Parents and Families of Children with Disabilities: Effective School-Based Support Services, CourseSmart eTextbook

This new text addresses a topic of growing importance in today's schools-how can educators effectively support the increasingly complex needs of families with children with disabilities.  This is the first comprehensive text in special education to discuss school-family collaboration from the perspective of full-service schools that embrace the principle of family-centered support services.  This new text covers the full range of school-based family support services designed to enhance family functioning.  Individual chapters discuss such topics as emotional support services, sibling support services, coping and stress supports, accessing school and community support services, family educational advocacy supports, positive behavioral supports, academic intervention supports, and transitional planning supports.

Chapter 1        Understanding Family Support Services in the Schools

 

Chapter 2        Providing Parental and Family Support in Diverse Schools

 

Chapter 3        Emotional Supports for Parents and Families

 

Chapter 4        Providing Support for Siblings

 

Chapter 5        Providing Coping and Stress Supports for Parents and Families

 

Chapter 6        Identifying and Accessing School Support Services for Parents and Families

 

Chapter 7        Partnering to Provide Community Support Services for Parents and Families

 

Chapter 8        Fostering Parent and Family Educational Advocacy

 

Chapter 9        Educational Support Services to Assist Parents and Families in Designing and Implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions

 

Chapter 10      Educational Support Services to Assist Parents and Families in Designing and Implementing Academic Intervention Programs

 

Chapter 11      Educational Support Services to Assist Parents and Families in Transition Planning and Programming

 

Chapter 12      Family Stories Illustrating School-Based Support