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?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Antagonistic and adversarial
Eugenics movement – sought to improve quality of humankind through selective breeding
Laws forbidding marriage between individuals with intellectual disabilities-led to calls for sterilization the goal of which was to reduce the number of “unfit” parents and inferior offspring
Refrigerator moms – cold, detached, uncaring, and rigid-responsible for children with autism
Period characterized by professional dominance
Working Partnerships
Families of children with disabilities dealt with professionals that were apathetic, improved with the enactment of PL 94-142
Education no longer a privilege but a right
New era – new relationships with parents and professionals
Parents actively involved in identification, assessment, program planning, evaluation, and LRE decisions.
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What will be an ideal response?