Family-Focused Intervention: A Functional Model for Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Individualized Family Services in Early Intervention
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- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of the Division for Early Childhood
- Vol. 10 (2) , 156-171
Abstract
The provision of Individualized services to families with young handicapped children has been hampered by the lack of a practical model. This article describes a functional model for assessing family needs, specifying family goals, implementing family services, and evaluating effectiveness. The model draws on the "goodness-of-fit" concept to individualize family services in order to optimize the "fit" between family, child, and services provided.Keywords
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