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Barriers Perceived by Professionals in Family-Centered Early Intervention Services: A Systematic Review of the Current Evidence

Family-centered services are the recommended early intervention approach to develop and deliver services for children with disabilities and their families. This systematic review aims to identify and highlight what barriers service providers in family-centered early intervention perceive that preven...

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Published in:International journal of early childhood 2024-10
Main Authors: Pacheco-Molero, Manuel, Morales-Murillo, Catalina, León-Estrada, Irene, Gutiérrez-Ortega, Mónica
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Language:English
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Summary:Family-centered services are the recommended early intervention approach to develop and deliver services for children with disabilities and their families. This systematic review aims to identify and highlight what barriers service providers in family-centered early intervention perceive that prevent them from providing high-quality services focused on the family and the child's overall well-being. We identified 37 articles that met the selection criteria of the first initial search of 1858 articles. These studies provided insights from both service providers and families. The identified barriers were categorized into eight dimensions: family, child, knowledge, and application of the approach/model, professional beliefs, natural environment, service coordination, working conditions, and current legislation. The main barriers identified were family barriers, insecurities perceived by professionals and difficulties in their ability to provide services, changes in their attitudes and behaviors when they perceive that they are losing their role as experts, lack of knowledge and application of specific practices, and lack of skills needed to engage primary caregivers in natural settings. These findings should inform policy implementation at local and state levels in countries where family-centered service is established in early childhood programs. Les services centrés sur la famille sont l'approche d'intervention précoce recommandée pour développer et fournir des services aux enfants handicapés et à leurs familles. Cette revue systématique vise à identifier et à mettre en évidence les obstacles que les prestataires de services d'intervention précoce centrés sur la famille perçoivent et qui les empêchent de fournir des services de haute qualité axés sur la famille et le bien-être général de l'enfant. Nous avons identifié 37 articles qui répondaient aux critères de sélection de la première recherche initiale de 1858 articles. Ces études ont permis de recueillir les points de vue des prestataires de services et des familles. Les obstacles identifiés ont été classés en huit catégories : famille, enfant, connaissance et application de l'approche/du modèle, croyances professionnelles, environnement naturel, coordination des services, conditions de travail et législation en vigueur. Les principales barrières identifiées sont les barrières familiales, l'insécurité perçue par les professionnels et les difficultés dans leur capacité à fournir des services, les changemen
ISSN:0020-7187
1878-4658
DOI:10.1007/s13158-024-00401-5