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Home-Based Early Intervention with Families of Children with Disabilities: Who Is Doing What?.
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McBride, Susan L.; Peterson, Carla – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1997
This paper reports observational data describing the content addressed and the processes employed by early special educators during home visits with children with disabilities (birth to three) and their families. Findings indicated that a model of child-focused intervention was most frequently implemented. Home visits especially tended to focus on…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Home Programs, Home Visits
Seeking a Comfortable Fit between Family-Centered Philosophy and Infant-Parent Interaction in Early Intervention: Time for a Paradigm Shift?
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Baird, Samera; Peterson, JoEllyn – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1997
Synthesizes the research on infant-parent interaction and proposes a model for introducing and including infant-parent interaction in family-centered early intervention with young children having disabilities. The model stresses the family's vision for the child's future and the family's role in active decision making. (DB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Involvement
Infant and Toddler Models for Service Delivery: Are They Detrimental for Some Children and Families.
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LeLaurin, Kathryn – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1992
This article argues that current models of intervention for infants and toddlers with disabilities suffer from conflicting research results and practical implementation problems and discusses alternative approaches, including the need for comprehensive needs assessment, protocols for matching services with needs, interagency system changes, and a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Family-Focused Intervention Model: Implementation and Research Findings.
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Caro, Patricia; Derevensky, Jeffrey L. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
A family-focused intervention model was implemented with 16 families having young children (birth to 3 years) with moderate or severe disabilities. Individualized Family Service Plans were formulated and implemented, resulting in high levels of parental satisfaction, accelerated rates of progress by the children, and acquisition of functional…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Individualized Programs
Family-Professional Partnerships in Early Intervention Personnel Preparation: Guidelines and Strategies.
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Winton, Pamela J.; DiVenere, Nancy – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1995
This article describes the role of family members in early intervention personnel preparation efforts, provides a rationale for family involvement, and offers guidelines and strategies for facilitating the participation of families of special-needs young children in personnel preparation, in ways that model collaborative family-professional…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Involvement
Supporting Early Childhood Inclusion: Lessons Learned through a Statewide Technical Assistance Project.
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Wesley, Patricia E.; Buysse, Virginia – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1996
Describes Partnerships for Inclusion, a North Carolina statewide project providing technical assistance (TA) to communities as they develop and coordinate inclusive services for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities and their families. Outlines the model's development, the project's core services, strategies for promoting…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods