DHS licenses certain home and community-based services provided to people with disabilities and those ages 65 and older. Most of the services are funded under one of Minnesota’s Medicaid waiver programs: Brain Injury (BI), Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals (CADI), Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI), Developmental Disabilities (DD), and Elderly Waiver/Alternative Care Program (EW/AC). Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
Over the years the practices associated with positive behavior support have evolved as our field improves on how to best serve and improve the quality of life for individuals as evidenced by the APBS Mission, Vision, and Equity Statement. To address diverse needs a set of guidelines has been developed that are designed to be applied across a wide range of settings (school, home, community) and with diverse populations.
The goal of the MNPBS Standards is to improve services for people of all ages and to share a common positive behavior support language across settings.
Group Action Planning (GAP) is a person-centered planning process developed by University of Kansas researchers, many who have family members with a disability and problem behavior. This video by Ann Turnbull describes Group Action Planning.
