Listening to Families (partial list)
ANDREWS FAMILY
Background Information
Family Members Present
Rita, mother
Eddie, father (second half of video)
Jeremy, son, 23 months
Ethnic/Cultural Background:
European-American
Residence:
Rita and Jeremy live in an apartment in
a small rural town (Ames, IA); Eddie
lives in a nearby town (Boone)
Occupation/Income:
Father provides family income; hourly
wage worker
Medical Information:
Jeremy was diagnosed with DandyWalker Syndrome at 3 months. He is
blind and has cerebral palsy with severe
muscle flaccidity and developmental
delays in many areas, including feeding.
Special Needs:
Jeremy is not sitting, crawling, or
speaking. He has no vision and requires
night feeding and a special diet.
EI Services:
Occupational therapy, physical therapy,
speech therapy, and a home education
visitor.
Videotape setting:
Mother’s home
Family Consultant1:
Eric McCollum, PhD
1This
person conducts the interview. S/he will not be traveling to Iowa and there does not need
to be a family consultant (like this individual). Their main role was to conduct the interviews for
these professional development DVDs.
I’ve modified the location for these families; students need to determine the services and
supports that will help this family should they have just moved to Ames, IA (service
coordination). The videos hail from Philadelphia – so we pretend they have recently moved to
the Midwest.
2
2
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videos are getting a little old but have some great examples of interviewing and diversity of families with young
children with diverse abilities (0-8)
Listening to Families (partial list)
Family Members Present
DUTTON FAMILY
Background Information
Pam, mother, 26
Pearl, grandmother (mother of Pam)
Khadijah, son 4 years
Jabril, son, 18 months
Bachcil, son, 18 months
Ethnic/Cultural Background:
African-American
Residence:
Pam and her children have been living
with her mother for a year in an
apartment in a large East Coast city.
They just moved to Ames, IA
Occupations/Income:
Pam worked as a grocery store cashier
for 7 years now she is a full-time
caregiver. Jabril receives Supplemental
Security Income (SSI), and the
children’s father provides child support.
Pearl works full-time as a housekeeper
and home healthcare aide.
Medical Information:
Jabril was born 2 ½ months premature
and was in intensive care for 2 weeks.
He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy
at 3 weeks.
Special Needs:
Nearing 3, Jabril is not yet crawling,
sitting independently, nor toilettrained. He also has language delays.
EI Services:
No services were provided until Jabril
entered an Easter Seal program when
he was 2. Not sure if we have “Easter
Seals” programs here in Ames, IA
Videotape Setting:
Church Parlor
Family Consultant1:
Insoo Kim Berg, ACSW
1This
person conducts the interview. S/he will not be traveling to Iowa and there does not need
to be a family consultant (like this individual). Their main role was to conduct the interviews for
these professional development DVDs.
2
http://www.childdevelopmentmedia.com/listening-to-families-building-a-family-partnership/ ($45.00) the
videos are getting a little old but have some great examples of interviewing and diversity of families with young
children with diverse abilities (0-8)
Listening to Families (partial list)
KING FAMILY
Background Information
Family Members Present:
Rich and Peg, parents, 40 & 38
Richard, son, 4
Kate, daughter, 2 ½
Ethnic/Cultural Background:
European-American
Residence:
Rented home in suburban area of a large East
Coast city
Occupation/Income:
Rich works as a management consultant in the
computer industry; his work requires weekly
travel. Peg is full-time caregiver; formerly, a
science journalist
Medical Information:
Kate was born prematurely (34 weeks) with
CHARGE syndrome (acronym for multiple birth
defects affecting the heart, hearing, nasal
passages, vision, esophagus, renal functions,
and physical or cognitive growth). She spent 4
weeks in neonatal intensive care unit and had
surgery after bit for an incomplete esophagus;
currently, she is awaiting major heart surgery
Special Needs:
Kate wears hearing aids, and her vision may
be limited. She has delayed growth and
development, low muscle tone, and is not
sitting or crawling. Her language is also
delayed.
Early Intervention Services:
Videotape Setting:
Kate received home-based speech and
hearing, physical and occupational therapy,
and educational services for 2 years. New,
center-based daily services provided by the
county began 3 weeks before videotaping.
Family home
Family Consultant1:
Lee Combrinck-Graham, MD
1This
person conducts the interview. S/he will not be traveling to Iowa and there does not need
to be a family consultant (like this individual). Their main role was to conduct the interviews for
these professional development DVDs.
2
http://www.childdevelopmentmedia.com/listening-to-families-building-a-family-partnership/ ($45.00) the
videos are getting a little old but have some great examples of interviewing and diversity of families with young
children with diverse abilities (0-8)
Listening to Families (partial list)
COLTON FAMILY
Background Information
Family Members Present
Ruth, mother
James, father
James McKinley, son, 11
John, son, 6
Carissa Noel, daughter, 13 months
Ethnic/Cultural Background:
African-American
Residence:
House in middle-class suburb of large
metropolitan area in Philadelphia. Moving to
Ames or Des Moines. Team chooses location.
Occupations/Income:
Middle-class; both parents are employed
full time
Medical Information:
Carissa was born full-term with Down
syndrome; she had open heart surgery
at six months. Currently, she has some
problems with ear infections
Special Needs:
Developmental Delays in language, crawling,
and walking
EI Services:
In Philadelphia, Carissa is receiving physical
therapy from an EI
home visitor (educator) who is also a
PT. The family is learning sign language
to facilitate communication. Family
wants early intervention services when
they move to Iowa.
Videotape Setting:
Family home
Family Consultant1:
Jana Staton, PhD
1This
person conducts the interview. S/he will not be traveling to Iowa and there does not
need to be a family consultant (like this individual). Their main role was to conduct the
interviews for these professional development DVDs.
2
http://www.childdevelopmentmedia.com/listening-to-families-building-a-family-partnership/ ($45.00) the
videos are getting a little old but have some great examples of interviewing and diversity of families with young
children with diverse abilities (0-8)