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ERIC ED417509: Using and Providing Services: Case Studies in Early ... |
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A case study approach was used to examine the |
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complexities of service utilization in early intervention |
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with infants, toddlers, and young children with |
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disabilities. Seventy-two families of children (ages |
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birth to 4) participating in nine early intervention |
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programs in three states (Colorado, North Carolina, and |
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Pennsylvania) and their service providers completed a |
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self-report questionnaire and were interviewed. In |
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addition, documents (the Individualized Family Service |
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Plan or the Individualized Education Program and the |
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latest assessment report) were analyzed. Results are |
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reported in terms of families' service use and |
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professionals' provision of services, including family |
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characteristics, family-service provider relationships, |
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African American mothers, support families received, |
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families' reflections, and service providers' |
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reflections. Overall, findings suggest that |
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professionals' provision of services reflects: (1) a |
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predominant child versus family orientation; (2) a |
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generally positive approach to families; (3) a disjointed |
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and segregated way of working with other professionals; |
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(4) reasonably effective coordination of existing |
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services; (5) poor provision of information about |
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resources outside the formal early intervention/preschool |
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programs; (6) a heavy reliance on therapists; and (7) |
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dependence on direct, hands-on treatment for short |
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periods. (Contains 28 references.) (DB) |
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Date Published: 2015-12-24 04:48:54 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED417509 |
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Item Size: 31398537 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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