A New Focus for Parent Education: Bridging the Gap Between Diagnosis and Intensive Early Intervention Services

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie A. Vismara ◽  
Sally J. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Communicative Behaviors ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Intervention Services

Abstract Research has documented positive effects of parent-implemented interventions for children with autism. This article presents a new approach to family training in children with autism designed to precede intensive early intervention services for children 12-36 months. The Early Start Denver Model consists of 12 one hour per week sessions with families and children focusing on bringing the child into coordinated, interactive social relations, increasing the reward of social engagement, and developing play activities into joint activity routines. Results of a small-scale efficacy study indicate that parents acquired ESDM intervention techniques during the intervention and maintained these skills during follow up assessment. Additionally, children showed improvements for a variety of social and communicative behaviors.

Bottom Line: Who Pays the Bill for Early Intervention Services?

ASHA Leader ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-27
Author(s):  
Janet McCarty ◽  
Laurie Havens
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Infants And Toddlers ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
Intervention Services

Medicaid, federal education funds and private insurance all cover the costs of speech-language and hearing services for infants and toddlers. Learn who pays for what.

Service Provider Combinations and the Delivery of Early Intervention Services to Children and Families

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Raspa ◽  
Kathleen Hebbeler ◽  
Donald B. Bailey ◽  
Anita A. Scarborough
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
Intervention Services

Views of Young People in Early Intervention Services for First-Episode Psychosis in England

2011 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 882-887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Lester ◽  
Max Marshall ◽  
Peter Jones ◽  
David Fowler ◽  
Tim Amos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Young People ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
Episode Psychosis ◽  
Intervention Services

scholarly journals Development of an implementation guide to facilitate the roll-out of early intervention services for psychosis

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1100-1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Hetrick ◽  
Denise A O'Connor ◽  
Heather Stavely ◽  
Frank Hughes ◽  
Kerryn Pennell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
Intervention Services ◽  
Roll Out

scholarly journals Understanding Components of Duration of Untreated Psychosis and Relevance for Early Intervention Services in the Canadian Context: Comprendre les Composantes de la Durée de la Psychose Non Traitée et la Pertinence de Services D’intervention Précoce Dans le Contexte Canadien

2021 ◽  
pp. 070674372199267
Author(s):  
Ashok Malla ◽  
Manish Dama ◽  
Srividya Iyer ◽  
Ridha Joober ◽  
Norbert Schmitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Pathways To Care ◽  
Duration Of Untreated Psychosis ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
Rapid Access ◽  
Intervention Services

Background: Clinical, functional, and cost-effectiveness outcomes from early intervention services (EIS) for psychosis are significantly associated with the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) for the patients they serve. However, most EIS patients continue to report long DUP, while a reduction of DUP may improve outcomes. An understanding of different components of DUP and the factors associated with them may assist in targeting interventions toward specific sources of DUP. Objectives: To examine the components of DUP and their respective determinants in order to inform strategies for reducing delay in treatment in the context of an EIS. Methods: Help-seeking (DUP-H), Referral (DUP-R), and Administrative (DUP-A) components of DUP, pathways to care, and patient characteristics were assessed in first episode psychosis ( N = 532) patients entering an EIS that focuses on systemic interventions to promote rapid access. Determinants of each component were identified in the present sample using multivariate analyses. Results: DUP-H (mean 25.64 ± 59.00) was longer than DUP-R (mean = 14.95 ± 45.67) and DUP-A (mean 1.48 ± 2.55). Multivariate analyses showed that DUP-H is modestly influenced by patient characteristics (diagnosis and premorbid adjustment; R 2 = 0.12) and DUP-R by a combination of personal characteristics (age of onset and education) and systemic factors (first health services contact and final source of referral; R 2 = 0.21). Comorbid substance abuse and referral from hospital emergency services have a modest influence on DUP-A ( R 2 = 0.08). Patients with health care contact prior to onset of psychosis had a shorter DUP-H and DUP-R than those whose first contact was after psychosis onset (F(1, 498) = 4.85, P < 0.03 and F(1, 492) = 3.34, P < 0.07). Conclusions: Although much of the variance in DUP is unexplained, especially for help-seeking component, the systemic portion of DUP may be partially determined by relatively malleable factors. Interventions directed at altering pathways to care and promote rapid access may be important targets for reducing DUP. Simplifying administrative procedures may further assist in reducing DUP.

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