Collaboration in early childhood intervention services in Gauteng: caregiver perspectives
2017 (English)In: Infants and young children, ISSN 0896-3746, E-ISSN 1550-5081, Vol. 30, no 3, p. 238-254Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
A central tenant of early childhood intervention (ECI) is collaboration between professionals and the caregivers of children receiving these services. There are limited studies on caregiver perceptions of collaboration in ECI teams particularly in resource-limited countries. Sixty-four caregivers participated in this study by completing a questionnaire on their perceptions of collaboration in ECI services in South Africa. The questionnaire survey was administered in a group setting by a trained research assistant who was proficient in the Setswana language. The results revealed that caregivers have a good understanding of collaboration in ECI services. However, collaboration, in relation to family-centered practices, appeared to be undervalued by caregivers. These results are discussed and the limitations of the study as well as future recommendations are outlined.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017. Vol. 30, no 3, p. 238-254
Keywords [en]
Caregiver perceptions, Children with disability, Collaborative teaming, Family-centered intervention, Resource-limited, Survey, Translation, caregiver, child, controlled study, early childhood intervention, handicapped child, human, human experiment, language, perception, questionnaire, scientist, South Africa
National Category
Educational Sciences Occupational Therapy
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-36583DOI: 10.1097/IYC.0000000000000095ISI: 000402551900006Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85020625885Local ID: HLKCHILDISOAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-36583DiVA, id: diva2:1119002
2017-07-032017-07-032017-07-03Bibliographically approved