Parent Education in Early Intervention: A Call for a Renewed Focus Export

@article{citeulike:2927984, abstract = {Parent education as a key component of early intervention has been greatly de-emphasized during the past 15 years, we believe, because of the perceived inconsistencies between the purposes and goals of parent education and family-centered approaches to early intervention. We argue that research indicating that parent involvement is critical to early intervention effectiveness and that parents want information about specific ways they can help their children's development supports the need for parent education in early intervention. We propose that the early intervention field address the concerns expressed about the lack of sensitivity in parent education approaches, develop strategies for parent education that are consistent with contemporary family service concepts, address the need for explicit instruction of service providers in parent education strategies, and conduct research on the immediate and long-term effects of parent education on children and families.}, author = {Mahoney, Gerald and Kaiser, Ann and Girolametto, Luigi and Macdonald, James and Robinson, Cordelia and Safford, Philip and Spiker, Donna}, citeulike-article-id = {2927984}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://tec.sagepub.com/cgi/content/long/19/3/131}, journal = {Topics in Early Childhood Special Education}, keywords = {family-centred, needs, paeds}, number = {3}, pages = {131--140}, posted-at = {2008-06-26 04:43:17}, priority = {2}, title = {Parent Education in Early Intervention: A Call for a Renewed Focus}, url = {http://tec.sagepub.com/cgi/content/long/19/3/131}, volume = {19} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2927984 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2927984 N2 - Parent education as a key component of early intervention has been greatly de-emphasized during the past 15 years, we believe, because of the perceived inconsistencies between the purposes and goals of parent education and family-centered approaches to early intervention. We argue that research indicating that parent involvement is critical to early intervention effectiveness and that parents want information about specific ways they can help their children’s development supports the need for parent education in early intervention. We propose that the early intervention field address the concerns expressed about the lack of sensitivity in parent education approaches, develop strategies for parent education that are consistent with contemporary family service concepts, address the need for explicit instruction of service providers in parent education strategies, and conduct research on the immediate and long-term effects of parent education on children and families. IS - 3 JF - Topics in Early Childhood Special Education EP - 140 TI - Parent Education in Early Intervention: A Call for a Renewed Focus VL - 19 SP - 131 KW - family-centred KW - needs KW - paeds AU - Mahoney, Gerald AU - Kaiser, Ann AU - Girolametto, Luigi AU - Macdonald, James AU - Robinson, Cordelia AU - Safford, Philip AU - Spiker, Donna UR - http://tec.sagepub.com/cgi/content/long/19/3/131 ER -