- PMD: 2,7
- Skill Level: Introduction
- Session 11: Consultation and Collaboration With Educators and Parents
- Live Chat:
(Posters available on demand at any time during the convention week and for sixty days thereafter.)
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- understand the comprehensive needs of parents of children diagnosed with low incidence disabilities related to resilience development.
- understand the school psychologists' role as consultant in leading effective resilience-building interventions for students and families.
- understand the Parent Resiliency Model that was developed as a result of this study.
Description
Authors present school psychologist focus group findings to help promote strategies for increasing parental resilience for families of children diagnosed with low-incidence disabilities. Authors present workshop evaluation results, research products, and implications for parents and school psychologists.
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Presenter(s)
Richard W. VanVoorhis, Youngstown State University
Kenneth L. Miller, Youngstown State University
Contributor(s)
Amy E. Williams, Susan M. Miller
