Description
Book SynopsisThis practical guide teaches parents to use positive behavior support (PBS) to structure their homes and promote desired behavior. It guides readers through a 5-step approach to manage family life so that all family members thrive: 1) assessing strengths, challenges, and needs, 2) creating a family vision and expectations, 3) arranging the home environment, 4) teaching behavioral expectations, and 5) monitoring outcomes and problem-solving. Concrete, research-based examples, exercises, downloadable worksheets, and chapter-long case studies walk parents through every step of the process.
Table of Contents
- Section I: Introduction and Overview
- Chapter 1: Introducing Positive Behavior Support
- Chapter 2: Understanding Family Systems
- Section II: Family Self-Assessment
- Chapter 3: Current Family Behavior Patterns
- Chapter 4: Assessment of Behavior Support Practices
- Section III: Family Vision and Expectations
- Chapter 5: Establishing a Family Vision
- Chapter 6: Developing Behavioral Expectations and Rules
- Section IV: Arrange Environment to Promote Success
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Chapter 7: Attending to Physical Environment
- Chapter 8: Organizing Family Time
- Section V: Teaching Behavioral Expectations
- Chapter 9: Promoting Positive Behavior
- Chapter 10: Responding to Behavior
- Section VI: Monitoring Outcomes and Problem-Solving
- Chapter 11: Monitoring and Adjusting Your Plan
- Chapter 12: Addressing Behavior of Individual Members
- Section V: Making It Work
- Chapter 13: Building Family Processes to Promote Success
- Chapter 14: Comprehensive Stories of Family Support: Case 1
- Chapter 15: Comprehensive Stories of Family Support: Case 2
- Resources
- References (grouped by subject)
- Family Forms
