Operation positive change: PBS in an urban context.*disclaimer
Ursula and D.J. Markey, African American parents of two sons with disabilities and Pyramid Parent Training Community Parent Resource Center (PPT) Co-Directors, have developed Operation Positive Change (OPC), a training curriculum and train-the-trainer model which provides positive behavior support (PBS) best practices to parents in New Orleans, Louisiana. After providing a rationale for family support in urban communities, this article includes the Markey’s family story of raising their son with autism and describes the OPC program components—workshops, roundtables, support groups, best practices luncheons, leadership development, one-to-one assistance, and training of trainers.
Authors:
Markey, U. A., Markey, D.J., Quant, B., Santelli, B. & Turnbull, A.P.
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Please credit the Beach Center on Disability.