Strengthening Relationships to Respond to Challenging Behaviors of Culturally Diverse Children in Schools

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Abstract

Historically interventions such as multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) were implemented to respond to challenging behaviors in schools. Fifteen years ago an intervention known as a culture of care in schools was introduced In the United States. This paper shows how a culture of care in schools not only blends with other interventions being used by schools in the United States and New Zealand but also helps those interventions to be more culturally appropriate. Conceptually Culture of Care and Huakina Mai are based on socio-cultural theory, and MTSS is based on the theory of ABA. In this paper we think about how to braid these two theories together to create the next step in the application of these interventions.

Authors

• Tom Cavanagh, Colorado State University

• Angus Hikairo Macfarlane, University of Canterbury

• Sonja Macfarlane, Massey University

• Melissa Derby, University of Waikato

• Edward L. Glynn, University of Waikato

• Patricia Vigil, Colorado State University

• Te Hurinui Renata Karaka-Clarke, University of Waikato