Contents

PART 1

The Family of the Child With an Exceptionality

Chapter 1Understanding and Responding to the Needs of Parents and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 2Accommodating Cultural, Linguistic, and Family-Structure Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 3Basic Skills and Strategies Needed for Successful Conferencing and Collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Chapter 4Development of Trust in the Family–Professional Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Regularly Occurring and Ongoing Conferencing and Collaboration Activities

Chapter 5Initial Contact and Information Exchange Conferences: Forming the Foundation for Successful Collaboration . . . . . 119

Chapter 6Expanding Interventions: Parents as Treatment and Intervention Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Chapter 7Progress Monitoring Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Chapter 8Unplanned Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Chapter 9Resolving Confl icts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

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PART 3

Addressing the Issues and Needs of Families Across the Years

Chapter 10Parents and Families of Young Children With Exceptionalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Chapter 11Parents and Families of Elementary-Age Children With Exceptionalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Chapter 12Parents and Families of Youth and Young Adults With Exceptionalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

AppendixesAppendix A: Initial Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405

Appendix B: Training Parents and Family Members to Be Treatment and Intervention Agents . . . . . . . . . . . 419

Appendix C: Confl ict Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453

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