Parent Power? Parent Power!
Mary Camplin
In this article, Mary Camplin, a parent of a child with special needs, (who does not wish to identify herself to IQJ readers in the interests of maintaining good relationships with the powers-that-be) relates her recent experiences as a Parent Consultant and founder of a Parents' Forum. She discovered that professionals have a much more positive attitude to parents groups that are led by professionals than to parent groups that are led by parents and carers. She also discovered that it is felt appropriate for parent groups to discuss decisions that have already been made, but not for them to make their own decisions.
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