Assessing Needs of Families with Handicapped Infants

A 35-item parent survey was developed to assess the functional needs of parents with young handicapped children. A rationale for scale development and content is presented. Data from 34 two-parent families with handicapped infants suggest that the instrument is a useful source of intervention goals....

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Published in:The Journal of special education 1988-04, Vol.22 (1), p.117-127
Main Authors: Bailey, Donald B., Simeonsson, Rune J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A 35-item parent survey was developed to assess the functional needs of parents with young handicapped children. A rationale for scale development and content is presented. Data from 34 two-parent families with handicapped infants suggest that the instrument is a useful source of intervention goals. Several items emerged as high priority needs for mothers and fathers. Addition of an open-ended response format provided a considerable amount of useful information. A readministration of the measure 6 months later with a subset of 20 families yielded high correlations. Implications of these findings for clinicians working with families of young handicapped children are discussed.
ISSN:0022-4669
1538-4764
DOI:10.1177/002246698802200113