PBS Kansas Resources and Tools for Families
Alaska's Stone Soup Group
http://www.stonesoupgroup.org/
Stone Soup Group is a statewide collaboration located in Anchorage, Alaska, aimed at improving services for families who have
children with developmental disabilities
Families and Positive Behavior Support
http://www.swpbs.org/family.html
Part of the MTSS for Behavior website, these pages contain information for families wanting to learn more about positive
behavior support. Content includes resources on program wide PBS, as well as what PBS looks like in schools and alternative
settings.
Families Together of Kansas
http://www.familiestogetherinc.org/
Families Together is a statewide non-profit organization serving families in Kansas which include a son or daughter with a
disability for more than 25 years.
How to Find a PBS Facilitator (PDF finding
facilitators)
This document provides helpful hints on how to find someone to facilitate PBS planning.
Kansas Early Autism Services Website
http://www.ksearlyautism.org/
The purpose of this website is to provide Kansans with information about the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Autism Waiver. Currently, Autism can be diagnosed as early as eighteen months of age. Services provided to children during early childhood have the additional benefit of preparing children for entering the school system. Studies show that with intensive early interventions around fifty percent of children with Autism can succeed in the regular education classroom by first grade. Others will make gains significant enough that they will only require partial or less intensive special education services. The waiver will provide opportunities for children with Autism to receive intensive early intervention treatment and their primary caregivers to receive needed support through respite services. The program will greatly benefit children with Autism and their families, in the future it may potentially provide dramatic cost savings to the state, as these children are less likely to depend on public services over the course of their lifetime. According to the Autism Society of America, the cost of lifelong care can be reduced by two-thirds with early diagnosis and intervention.
Kansas Parent Information Resource Center
http://www.kpirc.org
The Kansas Parent Resource Center, federally funded under Title V of No Child Left Behind, is the official Parent Information
Technical Assistance Center for the state of Kansas. We are one of a national network of 60 PIRCs. The KPIRC works hand-in-hand
with the KSDE State and Federal Programs office in providing you information and resources on early childhood through high school
parent involvement.
Nicholas Krishnan's Website
http://www.nicholaskrishnan.com/
This website has been
developed to help Nicholas' teachers and friends learn more about him and how best to approach him (with fun!) during social
interactions. Nicholas was diagnosed with autism at 18 months, but he has become a skier, golfer, gymnast, swimmer,
horseback rider, soccer player, baseball player, basketball player, bowler, singer, guitar player, percussionist and an
activist for the rights of 6.5 million students with disabilities in America.
Tips for parents: How to get behavior supports into the IEP.
http://pbis.org/pbis_resource_detail_page.aspx?Type=3&PBIS_ResourceID=268
This guide, a collaboration between the Beach Center on Disabilities and the Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and
Supports, contains a wealth of suggestions for parents
Vanderbilt University
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/modules.html
This website is for the Center on Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning (CSEFEL) at Vanderbilt University. The
focus of the clips is on young children with challenging behaviors and their families. On the CSEFEL home page, click on
the picture of Training Modules (click on View rather than the PDF icon). Once on the modules page, scan down and look
for Module 3a. There is a subheading for video clips. Open up the videos for Brendan's Family--Before PBS
(clips #3 and #4--the former is 1:26 and the latter is 2:44) and also the clip for Brendan's Family with PBS (clip #6).
This clip is 2:23 and is a solid example of a great PBS testimonial from parents.
Families and Schoolwide PBS
Colorado Department of Education
Parent/School Partnership Resource Site
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprevention/pi_parent_school_partnerships.htm
Florida’s Family Resource Pages
http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu/resources_family.asp
How can families get involved in schoolwide PBS?
Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and
Supports - Families and PBS
http://pbis.org/family/default.aspx
Kansas Parent Information Resource Center: “A Family Guide to Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports (SWPBS)”
http://www.kpirc.org/uploads/PBS1.pdf
Pacer Center Introduction to School-wide Positive Behavior Support
http://www.pacer.org/pbis/infoforparents.asp
Pacer Center Training Modules
http://www.pacer.org/pbis/trainingmods/index.asp
Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Families and School-wide Positive
Behavior Support
http://pbis.org/family/default.aspx
Families and Functional Behavioral Assessment
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice: Briefs for Families on Evidence Based Practices
http://cecp.air.org/familybriefs/
Family Involvement in Functional Assessment
http://fifa.fmhi.usf.edu/
Parent's Guide to Functional Assessment
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ttobin/parent.pdf
Tips for parents: How to get behavior supports into the IEP.
http://pbis.org/pbis_resource_detail_page.aspx?Type=3&PBIS_ResourceID=268
School-wide Positive Behavior Support – Strategies for Involving Families
A Dozen Activities to Promote Parent Involvement!
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr200.shtml
Epstein's Six Types of Parent Involvement
http://www.cpirc.org/vertical/Sites/%7B95025A21-DD4C-45C2-AE37-D35CA63B7AD9%7D/uploads/%7B1310DD65-F94A-457D-A680-9EE824084458%7D.PDF
Family Engagement Checklist - Maryland
http://www.pbismaryland.org/documents/FamilyEngagementChecklist.pdf
How to Increase Parent Involvement in the Schools
http://www.connectforkids.org/node/2644
Information about Positive Behavior Support with Children
Association for Positive Behavior Support Family Page
http://www.apbs.org/new_apbs/familyDesc.aspx
Kansas Institute for Positive Behavior Support Family Newsletter, Volume 1
http://www.kipbs.org/new_kipbs/basicInfo/newsletter/family/KIPBSNewsletterV1Issue1.pdf
Kansas Institute for Positive Behavior Support Family Newsletter, Volume 2
http://www.kipbs.org/new_kipbs/basicInfo/newsletter/family/KIPBSNewsletterV1Issue2.pdf
