The Special Family

Authors

  • Noel Dillon
  • Bernadette Murphy
  • Martha Mulligan

Keywords:

Special Family, Special Needs, SET, Special Education Teacher, Resource, Support, Liaison, Home-School, Network, Community, Local, Partnership, Team, Collaboration, Communication, Teacher, Educator, Classroom, Environment, Needs, Special Child

Abstract

As special educators all our concern, energy and expertise is expended on the special children in our care. Until we understand a special family with all its struggles and joys we cannot hope to adequately reach the special child. 

References

Cunningham, C. (1982). Down's Syndrom: An introduction for Parents. London: Souvenir Press.

Featherstone. H. (1980). A Difference in the Family. New York: Basic Books, Inc.

Millard, D.M. (1984). Daily Living with a Handicapped Child. London: Croom Helm.

Moloney, E. (1984). Evaluating a counselling programme for mothers of physically handicapped children. Unpublished M. Psych. Sc. dissertation. Dublin: University College.

Stone, J., and Taylor, F. (1977). A Handbook for Parents with a handicapped child. Triptree: Arrow.

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Published

2022-11-30

How to Cite

Dillon, N., Murphy, B., & Mulligan, M. (2022). The Special Family. REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 1(1), 23–28. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/531

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (1987)

Section

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