The policy and service delivery field of early intervention services

2020 ◽  
pp. 63-80
Author(s):  
Alison Body
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
The Past ◽  
Intervention Services ◽  
Intervention Policy

In chapter 3, we provide a contemporary policy overview – covering the past decade from 2008-2018 – and how that has translated into practice. We outline the realities of early intervention policy and begin to look at the lived experience of delivering services on the frontline. What is evident is that practice in children’s social care and early intervention is struggling to keep up with the demands and the diversity of demands placed upon services. Voluntary sector and statutory services are facing increasing cuts as thresholds for defining a ‘child in need’ increasingly shift up. Children’s outcomes and the services available to them are widely varied depending on the type of support they require and where they live.

scholarly journals Telerehabilitation: An Adjunct Service Delivery Model for Early Intervention Services

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Cason
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
Disabilities Education Act ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Intervention Services ◽  
Education Act ◽  
Personnel Shortages

Early Intervention (EI) services for children birth through two years of age are mandated by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); however, personnel shortages, particularly in rural areas, limit access for children who qualify. Telerehabilitation has the potential to build capacity among caregivers and local providers as well as promote family-centered services through remote consultation.  This article provides an overview of research related to telerehabilitation and early intervention services; discusses the feasibility of telerehabilitation within traditional EI service delivery models; examines telecommunications technology associated with telerehabilitation; and provides hypothetical case examples designed to illustrate potential applications of telerehabilitation in early intervention.

Early Intervention and Families in Rural Victoria

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-39 ◽  
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

Early intervention services in Turkey: Perspectives of south-eastern families

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 781-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pinar Bayhan ◽  
R. Firat Sipal
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Team Task ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Intervention Services

Research addressing the delivery of early intervention programmes offers guidelines that, when followed, presumably maximize the programmes’ intended benefits. In this study, the authors used a quasi-mixed, monostrand method to investigate how families of children with disabilities in south-east Turkey perceived the service delivery they were receiving. Organizing their perceptions under a framework related to the Turkish-law-mandated guidelines, the authors found that the provision of services in the region varied greatly from one professional team task to the next. Implications for the improvement of service delivery are discussed.

Early Intervention Services With American Indian Tribes in New Mexico

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 86-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette J. Pedersen ◽  
Christine B. Vining
Keyword(s):  
New Mexico ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
American Indian ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Assessment ◽  
Early Intervention Services ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Intervention Services ◽  
Early Intervention System

Abstract Typical approaches to early intervention services, as carried out in many parts of the United States, may not be practical or successful with traditional American Indian families and communities. New Mexico, home to 22 tribes (19 pueblos, Navajo, and 2 Apache tribes) with eight indigenous languages, has worked through its Part C Family Infant Toddler (FIT) Program to support services for all communities in ways that meet community and cultural norms. This has led to examination of service delivery approaches, community based services guided by local American Indian leadership, and scrutiny of early assessment and evaluation in a culturally appropriate manner, compatible with state and federal regulation. This overview of the early intervention system, its challenges and opportunities, shares features of early intervention programs serving New Mexico tribes, and speech-language services in the context of family-centered philosophy, and culturally competent service delivery.

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
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document