Early Interventionists' Ratings of Family-Centered Practices in Natural Environments

Autor/inn/en	Tomeny, Kimberly R.; García-Grau, Pau; McWilliam, R. A.
Titel	Early Interventionists' Ratings of Family-Centered Practices in Natural Environments
Quelle	In: Infants and Young Children, 34 (2021) 4, S.266-283 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0896-3746
DOI	10.1097/IYC.0000000000000203
Schlagwörter	Early Intervention; Family Environment; Best Practices; Beliefs; Item Analysis; Federal Legislation; Educational Legislation; Students with Disabilities; Equal Education; Preschool Children; Allied Health Occupations; Professional Personnel; Comparative Analysis; Consultation Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienmilieu; Belief; Glaube; Itemanalyse; Bundesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Gesundheitsberuf; Personalbestand; Fachberatung
Abstract	Part C early intervention services should be family centered and occur in the context of families' natural environments and daily routines; yet research suggests that many early interventionists continue to work directly with the child and lack a full understanding of how they can implement best practices in the community. To help improve this implementation gap, discrepancy tools can be used to identify early interventionists' perspectives of their typical and ideal practices and gain knowledge of early interventionists' understanding of family-centered practices. The purpose of this study was to examine early interventionists' typical practices, ideal practices, and family consultation beliefs prior to one state's adoption of a family-centered early intervention model. Ninety-nine early interventionists completed a questionnaire examining their practices and beliefs. Results demonstrated that ratings of typical practices, ideal practices, and family consultation beliefs were relatively high overall, and early interventionists rated their typical practices only slightly lower than ideal practices. Item-level analysis, however, revealed a large discrepancy between typical and ideal ratings for the item related to working with the child versus the caregiver. Implications of our findings and recommended future directions are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01