Factors Perceived by Mothers as Preventing Families From Obtaining Early Intervention Services for Their Children With Special Needs

Family-Centered Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities

“…However, Hendrickson, Baldwin, and Allred (2000) identified barriers in health care settings that may prevent children from receiving EI services. Two major barriers included a lack of primary care provider knowledge of the developmental delays the child was experiencing and a lack of referral information from the primary care provider for families.…”

Developmental Screening in Community Health Care Centers and Pediatric Practices: An Evaluation of the Baby Steps Program

“…However, training in developmental pediatrics is now a standard part of most pediatric training programs. Last, vulnerable families who include children at risk have poor access to developmental information and supports (Buck et al, 2001;Hendrickson, Baldwin, & Allred, 2000). The Baby Steps model involves five phases at a primary health care site: (a) engaging the site, (b) developing a collaborative implementation plan, (c) introducing the model to staff, (d) conducting developmental screenings, and (e) postscreening debriefing and referral.…”

“…99-457 (Amendment of the Education of the Handicapped Act, 1986), concerns have been raised about primary care physicians' lack of knowledge about developmental assessment and the availability of early intervention services (Epps & Kroeker, 1995;Helm & Shishmanian, 1997;Scott, Lingaraju, Kilgo, Kregel, & Lazzari, 1993). Hendrickson, Baldwin, and Allred (2000) reported that mothers of children with developmental delays indicated that their children's physicians lacked knowledge about developmental delays and early intervention programs. Buck et al (2001) speculated that primary care physicians identify and refer only those children exhibiting marked delays in an effort to curb costs and to reduce parental anxiety.…”

U.S. Air Force Families with Young Children Who Have Special Needs

“…Even using more conservative estimates of 2 .2 -10% (Hendrickson, Baldwin, & Allred, 2000) or of 3 .6% (Bowe, 1995b), the lives o f millions of people are impacted by services to children with special needs . These effects are both direct and indirect, as seen in the interests of employers, fo r whom the lost productivity of workers due to unmet family needs justifies thei r preventive and supportive investments in families .…”

“…The importance of the family role in a multidisciplinary team has bee n supported in research that validates the accuracy of caregivers' ow n assessments of the child's needs (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2001 ; Garshelis & McConnell, 1993 ;Hendrickson, Baldwin, & Allred, 2000) .…”