TY - JOUR
AU - Espe-Sherwindt, Marilyn
AB - Families can present unique challenges to early interventionists seeking to become more comfortable with the development and implementation of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). This article examines a sample of IFSPs developed with parents with special needs/mental retardation in a model early intervention program. A majority of family outcomes could be categorized as basic needs, family enrichment, and support/ counseling. All family outcomes involved some degree of application of knowledge or problem solving on the part of the parents. The results suggest that parents with special needs/mental retardation can participate fully in the IFSP process, when that process promotes relationship building, empowerment, interagency collaboration, and program implementation and evaluation.
TI - The IFSP and Parents with Special Needs/Mental Retardation
JF - Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
DO - 10.1177/027112149101100310
DA - 1991-10-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/the-ifsp-and-parents-with-special-needs-mental-retardation-Jco36y9nkN
SP - 107
EP - 120
VL - 11
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -