Professional Collaboration with Parents of Children with DisabilitiesISBN: 978-1-86156-174-9
Paperback
212 pages
October 2000
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The work of professionals with children with disabilities affects
the children's family, while events at home affect what
professionals can achieve with the children. This text describes
how professionals can form collaborative relationships with the
parents of the children in their care, to optimise the children's
development and to enable both family members and professionals to
work in the children's interests. It describes experiences of
families who have a child with a disability and takes a new look at
old assumptions that disability necessarily has a negative effect
on families or that families themselves are in need of therapy
simply by virtue of having a child with additional needs.
This text offers practical insights and guidelines for action by teachers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech pathologists and psychologists. It is a practical text that enables practitioners to offer a high-quality service to children while supporting the family in its role of nurturing their child with special needs.