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Giangreco, Michael F.; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1996
The Vermont Interdependent Services Team Approach (VISTA), a process to facilitate consensus decision making about type and frequency of support services, was tested by 11 educational teams serving seven students (ages 4-20) with multiple disabilities. Results indicate that support service decisions changed, specialists made different decisions…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedGiangreco, Michael F. – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 1995
This article considers areas of general agreement and challenges concerning decision making about such educationally related services as occupational and physical therapy for students with disabilities. It offers guidelines in such areas as teamwork, educational program components, values that underlie decision making, functions of related…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis
Peer reviewedGiangreco, Michael F.; Edelman, Susan W.; Nelson, Catherine; Young, Mary Rose; Kiefer-O'Donnell, Richard – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1999
This study evaluated data from 73 educational team members who used an updated version of the Vermont Interdependent Services Team Approach (VISTA) to assist them in planning support services for 11 students with multiple disabilities in general education classes. The changes were perceived positively, especially the overall quality, practicality,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
Giangreco, Michael F. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1990
The study identified the similarities and differences among the self-reported perceptions of 312 parents and professionals regarding roles, criteria, and authority used for making decisions on the provision of occupational, physical, and speech/language therapy as related services for students with severe disabilities. (JDD)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGiangreco, Michael F.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1997
Attitudes toward support service models that are shifting away from specialist-reliant toward natural support systems were studied, from the perspectives of professionals and parents (N=119) who were educational team members for students with deaf-blindness and multiple disabilities in general education settings. Analyses suggest inconsistent…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedGiangreco, Michael F. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2000
This article summarizes a team process for making related services decisions called VISTA (Vermont Interdependent Services Team Approach) and nine research studies on the use and impact of VISTA with students with low incidence disabilities. It also addresses team size, consumer perspectives, and paraprofessional supports. Five major conclusions…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Inclusive Schools, Integrated Services, Intervention
