| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
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| Roundtable Rotation I:
Examining Parent Perspectives on Parent-Teacher Communication in Secondary Urban Schools |
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Roundtable Presentation 393 to be held in the Limestone Boardroom on Thursday, Nov 6, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Social Work TIG
and the Multiethnic Issues in Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Deirdre J Sharkey Walker,
Texas Southern University,
dsharkey@houstonisd.org
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| Abstract:
The purpose of the present study is to evaluate parent-teacher communication in an effort to improve parental involvement that target parents with children in urban schools. The results of the study indicated the most common communication between parent and teacher was when their child was performing poorly in the classroom. About forty two percent of the parents indicated they were receiving notes only when their child was performing poorly. On the other hand about forty eight percent of the parents reported they never received reports from the teacher on how well their child is doing in class.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Intergenerational Parenting: Practice and Policy Implications |
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Roundtable Presentation 393 to be held in the Limestone Boardroom on Thursday, Nov 6, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Social Work TIG
and the Multiethnic Issues in Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Maureen Rubin,
University of Texas San Antonio,
maureen.rubin@utsa.edu
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| Abstract:
The past decade has seen a tremendous increase in the number of grandparent headed households in the US. According to the 1997 US Census, almost 4 million children were raised in grandparent headed households. There are various reasons that grandparents take on the responsibility of care giving. Although the challenges for grandparents with youth with disabilities are addressed, very limited literature is available on the strain of caregiving when severe emotional disturbances are present. This paper, based on a SAMHSA funded system of care (SOC) site in a southeastern state in the United States, takes a look at the importance of evaluation in documenting the needs of grandparents as caregivers and provides a discussion on the role of the mental health team in making sure that grandparents are seen as an integral part of the team.
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