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Resources and Related ICI Publications
Web Sites & Online Resources
The following Web sites offer information about behavior support for crisis prevention and response:
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Positive Behavioral Support Web site (http://rrtcpbs.fmhi.usf.edu). The center’s Web site provides extensive information on definitions, features, and procedures in positive behavioral supports, along with documents including “Benchmarks of Effective Practice in Positive Behavioral Support.”
Online Academy on Positive Behavioral Support Web site (http://onlineacademy.org/acad/products). This Web site includes seven modules of online instruction related to providing positive behavioral supports. Topics include functional assessment, intervention strategies, redesigning environmental systems, and creating positive lifestyles.
QualityMall.org (http://www.qualitymall.org). This Web site is designed to help users find innovative products, programs, and practices related to providing person-centered services in community settings. The “mall” is divided into 18 “stores” with over 70 departments. In the Health and Safety Store there are departments on behavior support, crisis response, emotional/mental health supports, and person-centered planning for persons with dual diagnoses.
Other Impact Issues of Interest
- Support Coordination and Self-Determination for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
- Person-Centered Planning with Youth and Adults
- Supporting Parents Who Have Cognitive Limitations
- Social Inclusion and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
- Persons with Developmental Disabilities in the Justice System
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Related ICI Publications
Litigation Concerning Medicaid Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Status Report (Policy Research Brief series) (January 2001). A 16-page description of the status of litigation in various states converning Medicaid-funded services for people with developmental disabilities. A continually-updated version of the full status report available on the Quality Mall Web site at http://www.qualitymall.org/online/litigation.html or by calling (612) 624-6324 for a print copy.
MR/DD Data Brief: Prevalence of Mental Retardation and/or Developmental Disabilities - Analysis of the 1994/95 NHIS-D (2000). An examination of the operational definitions of "mental retardation" and "developmental disabilities" based on items in the National Health Interview Survey. Addresses the policy and service eligibility implications of different definitions. Cost: $2. Order form. Also published online at http://rtc.umn.edu/nhis/pubs.asp.
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