Deck 2: In Partnership With Families

Question 1

A statement such as "It must be very frustrating and tiring to take your child to so many medical appointments" shows

A) Bargaining
B) Crisis intervention
C) Empathy
D) All of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Anger and resentment are the first expected parental reactions.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Research suggests that more positive outcomes for children result when fathers are involved.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Understanding the differences between mainstream culture and the cultures of specific families is critical to the _________ approach to intervention

A) Behaviorist
B) Developmental
C) Adaptive
D) Ecological

Question 5

Guidance about what to do now is a basic need of parents who seek professional help.

Question 6

A good way to help parents with developmental disabilities is to

A) Provide a concrete, written list of things to do
B) Help parents interpret child's behavior
C) Shift child care to someone in the home who is more capable
D) Explain what you want them to do in detail so they will understand

Question 7

An interpreter is the same as a translator.

Question 8

Families pass through developmental and nondevelopmental changes which produce varying amounts of stress for all members.

Question 9

Formal meetings inviting all parents should be conducted once-per-week in center-based programs.

Question 10

What is true of foster caregiving?

A) Foster caregiving is fortunately decreasing in the United States.
B) Early interventionists must be concerned about attachment and emotional development in foster children.
C) Foster parents should be excused from participating in home and center activities.
D) A foster home is not appropriate for home visits.

Question 11

P.L. 105-17 (1997 Amendments to IDEA) set the stage for

A) Family-professional collaboration
B) Nondiscrimination for people with disabilities
C) Family-centered early intervention
D) All of the above

Question 12

A childrearing practice that is not culture-sensitive is

A) Doing the best they can
B) Child independence
C) Parents as teachers
D) Discipline

Question 13

The successful education of children with disabilities will demand

A) That parents accept the disability and are not emotional about the problem
B) That parents always remain calm and in command
C) That parents accept everything the professional tells them to do and do it without questions
D) That an effective partnership exists between parents and professionals

Question 14

Parents of young children with disabilities often report that

A) They are confused because even the "experts" disagree about causes of developmental delays
B) Their pediatrician called their attention to their child's problem shortly after birth
C) They were told exactly how to help their child, and they were successful the first time
D) Professionals who examined their child agreed on the cause of their child's problem

Question 15

The first duty of the professional is to insist that parents face the child's limitations.

Question 16

Parent involvement in the education of young children

A) Is less important when children attend a preschool
B) Is rapidly being recognized as essential if children are to achieve their potential
C) Is not as important as had been thought, according to recent research
D) Is not practical, as most parents work

Question 17

Methods of increasing parent involvement are

A) Home-based interventions, passports, observations by parents
B) Written handouts, observations by parents, home-based interventions
C) Parent groups, written handouts, medical intervention
D) Passports, medical intervention, observations by parents

Question 18

Parent involvement is the best indicator of parent concern.

Question 19

A family resource center is an excellent way to access parent support groups.

Question 20

Only parents should be included in conferences and planning.

Question 21

Explain the role of "active listening" in professional-parent interaction.

Question 22

What is an "authoritarian" parenting style? What is an "egalitarian" parenting style?

Question 23

Explain what Fialka meant when she used the "dance of partnership" to describe the critical role of parents. Be sure to discuss the 3 phases that parents and professionals experience.

Question 24

Briefly explain the differences between "individualistic" and "collectivist" views of personal development and behavior.

Question 25

List some resources likely to be helpful to teen parents who lack support.

Question 26

What is often the first reaction of parents learning of a child's disability?

Question 27

Briefly compare the attitudes toward disabilities that are influenced by religion.

Question 28

Describe each of the emotional stages through which parents of children with disabilities may pass and suggest ways in which teachers may be helpful to those parents.

Question 29

Describe a model parent orientation meeting. What are the essential features before, during, and after the meeting?

Question 30

List the basic needs of parents who seek professional help. How can teachers assist in the fulfillment of those needs?

Question 31

Roos identifies eight categories of mishandling of parents' basic needs. Discuss these categories.

Question 32

Offer suggestions for helping educators understand and include immigrant families who face unique challenges.

Question 33

Briefly explain the differences shown in parenting by child's gender in different cultures.

Question 34

Describe the types of services that family resource centers such as Parents Helping Parents can provide to help support families.

Question 35

Discuss the impact of poverty on families that have children with disabilities.

Question 36

What are the four subsystems in Family Systems Theory?

Question 37

Discuss ways that denial can actually serve families and become a positive and necessary element in their lives.

Question 38

Discuss the more positive alternative to the "grief" view of adjustment that is experienced by parents of children with disabilities.

Question 39

Discuss concerns and questions of siblings of children with disabilities. How can early interventionists assist siblings?

Question 40

What is a "passport"? How is it used?