Working with Families of Children with Special Needs: The Parent Adviser Scheme.

Buchan, Linda; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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Working with Families of Children with Special Needs: The Parent Adviser Scheme.

Buchan, Linda; And Others

Child Care, Health and Development, v14 n2 p81-91 Mar-Apr 1988

The paper describes a project in a London (United Kingdom) community with many Bangladeshi families to provide regular support and counseling for families of children with severe developmental delays and intellectual or physical impairments. Twenty-four professional parent advisors including one Bangladeshi advisor have received special training and are serving 54 families. (DB)

Descriptors: Counselor Training, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Parent Counseling

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Bangladesh; United Kingdom

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