Partnerships From the Pews: Promoting Interagency Collaboration With Religious Organizations

Abstract

<jats:p> Religious organizations often serve as mainstays of communities, especially rural communities with otherwise limited support to promote improved transition outcomes. Yet, religious organizations appear not to be utilized as agencies in transition service partnerships. This article addresses involving religious organizations in the transition process through interagency collaboration by providing strategies, supported by literature, for engaging religious organizations as collaborative partners for community-based instruction and skill development opportunities for students preparing for adult life. Suggestions demonstrate how religious organizations and school systems can have mutually beneficial partnerships. </jats:p>

Faith and FACES: Black Parents’ Perceptions of Autism, Faith, and Coping

“…Given parents may find themselves advocating for their child (Richardson & Stoneman, 2015), educators can help parents communicate the need for accommodations to religious leaders or create modifications for the religious congregation to better support the child and family. Although educators may be reluctant to support children in religious settings (Bucholz et al, 2007), by focusing on opportunities for children to practice skills (regardless of setting), educators can help children generalize knowledge (Stewart-Ginsburg & Kwiatek, 2020;Stokes & Baer, 1977).…”