Challenges and Barriers to Effective Family Partnerships
Driving Questions
- What challenges exist that keep educators and clinicians from facilitating effective partnerships with families?
- What barriers do families and communities face when interacting with schools, agencies, and clinics?
- Why are certain family and community activities the norm in organizational settings?
- What opportunities exist to create effective partnerships?
- Who decides what is best for a child?
- Who has the authority to make social, emotional, and academic decisions for children?
The scenarios in the following chapters provide opportunities to explore these questions. As you read, we encourage you to consider what currently exists in your community and to imagine what might be possible. As you read the stories, write down your responses to the driving questions above.
