Unconditional Love Dennison Analysis

The Dennison’s Unconditional love. These two words hold a great deal of meaning. The concept of unconditional love can be a difficult emotion to grasp until you have witnessed and experienced it first-hand. Raising a child with a disability is no easy task. It takes a great deal of love, courage, dedication, patience, and teamwork. When people think of having children, most do not imagine themselves raising a child with a disability, they image raising a perfectly healthy, “normal” child. However, for some families this is not the case. Cheryl and Ken Dennison are one of the many families raising a child with a disability. Spending a day with this family opened up a whole new world of experiences for me. I not only learned the hardships and …show more content…
In order to establish and maintain collaboration during Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings, Cheryl and Ken receive the IEP ahead of time for review and suggestions on what goals to add, change, or delete for Jake. This allows Cheryl and Ken to feel active and involved in their son’s education. The school also allows Jake’s in-home therapist to attend these meetings as well so that all professionals can be involved and working as a unified front to provide the best possible care and opportunities for Jacob. This also allows the IEP goals to be implemented in the home setting, not just at school, especially the goals related to occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy. Educators play a large role in supporting children with disabilities. Ken specified that the most effective thing an educator can do to support his son is to listen. He said that educators need to listen to the parents and implement strategies and processes that the parents desire for their child. Most parents know the needs and wants of their child better than anyone else. School personnel need to keep this in mind when working with all families, not just families of children with