Family outcomes in early intervention: results from a nationwide study in Portugal

This article reports data from a large-scale assessment using the Family Outcomes Survey with families participating in early intervention. The study was designed to determine how families describe themselves with regard to outcomes achieved, the extent to which outcomes are interrelated, and the extent to which child, family, and program factors are associated with outcomes. Families reported positive outcomes, but there was variability in their responses. Factor analysis revealed that outcomes clustered in two areas: (a) family knowledge and ability, and (b) family support and community services. Hierarchical linear models indicated race/ethnicity, income, time in early intervention, perception of early intervention, and family-centered services were related to family outcomes. Recommendations for how to best use survey data are discussed.

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Promoting Family Outcomes in Early Intervention

Handbook of Special Education ◽

10.4324/9781315517698-63 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 811-828

Author(s):

Melissa Raspa ◽

Amanda Wylie ◽

Donald B. Bailey ◽

Siobhan Colgan

Keyword(s):

Early Intervention ◽

Family Outcomes

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Early Intervention and Families in Rural Victoria

Australasian Journal of Early Childhood ◽

10.1177/183693919502000407 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 34-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chris Fyffe ◽

Susana T. Gavidia-Payne ◽

Jeffrey McCubbery

Keyword(s):

Early Intervention ◽

Service Delivery ◽

Rural Families ◽

Family Needs ◽

Demographic Information ◽

Family Outcomes ◽

Early Intervention Services ◽

Intervention Services ◽

The Relationship ◽

Models Of Service Delivery

Families are increasingly understood as inter-related systems where each component interacts with other components in diverse ways. Contemporary research on families which have children with disabilities emphasises the complexity of families and the futility of searching for one characteristic of a family as predictive of family outcomes. The current study investigated the relationship between family needs, family supports, and demographic information for rural families who were eligible for early intervention services. The study did not attempt to review specific early intervention services, but rather to associate the characteristics of services which families found most and least effective. The results are discussed in terms of the practice of providing family-focused models of service delivery. This project was funded by the Golden North Centre, Spastic Society, Bendigo

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Exploring the Predictors of Family Outcomes of Early Intervention for Children on the Autism Spectrum: An Australian Cohort Study

Journal of Early Intervention ◽

10.1177/1053815119883413 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 105381511988341

Author(s):

Rachelle Wicks ◽

Jessica Paynter ◽

Dawn Adams

Keyword(s):

Early Intervention ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Outcome Evaluation ◽

Family Factors ◽

Research Attention ◽

Family Outcomes ◽

The Family ◽

Australian Cohort ◽

Students With Autism ◽

Double Abcx

Family outcomes of early intervention (EI) for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have received limited research attention to date. This study explored potential predictors of family outcomes and EI perceived helpfulness on the Family Outcomes Survey–Revised, utilizing an adapted double ABCX framework. Participants were 97 mothers of children aged 4 to 5 years ( M = 60.47 months; SD = 6.62; 87.6% male) participating in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Students with Autism (LASA). Parent and family factors were significant predictors, whereas child characteristics were largely nonsignificant beyond variance explained by parent and family factors. Findings highlight the importance of parent and family factors when considering family outcomes of EI and whether parents perceive benefits from their engagement with EI services. Overall, a shift in the focus of EI outcome evaluation is indicated, which views parents and families as meaningful to overall optimal EI outcomes.

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Impacts of early intervention on family outcomes: A multicenter cross-sectional study in Japan

Disability and Health Journal ◽

10.1016/j.dhjo.2019.100832 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 100832

Author(s):

Kimiko Ueda ◽

Naohiro Yonemoto

Keyword(s):

Early Intervention ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Family Outcomes

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Leveraging Joint Planning in Early Intervention: Documenting with Intentionality and Specificity

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education ◽

10.1177/02711214211064774 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 027112142110647

Author(s):

Ann M. Mickelson ◽

Rebecca Hoffman

Keyword(s):

Early Intervention ◽

Progress Monitoring ◽

Participatory Action ◽

Family Outcomes ◽

Daily Routines ◽

Coaching Strategies ◽

Self Study ◽

Joint Planning ◽

Study Process ◽

Part C Early Intervention

A family-capacity building approach to coaching, where providers support caregivers to embed identified strategies into daily routines and activities, is commonly embraced in Part C Early Intervention (EI). EI providers use several coaching strategies within this approach, yet few studies have reported process features, and coaching strategies are not well defined in the literature. We partnered in this Participatory Action Research (PAR) with current EI providers engaged in a year-long self-study process to provide an empirical account of one coaching strategy, joint planning, and related documentation. Our results indicate both providers and caregivers view documentation of joint planning as beneficial, highlight supports and challenges, and suggest that joint planning documentation holds significant promise for improving practice, data-based decision making, and progress monitoring of child and family outcomes including changes in caregiver capacity.

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