Family-Centered Practice: Multimedia Illustrations

Title Key Content Duration Link
Allison's Reflection: Examining and Confronting Assumptions This video is episode 10 of a 26-part series on how teachers can partner with families to raise student achievement by Flamboyan Foundation. 3:24 View
Practitioner Family-Centered Practices for Working with Families Several brief vignettes with Early Interventionists, families, children interacting in the home setting as examples of family-centered practices. 3:32 View
CONNECT Video 4.2: The Family’s Viewpoint Aaron, the father of little Aaron, a 4-year-old boy in a preschool classroom, shares his story and goals for his family’s future. 1:37 View

 
CONNECT Video 4.3: Description of the Family-Professional Partnership Framework Dr. Ann Turnbull, Distinguished Professor, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Beach Center on Disability, describes the family professional partnership framework to illustrate partnership-oriented practices. 3:19 View

 
CONNECT Video 4.1: Perspectives of Dr. Beth Harry Beth Harry, Professor, and Chair of Special Education at the University of Miami discusses the importance of earning the trust of parents from diverse backgrounds by demonstrating respect for their perspectives. Dr. Harry has described the transforming impact of her daughter with special needs on her personal and professional life. She is a nationally recognized leader in research related to cultural diversity within the field of special education, especially on the topic of family-professional partnerships. 2:56 View

 
Embrace Possibilities The video shares information from the perspectives of families, early care and education, and early intervention service providers on how to identify a possible delay in development or a disability in an infant or toddler. Families share how information, support, and resources were provided to them, and what was most helpful. 15:51 View
Francisco and the Diego Family The Diego family story allows participants to consider the family's cultural values and beliefs, experiences, and successes; and to think about how this relates to their work with young children with disabilities and their families in their communities. 10:37 View 
Getting Services Started The processes of early identification; referral to early intervention to determine eligibility for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C services; and support to families who are accessing services are reviewed. 24:01 View
The Individualized Education Program: Partnering for Success This video considers the IEP process from various perspectives and explore how teams work together to create inclusive experiences that are supported by the IEP process. 46:48 View
The IEP Team Process: Chapter 1 – IDEA and IEPs An introduction for families to Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), FAPE, and other aspects of IDEA (2004). 4:20 View
Using Video for Really Watching Early Interventionist Megan Klish Fibbe demonstrates how the use of video can help providers observe infants and toddlers and observe family strengths 1:52 View
EcoMap An early intervention service provider demonstrates the development of an ecomap as the provider and a mom talk about the family. 6:13 View