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A National Study of Mothers' Perceptions of Family-Focused Early Intervention.
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Mahoney, Gerald; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1990
Mothers (N=503) of young handicapped children identified types of family intervention services currently received and needed. Results indicated that the most commonly available services involved providing information to parents about their children and helping parents participate in the early intervention system. Resource assistance and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Mother Attitudes
Parent-Child Interaction--The Foundation for Family-Centered Early Intervention Practice: A Response to Baird and Peterson.
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Mahoney, Gerald; Wheeden, C. Abigail – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1997
This response to Baird and Peterson (EC 617 085) suggests that the original authors' conceptions of family-centered philosophy and intervention in parent-child interaction are inaccurate. They note the importance of parent-child interactions and the need for intervention procedures to be based on the parent-child interaction literature. (DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Involvement, Family Programs
An Examination of the Effects of Family-Centered Early Intervention on Child and Family Outcomes.
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Bella, Jill M.; Mahoney, Gerald – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1998
A study assessed the effect of family-centered early intervention services on 47 children and their families during a 12-month period. During family-centered intervention, children's developmental gains were equivalent to their rate of development prior to intervention. The intervention also did not reduce parental stress or enhance family…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Programs
Maternal Perceptions of Early Intervention Services: A Scale for Assessing Family-Focused Intervention.
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Mahoney, Gerald; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1990
A national survey assessing the degree and kind of family intervention services received was completed by 503 mothers with handicapped children in early intervention programs. Factor analysis was performed and items used to construct the Family-Focused Intervention Scale with 5 reliable subscales. Comparisons among groups of mothers supported…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Factor Analysis
Parent Education in Early Intervention: A Call for Renewed Focus.
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Mahoney, Gerald; Kaiser, Ann; Girolametto, Luigi; MacDonald, James; Robinson, Cordelia; Safford, Philip; Spiker, Donna – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1999
Proposes a renewed focus on parent education in early intervention but urges the development of strategies that are consistent with contemporary family-service concepts, the provision of explicit instruction to service providers in parent education strategies, and research studies on short- and long-term effects of parent education. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Trends
Early Intervention Practices with Families of Children with Handicaps.
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Mahoney, Gerald; O'Sullivan, Patricia – Mental Retardation, 1990
A survey of 989 service providers for handicapped children, age 0-6, examined the degree to which early intervention activities focus on the family. The survey assessed perceptions of the value of working with parents, time devoted to family-focused activities, kinds of services offered, achievement of objectives, and factors impeding services.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention