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Early intervention in P ortugal: family support and benefits
Author(s) -
Correia Leite Carina Sofia,
Da Silva Pereira Ana Paula
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9604.12034
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , psychology , family support , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , family medicine , medicine , psychiatry , physical therapy
This study investigated the support and benefits of early intervention ( EI ) in families with children with special needs. Data were gathered through a written questionnaire, ‘Family Benefits Inventory’, completed by 126 families with children with special needs supported by EI teams, with ages from six months to six years in P ortugal. The global results obtained in this study allowed us to conclude that families considered that they obtained benefit from EI and received support most of the time in the different dimensions of the questionnaire. Furthermore, support given by an EI professional had a positive influence on families' perceptions regarding the benefits of EI .