The article responds to a parent's questions on an exceptional child's readiness for mainstreaming. Lists of information to be gathered, both before the individual planning conference and at the conference, are provided, including information on such areas as possible placements and educational goals of different programs. (PHR)

Proposes a model for school-based parent conferences which are change-focused and developed from the principles of family and behavior therapy. Argues that a series of intermittent parent conferences across the school year can provide significant therapeutic impact. (LLL)

Uses case studies to illustrate adaptations of reframing by the school psychologist in a single-parent conference. The family is offered a reformulation of the child's problem in interactional terms. The underlying motivation is shown in a positive light and gives the family a new definition of the situation. (Author/JAC)

Investigates moral issues in delivering good and bad news, examining episodes of good and bad news in ordinary conversation and in institutional settings, then describing an interaction between a teacher and a parent. As the parent blames the teacher for the student's poor performance, and the teacher delicately notes the student's need to mature,…

Discusses student-led parent-teacher conference model and demonstrates how this model can successfully meet the needs of teachers, students and parents. Discusses model's phases of preparation, implementation and evaluation. Provides a step-by-step guideline, along with a case study. (BH)

Presents a home-school collaboration model which includes parent involvement, parent conferences, parent education, and parent counseling. Illustrates an inverse relationship between parental needs and counselor time and skills. (Author)

Although much is written about the importance of parent/teacher communication with emphasis on the significant impact of parent/teacher conferences, teachers report a lack of formal training. Neither institutions of higher education nor the public schools appear to provide clear policy and procedure for parent/teacher conferences. Thus, teachers…

Presents a two-session in-service program for teachers and suggests how counselors can emphasize human relations training and test interpretation skills for teachers. First, teachers review human relation skills as they apply to interpreting tests to parents. The other session is an elaboration of procedure for interpreting test profiles.…

Surveys completed by beginning elementary teachers revealed that one of their greatest concerns was perceived inability to deal with parents. Attempted to apply to real world of parent-teacher conferencing that which is learned by beginning teachers in role-play situation. Suggests counselors use such inservice education with new teachers. (NB)

This paper focuses on the first steps (Planning and Organization) of a three-stage model designed to help school personnel deal with problem-oriented parent-teacher conferences. Seven distinct steps of the Planning and Organization stage are described in detail: (1) specifying the problem; (2) organizing information; (3) specifying objectives; (4)…