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The role of the family in intervention of infants at high risk of cerebral palsy: a systematic analysis
Author(s) -
DIRKS TINEKE,
HADDERSALGRA MIJNA
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
developmental medicine and child neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.658
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1469-8749
pISSN - 0012-1622
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04067.x
Subject(s) - coaching , cerebral palsy , intervention (counseling) , psychology , general partnership , developmental psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , nursing , psychotherapist , psychiatry , finance , economics
During the past two decades, awareness of the role of the family in the child’s life has increased and the term ‘family‐centred services’ (FCS) has been introduced to facilitate care for children with special needs and their families. It is, however, unclear how various early intervention programmes incorporate family involvement in service delivery. The present study systematically analyses the nature of family involvement in six frequently used early intervention programmes for infants at high risk of developmental disorders: neurodevelopmental treatment, treatment according to Vojta, Conductive Education, Infant Health and Development Program, Infant Behaviour Assessment and Intervention Program, and Coping with and Caring for infants with special needs – a family‐centred programme (COPCA). The analysis shows that the role of the family is diverse: it varies from parent training to be a therapist without attention to family function (in Vojta) to the autonomous family that receives coaching (COPCA). The data suggest two trends over time: (1) from child‐focused to family‐focused orientation; and (2) from professionally directed guidance to coaching based on equal partnership.