Early Intervention Practices Around the World (International Issues in Early Intervention) (ISEI)

What kinds of early intervention practices are other countries developing and implementing—and what can we learn from them? You'll find the answers in this fascinating book, which spotlights effective, innovative practices at work in China, Sweden, Ethiopia, Portugal, India, Israel, Australia, Germany, and more. Along with a detailed overview of and rationale for early intervention, you'll get chapters built around early intervention practices in four areas:

• service delivery models, including topics like community-based inclusion, mediational approaches to early intervention, and service provision in rural areas
• family support, including topics like working with families to implement home interventions, addressing challenges like poverty and malnutrition, and forming partnerships with families of children with disabilities
• professional development, including topics like university-based continuing education programs, low-cost education for paraprofessionals, and development of programs for in-service professionals
• organizational support, including topics like national legislation, community and agency initiatives, and team development

Each chapter highlights early intervention in one country and includes a vignette that provides cultural context; background information on the country's social, political, and economic structure; challenges and successes the country has experienced in implementing specific early intervention practices; and recommendations on how other countries can apply the lessons learned. With this broad international look at early intervention, you'll sharpen your knowledge of the issues other cultures face and get the inspiration and creative strategies you need to improve your own practice.

This book is part of the International Issues in Early Intervention series.