In Chapter 4, we explore family-centered approaches to treatment and education. These approaches address the critical role that families play in supporting individuals' well-being and development. They importance of collaboration and partnership between professionals and families in order to create a comprehensive support system. By including families in decision-making, goal setting, and intervention planning, these approaches aim to increase the effectiveness and sustainability of treatment and education programs. Within studies it has shown that family-centered approaches can lead to improved outcomes for individuals, as they address the unique needs and strengths of each family unit (Hallahan, Pullen, & Kauffman, 2022).
The approaches
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FCC places the family at the center of decision-making and involves them within all aspects of the treatment and educational process.
Key features of Family-Centered Care
The first feature is collaborative partnerships. FCC emphasizes the importance of building collaborative partnerships between professionals and families. It recognizes that families have unique knowledge and expertise about their child, and professionals value and respect their input (Hallahan, Pullen, & Kauffman, 2022).
Another feature of FCC is s hared decision-making. In FCC, decisions regarding the child's treatment and education are made collaboratively, with input from both professionals and families. This ensures that the perspectives, values, and goals of the family are taken into account (Hallahan, Pullen, & Kauffman, 2022).
For professional educators, serving children in schools ultimately means serving the family as well; therefore, the schools systems must adopt practices which will move school systems, procedures, perspectives, protocols and program policies, towards wellbeing of family-centered in the framework of teaching and