Families, Professionals, and Exceptionality by Ann Turnbull

Families, Professionals, and Exceptionality by Ann Turnbull

The best-known authors in the field of family and professional collaboration give readers a practical look at how teachers and families can empower, collaborate, and advocate for children with special needs. KEY TOPICS: The Family Systems Perspective: Family Characteristics, Interaction, Functions, and Life Cycle; History and Public Policy Related to Partnerships: Historical and Current Roles of Parents and Families; Policies and Family and Professional Partnerships; Strategies and Processes for Partnerships and Desired Outcomes: Seven Principles of Partnerships and Trust; Families as Partners in Communication and Collaboration, Evaluating a Student; Developing Individualized Plans; Meeting Families' Basic Needs; Professionals and Families as Partners for Student Outcomes MARKET: For special and general educators and related providers with a need to form successful partnerships with families of children with disabilities

Ann Turnbull is co-author of Exceptional Lives: Special Education in Today's Schools, Seventh Edition, and of more than 200 other publications about disability, professional-parent partnerships, and family quality of life. Rud Turnbull is also a co-author of Exceptional Lives, and of more than 200 other publications about disability policy, special education law, and the effect on policy on families and individuals affected by disability. Elizabeth Erwin is a co-author of books and articles about parent-professional partnerships and evidence-based implementation of special education policies, especially related to families and individualized, inclusive education of students with disabilities. Leslie Soodak is a co-author of books and articles about parent-professional partnerships and evidence-based implementation of special education policies, especially related to families and individualized, inclusive education of students with disabilities. Karrie Shogren recently graduated from The University of Kansas, and until taking her present position as assistant professor at The University of Illinois, was assistant professor of special education at The University of Texas at Austin.

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ISBN 13	9780133823196
ISBN 10	0133823199
Title	Families, Professionals, and Exceptionality
Author	Ann Turnbull
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Publisher	Pearson Education (US)
Year published	2014-01-22
Number of pages	432
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