Issues in Family Intervention

3 credits · Peabody College - Professional

Provides information on issues and practices related to families with children who have special needs. Emphasis on taking a family systems perspective and a family centered approach to intervention. Provides strategies for effective communication for the purpose of information sharing and collaborative planning with families. Topics include definition and history of the family, family and professional relationships, professional ethics, models of working with families, service coordination, family assessment and the IFSP, promoting family participation in the IEP, and Public Laws 94-142 and 99-457. [3]