In the first chapter, which is the theoretical part of my dissertation, I present the different types of special needs and analyse them in detail. The descriptions have been summarized from the Placement of Children with Special Needs Act, which specifies them. Then, I introduce the types of programmes that educate children with special needs. I thoroughly examine the inclusion of children with special needs in their own family and the society. I also look into the relationship between the parents and the children with special needs. The theoretical introduction is concluded with the presentation of the placement committee, while also presenting the relationship of the parents of children with special needs towards the committee and the placement process.
The special education placement process is very complex and accompanied by various emotional states of the children and their parents as well. In my work as a special education teacher, I myself recognized parental distress in some individuals and their mistrust towards the school’s professional workers, which was usually most apparent right after transferring to this new program.
In the empirical part of the dissertation, I discovered that during the special education placement process the parents experience both positive and negative emotions. Parents are usually satisfied with the placement process as well as with the professional workers involved in it. However, I found out that if parents started to distrust the professional workers during the placement process that negatively affected their experience of the process itself.
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