Chapter 11: Families
Chapter Assessment
1. IDEA provisions include all of the following regarding parents except:
A. Parents will be part of the decision making team.
B. Parents will be regularly information of child’s progress.
C. Parents will be provided copies of evaluation reports.
D. Parents will be allowed to review and amend their child’s IEP.
2. All of the following are true statements regarding family systems theory except:
A. Families need rules for structure and change.
B. An individual can be understood without recognizing their family.
C. External interactions are essential to the life of the family.
D. Social networking is valued.
3. Which family life stage characterizes parents’ essential functions as tolerating efforts of
their child to distance them and providing the child support in establishing an identity?
A. early childhood
B. childhood
C. adolescence
D. adulthood
4. In which life stage would the individual with disabilities become more involved in the
decision making at IEP meetings in preparation to assume the role that has been held by
his or her parents?
A. early childhood
B. childhood
C. adolescence
D. adulthood
5. The definition of family reflected in the textbook include all of the following elements
except
A. Two or more people
B. Who regard themselves as family
C. Who perform the functions of family
D. Who are related by birth
6. Which is the central principle in system theory?
A. No individual can be understood without recognizing how he or she fits within the
entire family
B. Families need rules for structure
C. Families need rules for change
D. Family interaction with the school, community, extended family, and friends is
essential to the life of the family
7. This stage is characterized by themes of decentralization and the relaxing of boundaries.
A. Birth and Early Childhood
B. Childhood
C. Adolescence
D. Adulthood
8. A primary task for families at this stage is receiving and accepting their child’s disability
diagnosis.
A. Birth and Early Childhood
B. Childhood
C. Adolescence
D. Adulthood
9. Which of the following is not a common belief across all cultures?
A. Family Constellation
B. Time
C. Tradition/Technology
D. Belief about Disabilities
10. Which of the following is not a suggestion for providing diagnostic feedback to families?
A. Provide feedback in a private, safe, and comfortable environment.
B. Outline what the school is willing to provide
C. Keep the number of professionals to a minimum.
D. Begin by asking parents their feelings about the child’s strengths as well as
weaknesses.
11. True or False The primary responsibilities in working with families are to understand the
family needs and to facilitate family participation in decision making.
12. True or False With every reauthorization of IDEA, the role of parents and families have
continually become less significant.
13. True or False The stage of adolescence may be more influenced by a family’s cultural
context than in any other stage of life.
14. True or False In order to provide culturally sensitive and responsive services, it is
necessary for you to know everything about a particular culture.
15. True or False The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires formal transition
planning for students with disabilities beginning at the age of 16.
16. True or False In systems theory, the family is viewed as a complex and interactive social
system.
17. True or False All parents go through the same process and sequential order in accepting
their child’s disability diagnosis.
18. True or False Every culture is monolithic.
19. True or False No cultural group is homogeneous.
20. True or False Research on the positive contributions of having a child with a disability
finds that the child serves as a catalyst for increased spirituality of family
members.
21. True or False Families have different information needs at different life stages.
22. Explain why is it important for “every individual who participates in a collaborative
activity to begin with the understanding that the only culture one understands is one’s
own.”
23. List and explain five suggestions for providing culturally responsive services and family-
centered programs.
24. Describe two key principles of family systems theory.
25. Using a definition broader than the traditional nuclear view, define and give an example
of family.
26. Discuss why professionals must understand families and their perspectives.
27. Discuss and give an example of what is meant by a family undergoing a transition in a
life stage.
28. Discuss what the impact might be upon a family of a child who is identified with a
disability, including stressors they may face in family-professional interactions.
29. List and describe one way as a professional, you can assist families in making
successful age-related transitions within each life cycle stage.
30. Describe four value sets common across all cultures known as Cultural Continua.
31. Describe three barriers to the family’s ability to participate in school activities and
meetings.
32. Explain when an interpreter should be used and five recommendations for
communicating with a family.
33. What are three important points to consider when examining cultural contexts?
34. Discuss five ways to develop cross-cultural competence.
35. What information are you responsible for providing for a family who has just learned that
their child has a disability and in what context should it be framed?
Chapter 11: Families
Chapter Assessment
