Question 1

The developmental changes that occur over time within a family are referred to as the ______.

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Question 2

The four major life cycle stages are early childhood (birth-5),school age (5-12),adolescent (12-21),and adulthood (21+).Select one of the life cycle stages and discuss both the parental and sibling issues that an individual with an exceptionality may present to his/her family.

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Question 3

Choose three issues from the list and discuss how professionals' attitudes toward parents and families have changed over time: vision,support and assistance,socialization,hope for the future,instructional emphasis,and social support.

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Question 4

List and briefly describe three of the seven family functions.

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Question 5

Briefly describe the three periods of parent-professional relationships as outlined in the chapter: (1)antagonistic and adversarial,(2)working partnerships,and (3)parent empowerment and family-centered relationships.Which group was responsible for much of the conflict between parents and professionals?

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Question 6

Describe the four key elements to Turnbull's model: family characteristics,family interaction,family functions,and family life cycle.How do these elements fit into the family systems concept?

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Question 7

Discuss how the roles of parents in parent-professional relationships have changed over time.

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Question 8

Discuss the positive impact on parent-professional that resulted from the implementation of PL 99-457 and PL 101-476.

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Question 9

Issues that the parents of a child with a disability might address when the child is an adolescent (ages 12-21)are

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Question 10

Establishing meaningful collaborative relationships with families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds requires the professional's respect of multiple facets of each family's value system and cultural traditions.Briefly discuss what this means for teachers.

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Question 11

Explain how the identification of an individual as disabled affects the entire family.Include in your discussion the perspectives of parents,grandparents,and siblings.

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Question 12

Explain why a disability should always be considered within a cultural context.

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Question 13

Discuss the impact of contemporary attitudes of professionals toward families with a child with a disability.

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Question 14

Discuss potential life cycle issues that parents and siblings may experience in each stage of the family life cycle: early childhood,school age,adolescence,and adulthood.

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Question 15

Why are life cycle functions considered highly age related?

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Question 16

Identify at least eight ways a teacher can exhibit cultural sensitivity.

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Question 17

According to Gargiulo,parental reaction to disability includes three stages and encompasses a wide variety of feelings and emotions.Identify the three stages and explain what occurs during each stage.

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Question 18

You,as a professional within the school,have begun working on a case involving an 8-year-old Hispanic boy.All evaluations indicate that the child has a mental disability.How would you notify the family of the news? What are some key considerations in this particular case that may affect how you proceed?

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Question 19

What is an underlying assumption of the family systems model?

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Question 20

Describe how effective alliances with caregivers can be developed.

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Quiz 4: Parents,Families,and Exceptionality