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ZoeZoe is the only child of Sarah and Martha. Zoe is 8 months old and has Down Syndrome. This was discovered at birth as neither parent wanted prenatal testing. Martha was very upset with this news and has had a very difficult time interacting and engaging with Zoe. Martha tends to leave most of the parenting to Sarah. Martha is an engineer and is often required to travel for her work and Sarah is an occupational therapist in an elder care complex. Sarah is at home with Zoe for now but plans to return to work as soon as Zoe is one year old. The family has not decided on what care arrangement will be made once Sarah returns to work.This family lives in Vancouver and have a very extensive family and friend network. Sarah’s parents and siblings live in Vancouver as well and are often at the home when you, the Infant Development Consultant, visit the home.Sarah demonstrates a strong attachment to Zoe and is very involved in not only caregiving tasks for Zoe but is also keen to implement as many therapeutic interventions as possible. She researchers extensively on the internet and asks you many questions and has lots of suggestions during the visits.While the parents differ in their attachment and care with Zoe, they feel very strongly that they want all correspondence and meetings concerning Zoe to retain a gender- neutral stance as well as the language used in home visit reports and all documentation to be gender neutral.Zoe had a very healthy birthweight but has not been gaining weight as anticipated. Zoe has a heart murmur so that is being monitored very closely. Zoe’s hearing is fine but visual acuity and field is not yet determined.You have had several visits with Sarah and Zoe (and various extended family members) but Martha has not been able attend any visits. Sarah has told you that Martha thinks that Zoe should just be left alone and will develop at whatever rate and pace they need to.Personal Beliefs and Values ActivityMany service providers are unaware of their own beliefs about working with families. Self-awareness and reflective practice about underlying beliefs are the first steps in any shift or change of behaviour.Bruder (2000) suggested that difficulties applying family centred practices stem from the gap between research and practice, inadequate training for practitioners and most importantly the attitudes of service providers. Practitioners view themselves as the experts and families as the client/ learner/recipient of the information/advice. “These attitudes and beliefs are the hardest to change; yet, they are powerful determinants of both child and family outcomes”. (Moore/Larkin, p.53). Evidence/findings indicate differences exist between a practitioners practice/behaviour and their beliefs and what they believe/intend to do.This exercise explores how you can move toward a “fit” between your beliefs of family centred care, and your practice of fully being family-centred. Does what you believe align with your practice? Does it align with the foundational principles of FCP?1.Individually, download and complete this Belief Sheet PDF, which will help identify those beliefs most important for you and which are challenging/difficult for you, as you will use this in group discussions. (Note: Some beliefs are stated for you to explore where you fit on the scale for that belief, and are not a reflection of a FCP principle,)2.Go to your assigned Discussion Group for Assignment #2 and POST your responses to the following questions: 2-3 beliefs from your sheet that are most important to you, and 2-3 beliefs that are most challenging to you. State the foundational principles of FCP (Lesson 1) that link with each belief.•What did you discover about your beliefs?•How do you think your practice and beliefs align with each other and with the foundational principles of FCP? •Which challenging beliefs were less aligned with the FCP principles and why?