Early Intervention
School-Identified Disabilities and Services
Religious Orientation
May affect interaction and participation
Affects how children are reared
Observance of holidays
Codes
Moral
Religious practices
Dress
Changing Family
Form and function
Move from agrarian to urban
Large working class
Women in the work force
Ethnic Proportions Changing
Values Change
Implications for Professionals
Language tolerance - attitude
Lifestyles - value all
Diversity - see through difference lenses and celebrate the diversity
Must shape programs to meet needs