title: The positive behavioral momentum of Mark Ylvisaker.
abstract: Mark Ylvisaker inspired many people to believe they had the skills to help children and adults with brain injury live a meaningful life. He was thoroughly multidisciplinary in his approach, but also felt strongly that communication was the cornerstone of effective behavior management and that speech-language pathologists could make a unique contribution in the everyday lives of individuals with cognitive-communication disorders. This article recognizes his profound influence on the author's research, teaching, and clinical practice and was written in the spirit of paying forward the knowledge he shared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA. lsturkstra@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Lyn S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Turkstra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000266:history*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000266:history*; D002648:Child; D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States