A selection of four papers from those presented at the CEC Northwest Regional Conference (Vancouver, British Columbia, October 21-24, 1970) deals with the involvement of parents in school programs. Beryl Gridley briefly skims the area of work with parents of exceptional children while Vera Brinson details work with parents of preschoolers. Ila…

The article addresses itself to parents of deaf adolescents concerning involvement in social situations. (CD)

The pamphlet, written for physicians and other health professionals who counsel parents, explain five factors which put women at high risk of giving birth to a child with Down's Syndrome and three antenatal diagnostic techniques. Five factors identified as indicating high risk are advanced maternal age (over 40 years old), a previous child with…

Parents of deaf-blind children frequently have common needs and experience definite critical times of stress as their child matures. Parents need emotional understanding and support, information and facts, a greater degree of active participation in habilitation planning, a self image of themselves as competent and participating community members,…

The Parent Outreach Program was initiated to link parents who are already raising children with disabilities with new parents of disabled children. (SB)

Offered are suggestions for more effective interpretation of mental retardation to parents for trainees and professionals doing team evaluations in interdisciplinary settings. (Author/DB)

Derived from a paper presented at a symposium at the Mott Foundation, Flint Michigan, 1968. (RJ)

The text is primarily intended to encourage a particular attitude among teachers to guide them in their relationships with parents, and secondarily to be useful directly to parents. Through an analysis of the parent teacher conference relationship, the author presents particular concepts and outlines a plan of action. Personal dynamics of both the…

A psychologist discusses efforts at the Boston Center for Blind Children to help parents adjust to the demands of their multiply-handicapped, visually-impaired children. The following programs are found to be helpful: an infant home visiting program (see EC 062 470)in which parents develop their role through participating in an individualized…

The pamphlet uses diagrams and a question and answer format to explain briefly the causes and symptoms of Down's Syndrome and the risks of bearing children with Down's Syndrome for women over 35 years old. Discussed are such topics as typical IQ range for children with Down's Syndrome, the three genetic types of Down's Syndrome, and the function…

To be successful, parent education must be a major commitment and not just an appendage of a child-centered program for hearing impaired children. (Author)