Do You Hear What I Hear?: Parents and Professional Working Together for Children With Special Needs

This book is unique. Ann P. Turnbull, Co-Director, Beach Center for Families and Disabilities, University of Kansas, states, "Cutting through the rhetoric and jargon of the partnership literature, Janice Fialka and Karen Mikus offer us an entirely fresh, dynamic, and interactive way to gain new insights. They have "colored outside the lines" in creating a dialogue that enables us, the readers to gain insights about the partnership dynamics between parents and professionals. In their unique creation, we learn about the feelings, hopes, fears, uncertainties, and expectations from both parent and professional perspectives. Whether you are a parent, professional, or both, you are in for treat in not only getting more in touch with your own feelings but with the feelings of your significant partner. I strongly recommend it to you with every confidence that new insights are here for everyone."

Do You Hear What I Hear? is designed to be used by parents of children with special needs, professionals who work with families, university faculty members, and other trainers. it is filled with thoughtful stories, suggestions for next steps in partnerships, and practical insights. Highly readable, it is a resource which can enhance self-reflection, personnel preparation, and parent-professional training.