The major goal for the family-focused approach is to
a. give the parents the financial support that they need to provide for their child.
b. help parents become more autonomous and less dependent on professionals.
c. tell the family how to raise their child.
d. give parents respite care when needed.
[Ques. 2] The family-centered model focuses on
a. the etiology of the disability.
b. the parents delivering the intervention. c. the strengths in the child and family.
d. the parental supportive system.
[Ques. 3] Which of the following is NOT a goal of the family-focused approach?
a. To help families become more autonomous
b. To help families form their own support networks
c. To allow families to be responsible for how to raise their child
d. To identify elements of the family's lifestyle that have caused the child's exceptionality
[Ques. 4] Identify five common sources of stress for families with children who are exceptional. For each source of stress, cite ways the field of special education has changed to support families.
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 5] How does the ecological approach to understanding exceptionality shape the interventions we develop for a child with exceptionalities?
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 6] An ecological approach is used
a. only as a medical model of understanding exceptionality and the child's limitations.
b. to incorporate the childs family, school, and community into his/her learning environment.
c. mainly with children with behavior problems to modify the environment.
d. to determine which component of the IPM works the best with certain exceptionalities.
[Ques. 7] Education intervention based on an ecological model would involve
a. looking for the medical causes of the disability.
b. treating the medical condition causing the disability.
c. examining the interaction of the individual's characteristics with the environment's demands. d. attempting to change the environment without reference to the individual.
[Ques. 8] The ecological approach to intervention focuses on
a. direct remediation of developmental delays.
b. the creation of family support services.
c. modification of the environment around the child. d. altering community expectations.
[Ques. 9] The shift away from the medical model of defining exceptionality is the result of
a. increasing recognition of the influence of the environment.
b. increasing use of technology.
c. increasing emphasis on parent advocacy. d. increasing concern regarding cultural bias.
[Ques. 10] With the recognition of the role of the environment, the field moved from a(n) _______________ model of exceptionality, which assumes that the physical condition or disease exists within the patient, to a(n) ____________ model, in which we see the child with exceptionalities in complex interaction with many environmental forces.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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