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Recent Presentations and Resources
This page has recent presentations and resources all in one spot to help you find the most current information from Positive Supports Minnesota.
Recent Presentations
- Key Features of Tiered Positive Behavior Support Across the Lifespan (pdf)
- Scaling up PBS with advocate- driven leadership statewide in disability services (pdf)
Dupree Edwards – ICI PBS Training and State Associate
- Dupree Edwards Video Interview (external web page)
- Other Interests and Work (external web page)
- Helping Others Understand DHS Policies (external web page)
Minnesota Regional Quality Council Interviews
- Northland Regional Quality Council Self- Advocate Interview (external web page)
- Transcript 3-Minute Video – Plain Language (pdf)
- Arc Northland Regional Quality Council Overview with Self- Advocate (external web page)
- Transcript for RQC Interview Video (pdf)
- Positive behavior support in Minnesota: Scaling up with advocate-driven leadership at regional and state levels (pdf)
- Northland Regional Quality Council Self- Advocate Interview (external web page)
- Transcript 3-Minute Video – Plain Language (pdf)
- Arc Northland Regional Quality Council Overview with Self- Advocate (external web page)
- Tiered Onsite Evaluation Tool (TOET) (pdf)
- Psychometric evaluation of the tiered onsite evaluation tool (TOET) (pdf)
- Minnesota Direct Observation Form and Self Assessment Tool (pdf)
- Definitions for the Minnesota Direct Observation Form and Self- Assessment Tool (pdf)
June 23, 2024 Meeting
- Improving Fidelity of PBS in Massachusetts (pdf)
- Massachusetts IDD PBS Tier 1 Fidelity Tool (pdf)
- Agency Systems Support Evaluation Tool (ASSET) Implementation Manual Version 2.1 (pdf)
- Minnesota Organization-wide Team Fidelity Tool: The Tiered Onsite Evaluation Tool (pdf)
- Tiered Onsite Evaluation Tool (TOET) (pdf)
- Minnesota Direct Observation Form and Self Assessment Tool Definitions (pdf)
- Minnesota Direct Observation Form and Self Assessment Tool (pdf)
September 29, 2023 (Meeting 1)
- Recording of Meeting (external web page)
- Positive behavior support community of practice for state leaders (pdf)
December 6, 2023 CoP (Meeting 2)
Culturally Responsive Positive Supports
- Supporting cultural awareness and responsiveness in your system (pdf)
- Culturally Responsive Action Planning Tool (doc)
- Culturally Responsive Positive Supports Video (external web page)
- Cultural Norms, Communication, and Cultural Competence Video (external web page)
- Cultural Identity Video (external web page)
Planning Your DSP Training Parts 1 & 2
- Planning Your Direct Support Staff (DSP) Training: Part 1 Slides (pdf)
- Planning your Direct Support Staff (DSP) Training Part 2 Slides (pdf)
- Action Planning Tool for Direct Support Staff Training (doc)
- DSP Training Review of Positive Supports Video (external web page)
- DSP Training Day 2 Creating Positive Environments Video (external web page)
- DSP Training Day 2 Consistently Responding to Challenging Behavior Video (external web page)
Minnesota Gathering Marketplace
- Competency-based training positive behavior support (pdf)
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- Competency-based training positive behavior support meeting 3 (pdf)
- Minnesota Positive Behavior Support Plan Checklist (doc)
Please Review the Following Resources
- Impact Article -Survey of States’s Behavioral Supports (external web page)
Tools for Evaluation
- KIPBS Impact Evaluation Tool (pdf)
- Contexual Fit Survey (McAtee, M., Carr, E. G., Schulte, C., & Dunlap, G., 2004) (pdf)
- Quality of Life Evaluation (pdf)
- Person-centered planning process satisfaction survey (pdf)
Kansas Institute for PBS Observation Forms
- Mentoring system: Roles of a student and their mentor (pdf)
- KIPBS Student Mentor Observation Form (pdf)
- KIPBS Person-Centered Plan Meeting Facilitation Observation Checklist (pdf)
- Operational definition and recording approval checklist (pdf)
- Intervention training meeting mentor observation checklist (pdf)
Action Plan Tool for Teams Implementing Competency-Based Training
Standards and Fidelity Tools
Positive Supports With Families
- Positive Behavior Supports For Families Training Slides (pdf)
- Positive Behavior Supports For Families Action Planning Tool (doc)
- Positive Supports with Families: Fostering Consistency and Predictability Video (external web page)
- Positive Supports with Families: Creating Positive Relationships and Acknowledging Behavior Video (external web page)
Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Strategies into PBS
- Integrating Positive Behavior Support with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Treat Anxiety in Children and Adults with IDD (pdf)
- Presentation of “PBS with CBT to Treat Anxiety in Children and Adults with IDD” (Recording) (external web page)
- Integrating PBS with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to Treat Anxiety in Youth and Adults with IDD- Intensive Series (pptx)
- Presentation of “CBT with PBS to Treat Anxiety in Youth and Adults with IDD Intensive Series” Day 1 (Recording) (external web page)
- Presentation of “CBT with PBS to Treat Anxiety in Youth and Adults with IDD Intensive Series” Day 2 (Recording) (external web page)
Home and Community Network Webinar
Positive Support Examples
- Organization-wide positive behavior support (pdf)
- AAIDD annual meeting 2019: Using implementation science to expand the use of positive behavior support in education and human services (pdf)
- Implementing sustainable PBS in organizations supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities- Data-based tools and resources (pdf)
- Agency Systems Support Evaluation Tool (ASSET) Implementation Manual Version 2.1 (pdf)
- Minnesota Direct Observation Form and Self Assessment Tool (pdf)
- Minnesota Direct Observation Form and Self Assessment Tool Definitions (pdf)
- An Introduction to Positive Behavior Support (external web page)
- Positive and negative interaction observation form- Revised 2012 (pdf)
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in Minnesota (PBISMN) (external web page)
- What is Positive Behavior Support? (external web page)
- Learn More About Check and Connect (external web page)
- Person-Centered Practices Presentation from an Organization Supporting People in Work Settings (pdf)
- Stories from Implementers (Video) (external web page)
- Association for Positive Behavior Support (APBS) Invited Presentation (pdf)
- Mental Health Organizational Example – Implementing Person-Centered Practices and Positive Behavior Support. (pdf)
- APBS Webinar on Organization-wide Strategies for Implementing Person-Centered Practices and Positive Behavior Support (pdf)
- Using a Team Approach to Implement Person-Centered Practices (pdf)
- Person-Centered Practices (PCP) (MNPSP web page)
- Positive Behavior Support (PBS) (MNPSP web page)
- This video emphasizes the importance of person-centered planning. (external web page)
- Person-Centered Practices (PCP) (MNPSP web page)
- The interview in this video describes how person-centered thinking and planning can be used to support people in a way that improves quality of life (external web page)
- Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic- Experiences and Viewpoints from the USA (pdf)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Minnesota (external web page)
- Historical Trauma and Microaggressions: A Framework for Culturally-Based Practice (external web page)
- Video: Historical Trauma and Cultural Healing (external web page)
- An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care (external web page)
- Minnesota System of Care (external web page)
- Evidence-Based Practices and Systems of Care: Implementation Matters (pdf)
- Evidence-Based Practices, Systems of Care, and Individualized Care (pdf)
- What Works: Systems Development Strategies Across Communities (pdf)
- Youth Involvement in Systems of Care (pdf)
- Improving Child Welfare Outcomes Through Systems of Care: Strategic Planning (external web page)
- Asset-Based Approaches for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, and Two-Spirit (pdf)
- Return on Investment in Systems of Care for Children with Behavioral Health Challenges (pdf)
- Teamwork in Assertive Community Treatment Scale (external web page)
- Minnesota National Alliance on Mental Health (external web page)
COVID-19 Resources – Supporting People with Disabilities
- Minnesota Department of Health -How to Support for Patients with Disabilities and Pediatric Patients in Hospital Settings (pdf)
- Get Vaccinated – We Take Care of Very Important People (Video) (external web page)
- TIES Parent Resource Videos (external web page)
- Coping and Resiliency for Professionals (pdf)
- Toward a Disability-Inclusive COVID-19 Response: 10 Recommendations for the International Disability Alliance (pdf)
- How Do You Talk About COVID-19 to People with Intellectual Disabilities? (external web page)
- How Americans with Disabilities can Cope with the COVID-19 Crisis (external web page)
- Stress Management for People with Developmental Disabilities (pdf)
- People with Disabilities are Afraid They will be Denied Health Care Because of Coronavirus (external web page)
- National Associations of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services (NASDDDS) COVID-19 State and Federal Resources (external web page)
- Preparing for Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Influenza: Free Online Training & Resources (external web page)
- American Network of Community Options and Resources COVID-19 Resource Center (external web page)
- Delivering High Quality End of Life Care for People with a Disability (from the United Kingdom) (pdf)
- The Arc: COVID-19 Resources for People With Disabilities, Families, and Service Providers (external web page)
- Risk Communication & Community Engagement for COVID-19 – Engaging with Children and Adults with Disabilities (pdf)
- DeafBlind Community COVID-19 Information Facebook Page (external web page)
- COVID-19 Outbreak and Persons With Disabilities from the United Nations (external web page)
- COVID-19 Plan and Preparation Guide for Adults Living With Neuromuscular Disease (doc)
- Autism Society COVID-19 Toolkit (external web page)
- Supporting Individuals with Autism Through Uncertain Times (external web page)
- Autism Society of America Guide to Managing Self-Quarantine and Social Distancing (pdf)
- Supporting Children During Uncertain Times – Tools, Scripts, Resources (pdf)
- Free Online Webinars – Autism Research Institute (external web page)
- My Story About Pandemics and the Coronavirus (pdf)
- Self-Care During COVID-19 (external web page)
- Wearing Masks (pdf)
- Covid-19 Vaccine Information in Plain Language (external web page)
- Supporting Individuals with Autism Through Uncertain Times (pdf)
- Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations (Write Your Own) (external web page)
- Download COVID-19 Social Stories to Explain Changes (external web page)
- Social Stories for Young and Old on COVID-19 (external web page)
- Simple Greetings Encouraging Social Distancing (pdf)
- Coloring Book about COVID-19 for Children from Easter Seals Michigan (pdf)
- Using Social Stories to Support People with IDD During the COVID-19 Emergency (external web page)
- Dealing with COVID-19: Resources for Special Educators, Therapists, & Families (external web page)
- COVID-19 Coronavirus Video (external web page)
- My Coronavirus Story (pdf)
- How Do People Get Coronavirus? (pdf)
- Don’t Share Your Germs! A Social Story About Staying Healthy (pdf)
- Everyone Gets Sick Sometimes (pdf)
- Feelings You Might Have When Someone Dies (external web page)
- COVID-19 Information by and for People with Disabilities (pdf)
- Información de COVID-19 Por y Para Personas con Discapacidades (pdf)
- Talking Mats Simple Messaging About Coronavirus (pdf)
- Coronavirus Prevention from the New Jersey Self-Advocacy Project (pdf)
- Debbie Fights Coronavirus! (pdf)
- My Hospital Planning Packet: Prepare for a Hospital Visit During the COVID-19 Pandemic (external web page)
- Supporting Communication with People who have COVID-19 (external web page)
- Preparing for Hospitalization During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Checklist for People with Disabilities (pdf)
- COVID-19 Communication Rights Toolkit (external web page)
- This is Me from the Alzheimer’s Society (pdf)
- All About Me (pdf)
- One Page Profiles Helen Sanderson Associates (external web page)
- Person- Centered Tool Examples: Flo's profile and plan (pdf)
- Person- Centered Tool Examples: Shirley's profile and plan (pdf)
The Intersection of COVID-19 and Equity Issues
- Why Outbreaks Like Coronavirus Drive Xenophobia and Racism – And What We Can Do About It (external web page)
- COVID-19: Your Voices Against Stigma and Discrimination (external web page)
- Anti-Asian Violence Has Surged in the US Since Covid-19. But It Didn’t Start There (external web page)
- Anti-Asian Attacks Rise During Pandemic (Multiple Articles from NPR) (external web page)
- The Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit (external web page)
- Stop the Hate Website (external web page)
- 700 Anti-Asian Hate Incidents Reported in the Bay Area During the Pandemic (external web page)
- With the Spread of Coronavirus Came a Surge in Anti-Asian Racism Online, New Research Says (external web page)
- Asian Americans Describe ‘Gut Punch’ of Racist Attacks During Coronavirus Pandemic (external web page)
- How the Coronavirus is Surfacing America’s Deep-Seated Anti-Asian Biases (external web page)
- Historical Essay on America: Chinese as Medical Scapegoats 1870-1900 (external web page)
- Confronting Racism and Supporting Asian American Communities in the Wake of COVID-19 (external web page)
- How Ageism Beliefs Undercut Us All (external web page)
- Using Palliative Care to Support Equitable Care in the Midst of COVID-19 (external web page)
- Aging in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Avoiding Ageism and Fostering Intergenerational Solidarity (external web page)
- Don’t Lump Seniors Together on Coronavirus. Older People Aren’t All the Same (external web page)
- Ten Equity Implications of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States (NAACP) (external web page)
- Social Distancing is a Privilege (external web page)
- COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future (external web page)
- Human Rights Dimensions of COVID-19-Human Rights Watch (external web page)
- Ethical Framework for Health Care Institutions & Guidelines for Institutional Ethics Services Responding to Coronavirus Pandemic from the Hastings Center (external web page)
- Upholding the Rights of People with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Pandemic (external web page)
- HHS Warns States Not to Put People With Disabilities at the Back of the Line (external web page)
- I’m Disabled and Need a Ventilator to Live. Am I Expendable During This Pandemic? (external web page)
- HHS Office for Civil Rights in Action – Bulletin (doc)
- Protection of Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations During an Influenza Epidemic (external web page)
- The Politics of Disease Epidemics: A Comparative Analysis of SARS, Zika, and Ebola Outbreaks (external web page)
- How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism (external web page)
- The Real Danger of the COVID-19: Discrimination (external web page)
- Stigmatization Complicates Infectious Disease Management- AMA Journal of Ethics (external web page)
- Social Stigma Associated with COVID-19 (doc)
- Countering Covid-19 Stigma and Racism: Tips for Parents and Caregivers (external web page)
- Responding to Racism and the COVID-19 Outbreak (external web page)
- Why the Virus is a Civil Rights Issue: The Pain will not be Shared Equally (external web page)
- Coronavirus: Why Some Racial Groups are more Vulnerable (external web page)
- The Coronavirus is Exacerbating Vulnerabilities native Communities Already Face (external web page)
- For Native Americans COVID-19 is ‘the Worst of Both Worlds at the Same Time’ (external web page)
- Native Americans Being Left Out of the US Coronavirus Data and Being Labelled as Other (external web page)
- ‘We’ll Get Through This’: Tribal Nations Prepare for COVID-19 (external web page)
- How COVID-19 is Impacting Indigenous Peoples in the US (external web page)
- Indian Country, Where Residents Suffer Disproportionately from Disease, is Bracing for Coronavirus (external web page)
- The Black Plague (external web page)
- Black People Are Dying From COVID-19 at Higher Rates Because Racism is a Preexisting Condition (external web page)
- It’s a Racial Justice Issue: Black Americans are Dying in Greater Numbers from COVID-19 (external web page)
- Teaching Tolerance – Race and Ethnicity (external web page)
- When and How to Teach Your Child About Race (external web page)
- What Learning About Slavery Can Teach Us About Ourselves (external web page)
- Video: Vital Conversations with Young Children About Race (external web page)
- A Framework for Anti-Bias Education (external web page)
- Can Equity be Taught? (external web page)
- Video: Vital Conversations With Young Children About Race-Part 1 (external web page)
- Video: Vital Conversations With Young Children About Race-Part 2 (external web page)
- Creating Anti-Racist Early Childhood Spaces (NCPMI Recorded Webinar) (external web page)