Young children with significant disabilities CAN make developmental and social gains when they are served in inclusive community settings. This paper describes what we learned from our study of the practices implemented to successfully include young children with significant disabilities. “Successfully included,” for this study, means that the child made progress on IFSP outcomes or IEP goals; ...

BACKGROUND Child with Down's syndrome is an individual who is suitable and eligible to receive early intervention services. This study aimed to measure the family outcome among parents of Down syndrome children, on the impact of receiving early intervention and identify the factors influencing it. METHODS A cross sectional was conducted from April 2009 until January 2010 with a total of 125 p...

The project is based on the importance of first aid in school context. When thinking about traumas, deaths and sequelae related to children, falls, burns, drowning suffocation are highlighted. Health promotion prevention schools aimed at various accidents which children vulnerable. With effective aid, it possible perform adequate early intervention reduce injuries sequelae, thus reducing patien...

BACKGROUND Families of young children with disabilities are eligible for early intervention services as mandated by Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. Although prior research has shown that families are generally satisfied with early intervention, this research has not been based on a nationally representative sample of families, nor has it systematically examined percep...

Can a clinical continuing education course impact practitioner provision of care in everyday practice? National recommendations call for continuing education that is closely linked to practitioner learning at the point of care and for outcome assessment that measures the effectiveness of learning activities on the learner's practice behavior. Educational research has shown that interactive lear...

In the last two decades the clinical and research focus in psychotic disorders has shifted to first episode psychosis, early detection of the prodromal phase of psychosis and an effective integrated treatment model known as "Early Intervention". The first five years of psychosis that is described as a "critical period" is the most important time for recognition and treatment. Services for Early...

During adolescence, there is a steady decline in the use of sun protection and increased use of indoor tanning lights. Previous health education efforts have changed knowledge but not these behaviors. Middle school students (n=113) received a single educational class that included personal viewing of skin changes visible under ultraviolet (UV) filtered light. Pre-/post-surveys assessed past, cu...

BACKGROUND Teamwork is important in early palliative home care, and interprofessional education is required to achieve teamwork. It is thus crucial to ensure that interprofessional education works well for the members of all participating professions because levels of knowledge and educational needs may vary. AIM To evaluate, by profession, the effectiveness of an interprofessional educationa...