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Working with Families of Children with Special Needs: Partnership and Practice
Contributor(s): Dale, Naomi (Author)
ISBN: 041511411X     ISBN-13: 9780415114110
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $54.10  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 1995
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The importance of partnership between professionals and the parents of children with special needs has been well established. However, from her own experience, Naomi Dale recognizes that there will always be areas of conflict between professionals and family members and provides a conceptual framework that incorporates dissent as well as cooperation to give a more realistic basis for practice.
"Working with Families of Children with Special Needs" uses case studies to elaborate on important issues in family work such as: delivering diagnosis, negotiating partnerships and handling disagreements, sharing control of record keeping and interprofessonal communication. Various theories are described to help the reader reach a greater understanding of these issues, including the stress/coping model. The book successfully makes a link between theory, research and practice to provide a wealth of useful ideas and methods for engaging in partnerships with parents and family members.
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
- Psychology
- Social Science | Sociology - General
Dewey: 362.408
LCCN: 95013923
Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.36" W x 9.44" (1.17 lbs) 346 pages
 
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The importance of partnerships between professionals and the parents of children with special needs/disability is well established in childcare legislation. But is it reflected in practice?
Written for practitioners and those in training, this book recognises that forming partnerships can be a fraught process involving dissent as well as cooperation. Naomi Dale draws on case histories from her own experience to examine key partnership issues such as consent, confidentiality and diagnosis delivery. She combines up-to-date theory and research with practice to provide a wealth of suggestions and ideas for effective family work.
Working with Families of Children with Special Needs features useful exercises with each chapter, making it an excellent resource book and practice manual for multidisciplinary professionals.