Parent–Professional Partnerships: A valuable context for addressing challenging behaviours

The Importance of Parent‐to‐Parent Support among Families of Children with Autism in the People’s Republic of China

“…Both programmes involved parent-to-parent support. As in many countries, the results of this study indicated that parent-to-parent interactions are an essential form of support (e.g., Dunlap & Fox;Hartman et al, 1992;Kerr & McIntosh, 2000;Klein & McCabe, 2007;Naseef, 2001). This was the case for various reasons, including the practical benefits of learning from each other, as well as mutual support and emotional benefits of feeling equal and comfortable with those who were similar to them.…”

“…Family support programmes may comprise multiple components, such as the development of relationships with other families with similar experiences (Dunlap & Fox, 2007). Parent-to-parent support programmes have been described as programmes 304 H. McCabe that generally match trained, experienced parents (usually volunteers) with parents for whom help is needed (Singer et al, 1999).…”

Different Disabilities, Different Attitudes Toward Parental Involvement In School In Israeli Teachers

“…family and educational staff (Dunlap & Fox, 2007). In addition, a reverse link was found between the level of PI and behavior problems.…”

“…2014;Badri et al, 2014;Dunlap & Fox, 2007;Hornby & Lafaele, 2011;Schechtman & Busharian, 2015). Parents often expect teachers to deal with these problems as professionals, while teachers, who have sometimes to deal with overpopulated classes, expect parents to educate their children and support them.…”

“…Studies have found a negative correlation between behavioral problems and parents' motivation to be involved (Hornby, 2011;Dunlap & Fox, 2007).…”