The CRAF-E4 Family Engagement Model
Building Practitioners’ Competence to Work with Diverse Families
- 1st Edition - April 26, 2014
- Authors: Iheoma Iruka, Stephanie Curenton, Winnie Eke
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 0 4 1 5 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 0 4 6 7 - 9
The CRAF-E4 Family Engagement Model: Building Practitioners’ Competence to Work with Diverse Families lays out how mental health practitioners can best engage parents in their chi… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe CRAF-E4 Family Engagement Model: Building Practitioners’ Competence to Work with Diverse Families lays out how mental health practitioners can best engage parents in their children's education for the child’s best educational outcome. The book presents several different engagement strategies, allowing for differences in socio-political, cultural, and parental beliefs and understandings. Topics include information from early childhood, family processes, efficacy, racial socialization, and social capital.
While of interest to educators and parents, this book is written primarily for the clinician, in particular clinicians working with vulnerable child and parent populations, who may be struggling with learning or developmental disabilities.
- Concise, practical guide
- Useful to psychologists, educators, and parents
Chapter 1. CRAF-E4: Increasing the Capacity and Engagement of Diverse Families
- 1.1 Description of the CRAF-E4
- 1.2 CRAF-4E—Implications for Practice
- 1.3 Using the CRAF-E4 to Enhance Family Engagement
Chapter 2. The Diversity of Families and Changing Demographic Trends
- 2.1 The Changing Face of U.S. Families
- 2.2 Implications for Practice
- 2.3 Reflection Questions for Teachers and Practitioners
Chapter 3. Providing Resources to Help Address Challenges Faced by Families
- 3.1 Becoming Educated About the Challenges
- 3.2 Implications for Practice
- 3.3 Reflection Questions
Chapter 4. Understanding the Strengths and Resilience of Diverse Families
- 4.1 Building on the Strengths and Resiliency of Diverse Families
- 4.2 Implications for Practice
- 4.3 Reflection Questions
Chapter 5. Examination of Teachers’ and Practitioners’ Biases
- 5.1 Addressing Practitioner Bias
- 5.2 Implications for Practice
- 5.3 Reflection Questions
- No. of pages: 56
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 26, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124104150
- eBook ISBN: 9780124104679
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