Facilitating the Meaningful Participation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families in the IFSP and IEP Process

By Chun Zhang, Tess Bennett. 2003

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Using Parent/Clinician Partnerships in Parent Education Programs for Children with Autism (2004, background): “Through this collaborative process between parents and professionals, participants can find ways to integrate professionals’ recommendations with the value system of the family and are less likely to compromise family beliefs (Kalyanpur & Harry, 1997; Zhang & Bennett, 2003).”
Autism From a Religious Perspective: A Study of Parental Beliefs in South Asian Muslim Immigrant Families (2010, background): “…underscores the pressing need for taking into account minority and indigenous beliefs and childrearing practices as applied to children with autism (Zhang & Bennett, 2003; Zionts & Zionts, 2003) One of the most seriously neglected groups is Muslim immigrant families who have children with…”
Collaboration with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families: Ideal versus Reality (2008, background): “…logistical supports for parents’ participation, and developing parent training programs have also been identified by Boyd and Correa; Gillis-Olion, Olion, and Holmes (1986); Obiakor, Algozzine, and Ford (1993); Rogers-Atkinson, Ochoa, and Delgado (2003); Thorp (1997); and Zhang and Bennett (2003).”