Audio 3.1: Marshall Peter Marshall Peter, the father of a now deceased child with multiple disabilities and founding Director of the Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), shares advice on communication and stresses the importance of listening (running time: 2 min., 12 sec.). View TranscriptMarshall: Probably the single most important piece…
Audio 2.4: Patricia Ojeda Ms. Ojeda is a Bilingual Information Specialist at the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC) serving the families of children with disabilities. The Autism spectrum diagnosis given four years ago to one of her two children significantly changed what she thought her role in life would be. She decided to learn…
Audio 2.3: Joseph Anderson Mr. Anderson is the father of five children, four of whom received early intervention services. He has committed his life to advocating for and mentoring families and youth both through his career in early intervention and by serving on numerous local, state and federal committees (running time: 0 min. 34 sec.).…
Audio 2.1: Mary Jo Paladino Ms. Paladino is the mother of six children so she has had the joy of experiencing many transitions. She has worked in early intervention since 1989 in Colorado and Indiana. She is currently consulting with the Indiana State Department of Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine on a…
Video 2.2: The family’s viewpoint Rosemary, the mother of Tamiya, a two year old girl turning three with developmental delays shares her view on the upcoming transition of her daughter into a childcare program. (running time: 2 min. 27 sec.) View TranscriptRosemary: My little baby girl is on her way to preschool. I…
Audio 1.2: Christine’s perspective (Luke’s mother) The mother of Luke, a three year old boy with developmental delays, shares her perspective a few months later after he has enrolled in a childcare program. She discusses her feelings about using embedded interventions both at home and in the program (running time: 2 min. 32 sec.). …
Video 1.2: The family’s viewpoint Christine, the mother of Luke, a 3 year old boy with developmental delays shares her view on a dilemma to include her son in a childcare program (running time: 2 min. 20 sec.). View TranscriptChristine: When we first thought about enrolling Luke in a childcare program, we were nervous…
Handout 4.7: Family-Professional Partnership Scale (Family Version) Resource Type: Handout This handout was developed by the Beach Center and is for a parent or family to use to report the extent to which they are satisfied with the partnership being developed with a professional. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-4.7.pdf
Handout 4.8: Family-Professional Partnership Scale (Professional Version) Resource Type: Handout This handout was developed by the Beach Center and is for a teacher or professional to use to report the extent to which they are satisfied with the partnership being developed with a parent or family. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-4.8.pdf
Handout 4.6: Conversation Guide for Partnership Assessment Resource Type: Handout This handout is a conversation guide a teacher can use with a mentor to discuss and reflect on the extent to which partnership-oriented practices were implemented with a parent. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-4.6.pdf