PEDS Lecture 1

Question 1

What is the Education for All Handicapped Children Act?

Answer 1

• Eventually became IDEA
• Zero Reject Concept “No Child can be excluded”
• Must accommodate for individual’s need via IEP (parent can request specific needs for IEP)

Question 2

What is IDEA?

Answer 2

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• Part B for school-aged children (3-21 y.o.)
• Part C for children from Birth to 3 y.o.
• Most recent amendment in 2004 mandates funding in catholic and private schools for disabled individuals
• Mandates that individuals receive a FAPE (free appropriate public education)
• Grant based program by the United States government

Question 3

What is the ADA?

Answer 3

• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Law preventing discrimination against individual’s with disabilities
• Employers and schools must provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities

Question 4

What is section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act?

Answer 4

• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a national law that protects qualified individuals from
  discrimination based on their disability (similar to ADA)

Question 5

What is the difference between multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary?

Answer 5

• Multidisciplinary = many disciplines, but not necessarily interacting
• Interdisciplinary = across disciplines, but with strict boundaries
• Transdisciplinary = across disciplines, enforce others’ boundaries

Question 6

What are the key elements to family-centered intervention?

Answer 6

o Positiveness (thinking the best of families),
o Responsiveness (doing what needs to be done)
o Orientation to the whole family
o Friendliness (treating parents as friends)
o Sensitivity (placing oneself in the parent’s shoes)
o Child and community skills

Question 7

What is the incidence of child abuse and neglect in the US?

Answer 7

10.6 per 1,000