| Abstract: | A survey was distributed to service providers in Connecticut working with newborn to 6-year-old handicapped children to examine the degree to which service activities currently focus on the family. Most service-provision goals elicited by the survey were child-focused clinical goals, but family-focused goals were frequently cited However, 30% reported spending no time with families during a typical week. Published programs or curricula were rarely used. The providers felt they were successfully achieving goals set for families but that they encountered some problems, including a lack of time to work with families. Comparisons were made between those working with children from birth to 3 years of age and those working with children 3 to 6 years of age. Suggestions concerning the implementation of the family-focused agenda were made. |
