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EJ571917 EC619874
Title: A Short Course in Sensitivity Training: Working with Hispanic Families of Children with Disabilities.Author(s): Alvarez, Lourdes I. Gonzalez
Source: TEACHING Exceptional Children, v31 n2 p73-77 Sep-Oct 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Notes: Theme Issue: Inclusive Schools and Schoolwide Achievement.
ISSN: 0040-0599
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAY1999
Target Audience: Practitioners
Gives recommendations
for providing culturally sensitive service coordination for Hispanic
families, including become part of the family, be flexible, accept
different views of time and punctuality, be accessible, speak the
language, be aware of views of authority, and understand why families
may not follow up on recommendations. (CR)
Descriptors: Coordination; *Cultural Awareness; *Cultural Differences;
*Disabilities; *Early Intervention; Family Relationship; *Hispanic
Americans; Infants; Minority Group Children; *Sensitivity Training;
Services; Toddlers
