intersection of Developmental Disabilities and Other Population Profiles on Experiences with Discrimination” […]
If you have a team implementing positive behavior support, this newsletter may be useful for your organization. This article lists important elements for effective implementation.
A tally released in February, 2021 from the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center — a project based out of San Francisco State University that asks members of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities across the nation to self-report acts of hate and discrimination — found that there have been at least 2,808 incidents of anti-Asian hate in the U.S. since the pandemic began.
What does it really mean to practice mindfulness? In many ways, mindfulness is such a simple concept that it becomes puzzlingly difficult to truly comprehend, let alone practice. People who learn to become more mindful in their everyday lives typically report feeling more present, accepting, and aware of their moment to moment experience. There is often a sense of getting less “caught up” in one’s thoughts, feelings, and sensations, and cultivating an attitude of greater equanimity.
A Better Path, A Better Future Today’s article provides an overview of youth with disabilities in the juvenile justice system. The article reports on 3 federally-funded projects supporting community reentry of youth with disabilities leaving the juvenile justice system. Please read the full article by clicking on the title above to learn more about this.
The availability of special education services provided in residential facilities in the justice system varies across and within states, with not all youth with disabilities receiving the special education and related services they need and are entitled to receive.
Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) has been shown to be effective in reducing stress and burnout in parents and professional caregivers of children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aim of this study was to assess the comparative effects of the mindfulness (MB) and positive behavior support (PBS) components against the MBPBS program for mindful parenting.
A Data-Driven Approach to Addressing Racial Disparities in Health Care Outcomes: https://moreinclusivehealthcare.com/news/ More-Inclusive-Healthcare presented “A Data-Driven Approach to Addressing Racial Disparities in Health Care Outcomes”. This is important content regarding true ethical data-science. Data-Science is a powerful tool which has been misused by some to carry out injustices, i.e. to disseminate, policy and surveil. This […]
A framework that seeks to reinforce the interdisciplinary, collaborative, and cohesive approach that is required to create and sustain genuinely safe, supportive schools that meet the needs of the whole child.
The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI) released “A Guide for Early Childhood Professionals to Support Young Children’s Resilience“. The guide provides information and resources for using the pyramid model to promote social-emotional competence and trauma informed care in early childhood. The guide is designed to help professionals understand both the magnitude and definition […]
