Results from the real-time analysis of the Child Success Through Parent Training project (a project stressing parent training for the birth-3 years developmentally delayed population) are reported for three service components: telephone screening, home screening, and initial developmental assessment. Advantages of the method are discussed, as are…

The authors report the first year's evaluation findings on the Family Consultation Project, a transdisciplinary, noncategorical early intervention program serving infants at known or high risk for developmental disability due to genetic disorders or severe perinatal medical complications. The intervention program encouraged mutual pleasure in the…

The final report describes the Cantalician Center for Learning's Family/Infant Program, a 3 year demonstration project to enhance the growth and well being of developmentally disabled and at risk infants by helping family members become more effective caregivers and teachers. The first section covers the target population, provides a brief…

Studies examining the effectiveness of early intervention for infants and children with organic impairment and and developmental delay were reviewed using recently developed quantitative methods. Results suggest an accurate interpretation of the early intervention research literature cannot be made without consideration of specific design…

The importance of evaluation in early childhood interventions of infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities is discussed. Eight questions guiding the evaluation process are presented, focusing on intervention expectations, purposes of intervention, personalization of intervention, and specification of anticipated outcomes, among others.…

The 1980-1981 evaluation report on a Solano County, California, project to serve children (birth to 5 years old) who are handicapped or at high-risk for developmental delay is presented. The project, which provides identification, screening, assessment, and educational/therapeutic services, is examined in terms of five process objectives and six…

Presents a training model that uses an interdisciplinary approach to train students from various disciplines to work as team members with families who have a disabled infant or toddler. Discusses the role of school social workers in providing leadership on teams and service coordination and in coordinating the continuum of care needed by a family.…

This report presents results of a self-study evaluation of the Pediatric and Developmental Services (PEDS) unit, a center-based collaborative interagency program in Guam which provides screening, assessment, referrals, and initial intervention for children birth to 3 years of age with or at risk for developmental delays/disabilities and their…

The document consists of a program manager's manual for the Parent Infant Program (PIP), an early intervention program designed to foster effective parenting of infants with developmental disabilities and delays. Section 1 provides a program overview. Three program goals are: to build parental confidence as primary teachers/facilitators of their…

This final report describes Project Dakota, an early intervention demonstration project serving newborns to preschoolers with developmental delay or disability in Dakota County, Minnesota, from 1983 to 1986. The first chapter describes the project model (which focuses on increasing the effectiveness of parents in fostering the child's development)…

This handbook provides guidelines for implementing an early intervention model, the Parent Infant Nurturing Group (PING), for infants with or at risk for developmental disabilities born to high-risk parents (special needs or with mental retardation). The handbook is a product of Project CAPABLE (Communities Assisting Parents To Be ABLE), a…

An overview is provided of a 5-year project conducted by the Early Intervention Research Institute (EIRI) which focused on the effects and costs of early intervention for young handicapped children. The bulk of the document consists of research reports of 14 investigations: (1) meta-analysis of the early intervention efficacy literature; (2)…

In the third and final year of its demonstration grant, the PIPE Project refined and expanded services to families in seven Pueblo Indian communities. Project staff and local Community Health Representatives (CHRs) completed 82 developmental assessments, made more than 400 home visits, and provided ongoing educational services to 27 handicapped…