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Collaborative Family Partnerships
Collaborative family partnerships one indicator of high quality program
DAP Guideline for Practice
ECSE Recommended Practice
TRAC Partnering with Families to
Support Children’s Learning
Parent Involvement Philosophy Parents have the right and responsibility to share in
decisions about their child’s care and education.
Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Parent/Provider Involvement
Respect, cooperation,
shared responsibility
Regular, two-way communication
Welcome in program,
participation
Shared decision making
Parent choices and
preferences respected
Shared knowledge about
child
Source of information,
engage in planning for
child
Links families to services
and resources
Definition of a Family
“Families are big, small, extended, nuclear, multi-generational, with one parent, two parents and grandparents. We live under one roof or many. A family can be as temporary as a few weeks, as permanent as forever. We become part of a family by birth, adoption, marriage, or from a desire for mutual support...A family is a culture unto itself, with different values and unique ways of realizing its dreams; together, our families become the source of our rich cultural heritage and spiritual diversity... Our families create neighborhoods, communities, states, and nations.”Source: Edelman, Larry et al., (1991) Getting on Board, Training activities to Promote the Practice of Family Centered Care.
Origins of Family-Centered Services
• Group of philosophies, attitudes, and approaches in caring for children with special needs and their families.
• First identified in 1988 by former Surgeon General Koop.
• Embodied in IDEA
Family Centered Philosophy
Family is constant in child’s
life
Families want what is best for their children
Families have different strategies to reach dreams
and different needs No single approach
is the right
approach
Family Centered Philosophy
Principles for Delivering Family Centered Services
Respect family values and
culture
Trust family judgment Work together
Be flexible Look at the whole picture
Recognize parents as
decision makers
Relate to family as people