An infant is assessed as low-functioning. The family's social worker should help the family understand that
A. the major causes of mental retardation are found in the parent's genetic characteristics, not in their behavior.
B. they can be helped to meet the child's needs and that community services are available to them.
C. the child should probably be paced in a specialized facility.
D. the parent's should consider specialized foster care.
B. they can be helped to meet the child's needs and that community services are available to them.
B is the only concept that starts from a "strengths" perspective, emphasizing the possible and assuring that the family will be able to manage this crisis and make a reasonable adjustment. The other alternatives are negative and warranted by the description of the child's condition.
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