A View To Early Intervention Service Delivery: What Is Happening Now And What Are The Recommendations: Inclusion, Evaluation, And Natural Environment

Abstract

As a concept early intervention and service delivery is one of the most talked issues today. Increasing importance and legal regulations on this area have drawn growing attraction to these subjects. The researches on these subjects have increased tremendously because it contains matters such as family-centered practice, children, service provider, natural environment, inclusion, transition, and evaluation. 20th anniversary of Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 (IDEA), questions remain about the implementation of early intervention services as specified by this law. When the law was passed in 1986, the purposes of Part H were very clear: to enhance the development of children, to reduce later educational costs to society, to maximize the likelihood of independent living for individuals with disabilities, to enhance the capacity of families to meet the needs of their children, and to build the capacity of the system to meet the needs of historically underrepresented populations. 

Keywords

• Intervention
• Service
• Delivery

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