Working with Parents: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Therapists

In the 1980s working with parents in the education and care of their children was more often preached than practised by professionals. However, recent government committees and legislation both in the UK and USA at the time had repeatedly stressed the importance of parental participation. This applied not only to children with special needs, but to all children, and indeed there was considerable evidence to suggest that parents wanted to be involved and that the child benefited as a result.

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