The Increasing Interest in the Family as a Focus for Intervention

question 7

Multiple Choice

The increasing interest in the family as a focus for intervention is based on the following assumption:

• A) Intervention for young children with exceptionalities should not be the concern of the public schools.
• B) Families are capable of providing the supports needed by children with exceptionalities until they reach school age.
• C) Involving and supporting families is likely to be a more powerful intervention than focusing exclusively on the child.
• D) Only minimal intervention is needed for young children with exceptionalities until they are school age.

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