Early intervention services in Turkey: Perspectives of south-eastern families

BAYHAN N. P., Sipal R. F.

INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK, cilt.54, sa.6, ss.781-799, 2011 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0020872811404262
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.781-799
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Research addressing the delivery of early intervention programmes offers guidelines that, when followed, presumably maximize the programmes' intended benefits. In this study, the authors used a quasi-mixed, monostrand method to investigate how families of children with disabilities in southeast Turkey perceived the service delivery they were receiving. Organizing their perceptions under a framework related to the Turkish-law-mandated guidelines, the authors found that the provision of services in the region varied greatly from one professional team task to the next. Implications for the improvement of service delivery are discussed.