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Parent - Professional Partnership

This document discusses the importance of collaborative partnerships between parents and professionals in supporting children with disabilities. It provides several rationales for developing these partnerships, including that families spend the most time with the child and have the most information about them. It outlines guidelines for professionals to maximize partnerships, such as focusing on the child's strengths, respecting the parent's level of involvement, and sharing information. The document also discusses principles for effective communication, such as listening, asking questions, and stressing the child's strengths. It provides steps for structuring interviews with families and things to avoid, such as using technical language or assuming an expert role.

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Parent - Professional Partnership

This document discusses the importance of collaborative partnerships between parents and professionals in supporting children with disabilities. It provides several rationales for developing these partnerships, including that families spend the most time with the child and have the most information about them. It outlines guidelines for professionals to maximize partnerships, such as focusing on the child's strengths, respecting the parent's level of involvement, and sharing information. The document also discusses principles for effective communication, such as listening, asking questions, and stressing the child's strengths. It provides steps for structuring interviews with families and things to avoid, such as using technical language or assuming an expert role.

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PARENT

PROFESSIONAL
PARTNERSHIP

RATIONALE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF


COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS:

Family members spend more time with a child


who has disability than anyone else.

Parents

have more information about their


children more than anyone else

How

a family works will determine what


type(s) of intervention will work for the family
and the child

Families

have the ultimate control over the


services provided for their children and
themselves

BUILDING POSITIVE PARTNERSHIPS

Teacher Parent Professional Behaviors


1. Engage

in shared learning experiences with


parents where a success focus becomes the
primary concern
2. Learn about the parent and family cultural values
3. Offer parents several different ways to get
involved and provide supports that enable them to
establish and involvement
4. Engage parents right from the start
5. Provide and pursue family learning experience

GUIDELINES FOR PROFESSIONALS TO MAXIMIZE PARTNERSHIPS


WITH PARENTS:
(DOS AND DONTS)
DO

DONT

1. Examine your attitude toward the child and


the family
2. Focus on the childs strength and abilities
3. Remain open and accepting of the parents
feeling and behavior
4. Respect the parents right to choose their
level of involvement and participation
5. Demonstrate respect, concern and sincere
desire to work cooperatively with parents.
6. Encourage parents to keep you informed of
changes in the childs schedule or any
situation that may affect the child
7. Share information with parents
8. Be accountable
9. Urge parents to discuss their concern with
you
10.Solicit parents input
11.Express in a non threatening manner

1. Compare the child with other children


2. Be critical of parents
3. Make judgement about the family situation
or the parents manner of dealing with the
child
4. Threaten or manipulate parents into actions
that may not be comfortable to them
5. Focus on the childs but focus on the
behavior.

PARENT PROFESSIONAL
COMMUNICATION

PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

STRUCTURE INTERVIEW WITH FAMILIES

ACCEPT
-Professional should show respect for the
parents knowledge and understanding and
convey a language of acceptance
LISTEN
-Professionals should actively listen, and make
an effort to confirm the perceptions of the
speakers intent and meaning
QUESTIONS
- Professionals should probe to solicit parents
perspectives.
ENCOURAGE
-Professionals should stress children strengths
along with their needs
STAY DIRECTED
- Professionals should try to keep the
discussions focused on the emphases
DEVELOP AN ALLIANCE
- Professionals should stress that the parents and

PHASE 1
Contact the family prior to the face-to-face
interview to determine what topics they wish
to discuss, establish when and how long the
session will be, and assure confidentiality of
the information shared during the session
PHASE 2
At the beginning of the interview, review the
purpose, and confirm the amount of the time
allotted
PHASE 3
Share any information that you have about
the issues and ask for any information that
the family member(s) may have
PHASE 4
Summarize the information and ask the family
what they would like to do next.

THINGS TO AVOID IN CONDUCTING


CONFERENCES:

1.Using technical terminology


2.Assuming the role of expert
3.Negative Evaluations
4.Unprofessional Conversations
5.Giving Advice
6.Rushing into solutions

8 CATEGORIES OF MISHANDLING:
Professional Ignorance

Fail to recognize handicapping conditions


Predict that the child will outgrow the problem
The childs condition is hopeless

Professional Hopelessness

Professionals generate self fulfilling and self


limiting prophecies
Convey defeatist or negative attitudes

Referral and Infinitum


Veil of Secrecy
Deaf ear Syndrome

Due to lack of expertise of professionals


Transferring from one professional to another
Shopping for more positive diagnoses
Numerous unneeded referrals

Professionals attempt to withhold information


necessary to decision making
Many parents experience the frustration of having
their requests or their opinions seemingly unheard

Professional Omniscience

Most parents can accept the honesty of a professional


who readily admits that he doesnt have all the
answer

Professional Omnipotence

Parents believe that professionals have enough


wisdom to determine what is best for the child

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