Interpretive Exercise Carol and Ed Johnson Have Three Children: Tony,age 15;Mark,age 12;and

question 63

Multiple Choice

Interpretive Exercise
Carol and Ed Johnson have three children: Tony,age 15;Mark,age 12;and Sarah,age 10.Tony,who is about to enter high school,has Down syndrome.He currently attends a regular middle school where he is in a self-contained special education program for most of the day.Tony's speech is difficult to understand so he uses a combination of speech and manual signs to communicate.He has a variety of physical problems,including a congenital heart defect and visual impairment.Academically,his skills are at the kindergarten to first grade level.Tony and Mark attend the same middle school and Mark sometimes rides the special education bus with Tony.Both Carol and Ed work full-time.Although she could earn more money working in a hospital or in a physicians office,Carol works as a school nurse so she can be home after school with Tony;the community does not have after-school programs for middle school students.
-Ed and Carol would like assistance with after-school care for Tony.From the social support approach,how should they proceed?

• A)find a neighbour who would be willing to care for Tony
• B)recruit one of the teacher's aides at school to baby-sit for Tony
• C)request that the school district bus Tony to a special after-school program in a neighbouring town
• D)meet with a social worker to identify professionals in the community who could assist them

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