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caregivers exam questions and answers pdf: Disability is Natural Kathie Snow, 2001 In this user-friendly book, parents learn revolutionary common sense techniques for raising successful children with disabilities. When we recognize that disability is a natural part of the human experience, new attitudes lead to new actions for successful lives at home, in school and in communities. When parents replace today's conventional wisdom with the common sense values and creative thinking detailed in this book, all children with disabilities (regardless of age or type of disability) can live the life of their dreams. Readers will learn how to define a child by his or her assets - instead of a disability-related problem, and how to create new and improved partnerships with educators, health care professionals, family and friends |
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Mr. Smith tells a direct care worker that he would like his hot dog well done. The direct care worker should: Ignore Mr. Smith’s request and bring out a hot dog cooked like all the others. …
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Caregivers are often so concerned with caring for their relative’s needs that they lose sight of their own wellbeing. Please take just a moment to answer the following questions.
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