Conducting Effective Conferences with Parents of Children with Disabilities
Subtitle: A Guide for Teachers
Publisher: The Guilford Press; Guilford Press
Published: March 10, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781572305533
Subjects: Child & developmental psychology; Child welfare; Disability: social aspects; Educational psychology; Parent-teacher conferences; Parents And Special Education; Education / Teaching; Special Education - General; Education; Parents of children with disabilities; Counseling - General; Parent Participation; Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Psychology; Counseling of; Children with disabilities; Parents of children with disab
First sentence: There are numerous books and other resources to help teachers educate children.
Description: "This book provides the knowledge and skills needed to conduct effective conferences with parents of children with disabilities. Readers gain a solid understanding of the challenges that families face as a consequence of childhood disability and the issues that are likely to arise in meetings with school professionals. Reviewing the basic elements of parent-teacher conferencing, Seligman highlights ways to develop strong listening and responding skills, establish rapport, and engage parents who may feel anxious, frustrated, or angry. Also addressed are the requirements of the legally mandated Individualized Education Program conference. Enhancing the book's utility are sample dialogues, role-play scenarios and exercises, and referral sources and publications suitable for recommendation to parents. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.