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Experiences of Service Coordinators Utilizing the "Getting Ready" Approach for Home Visits
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Miriam Kuhn; Johanna Higgins – Journal of Early Intervention, 2025
Service coordinators (SCs) in Part C early intervention (EI) programs fulfill critical supportive roles assisting families in accessing and successfully navigating services needed for their infants/toddlers identified with delays or disabilities. However, evidence of effective training for SCs is limited. One state scaled up training in the…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Early Intervention, Coordinators, Infants
Children Diagnosed with NAS in Kentucky and Their Involvement in Early Intervention
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Emily Ferrell; Jennifer Marshall; Henrietta Bada; Russell S. Kirby – Journal of Early Intervention, 2025
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a public health issue that affected more than 2% of live births in Kentucky in 2017. We analyzed data from Kentucky's early intervention (EI) program and the mandatory statewide NAS registry to learn more about how families of children with NAS utilize EI services. Out of 1,113 children in the study, 32% were…
Descriptors: Public Health, Neonates, Early Intervention, State Programs
Barriers Perceived by Professionals in Family-Centered Early Intervention Services: A Systematic Review of the Current Evidence
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Manuel Pacheco-Molero; Catalina Morales-Murillo; Irene León-Estrada; Mónica Gutiérrez-Ortega – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2025
Family-centered services are the recommended early intervention approach to develop and deliver services for children with disabilities and their families. This systematic review aims to identify and highlight what barriers service providers in family-centered early intervention perceive that prevent them from providing high-quality services…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Early Intervention, Barriers, Well Being
Autistic and Autism Community Perspectives on Infant and Family Support in the First Two Years of Life: Findings from a Community Consultation Survey
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Catherine A. Bent; Alexandra Aulich; Christos Constantine; Esther Fidock; Patrick Dwyer; Cherie Green; Jodie Smith; Ava N. Gurba; Lucas T. Harrington; Katherine E. Gore; Aspasia Stacey Rabba; Lauren N. Ayton; Kathryn Fordyce; Jonathan Green; Rachel Jellett; Lyndel J. Kennedy; Katherine E. MacDuffie; Shoba S. Meera; Linda R. Watson; Andrew J. O. Whitehouse; Kristelle Hudry – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Emerging evidence suggests parenting supports implemented in the first 2 years of life may influence developmental outcomes for infants more likely to be Autistic. Yet questions remain about acceptability of these supports to the Autistic and autism communities. Through mixed-methods participatory research -- co-designed and produced by Autistic…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Community Attitudes, Infants, Community Surveys
Family Perspectives of the Roles of Parent Training and Information Centers and Service Coordinators in Early Intervention
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Kelly Fulton; Adriana Kaori Terol; Abby Hardy; Meghan M. Burke – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2025
Although family-centeredness is a tenet of early intervention, families often report struggling to meaningfully participate in decision-making. To increase family involvement, in the United States Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and service coordinators are charged with educating and empowering families to advocate for their…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Parent Attitudes, Parent Education, Parent Responsibility
Characterizing Family Contextual Factors and Relationships with Child Behavior and Sleep across the Buffering Toxic Stress Consortium
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Tiffany Phu; Elly Miles; Amy Dominguez; Jason Hustedt; Sarah Enos Watamura; BTS Consortium Principal Investigators – Prevention Science, 2025
The Buffering Toxic Stress (BTS) consortium included six sites in locations that varied widely in racial/ethnic composition and population density. Each site tested a promising parent-child intervention designed to supplement Early Head Start (EHS) services and prevent "toxic stress." To better understand family risk in a large and…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Stress Management, Parent Child Relationship, Family Programs
A Window into the Use of Post-Diagnostic Services for Autism and Parents' Perspective on the Quality of Early Childhood Services Trajectory in a Canadian Province
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Mélina Rivard; Catherine Mello; Shaneha Patel; Marjorie Morin; Diane Morin – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
The pathway for post-diagnostic services for autism tends to be complex, heterogeneous, and fraught with delays. This situation has repercussions for families' experience with care systems, the quality of early interventions, and family adjustment. To date, studies of parents' point of view on autism services have predominantly focused on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Parents, Students with Disabilities
Preparing Allied Health Professional Students to Work Collaboratively with Families of Young Children (0-8 Years): A Scoping Review
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Sam Harding; Rena Lyons; Katelyn Melvin; Ellie Sugden; Clare Carroll; Maja Kelic; Inge Klatte; Tina Mantel – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2025
Collaborative working with families has positive impacts on outcomes for families and children. However, implementing a collaborative approach requires allied health professionals to have knowledge, skills, experience, and confidence in working with families. This scoping review aimed to explore teaching practices used in order to prepare allied…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Allied Health Occupations Education, Young Children, Experiential Learning
Caregiver Experiences of Racialization While Accessing Early Intervention (EI) Services for Their Children
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Jessa N. Culver; Susanne P. Martin Herz; Adriana Guzman; Javier Aguayo; Jyothi Marbin; Kenya Martinez; Jennifer James – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2025
Early intervention (EI) services--including but not limited to speech, physical, occupational, and mental health therapies--have been proven to significantly benefit young children's development, shaping their readiness for school and offering pivotal support for caregivers. However, racial disparities persist in identification for and access to…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Caregivers, Child Development, School Readiness