Abstract

This article describes an interdisciplinary college course designed to prepare students in psychology and related fields to work with children and families with special needs. Techniques are presented for meeting the goals of enhancing knowledge about developmental disabilities and chronic illness in childhood, including the scope of the problem and legal rights, increasing sensitivity to the impact of negative attitudes on this population, and utilizing a family systems approach.

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