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Eighteen new chapters have been added to the 2000 edition of this valuable Handbook, which serves as a core text for students and experienced professionals who are interested in the health and well being of young children. It serves as a comprehensive reference for graduate students, advanced trainees, service providers, and policy makers in such diverse fields as child care, early childhood education, child health, and early intervention programs for children with developmental disabilities and children in high risk environments. This book will be of interest to a broad range of disciplines including psychology, child development, early childhood education, social work, pediatrics, nursing, child psychiatry, physical and occupational therapy, speech and language pathology, and social policy. A scholarly overview of the underlying knowledge base and practice of early childhood intervention, it is unique in its balance between breadth and depth and its integration of the multiple dimensions of the field

Disparities in early childhood and the associated consequences. The promise of early childhood interventions -- Strategies for intervention. Theoretical foundations of early childhood intervention. Strategies for early childhood intervention. Strategies for program evaluation. Early childhood intervention programs with rigorous evaluations and strong evidence to date. Taxonomy of selected early childhood intervention programs -- What works in early childhood intervention programs. Outcomes improved by early childhood intervention programs. Magnitude of the effects. Features associated with more effective programs -- The economics of early childhood interventions. Potential economic benefits of early childhood interventions. Benefit-cost studies of early childhood interventions. Other economic and noneconomic benefits of early childhood interventions. Strengths and limitations of economic evidence -- Conclusions

Intro -- Introduction -- Part One: International Perspectives: Models, Systems, And Practices Of Early Intervention -- Early Intervention In The Usa: Programs, Models, And Practices -- Early Intervention In Germany -- Early Intervention In Sweden -- Early Intervention In Russia -- Part Two: Developmental Assessment, Risk Factors, And Outcomes -- Prognostic Significance Of Risk Factors, Neonatal Imaging Findings, And Early Neurodevelopmental Assessments -- A Developmental Screening Questionnaire For Five-Year-Olds -- Diachronic Developmental Assessment Of Mentally Handicapped Young Children -- The Significance Of Biological And Psychosocial Risks For Preschool-Age Behavior Problems -- Part Three: Family And The Early Intervention Process -- The Service System And Its Effects On Families: An Ecological Perspective -- Family Expectations, Encounters, And Needs -- Parenting Stress In Early Intervention -- Family Dynamics And Development In Children At Risk -- Social Support And Coping In Families Of Children At Risk For Developmental Disabilities -- Preschool Integration Or: Who Is Afraid Of Little Jessica? -- Part Four: Planning And Evaluation Of Early Intervention -- Recent Trends And Issues In Program Evaluation In Early Intervention -- Using Assessment Outcomes For Intervention Planning: A Necessary Relationship -- How To Detect Effects? Power And Clinical Significance In Early Intervention Research -- Meta-Analyses Of Early Intervention: A Methodological And Content-Related Evaluation -- Supportive Organizational Variables In Early Intervention Centers: Empirical Results And Recommendations -- Part Five: Practice Of Early Intervention -- Early Intervention For Low-Birthweight, Premature Infants: Findings From The Infant Health And Development Program -- Enhancing Communication In Early Childhood.

This article describes the Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) system in Portugal and how it evolved since the 80's until our days, based on a set of principles recommended by research and empirical data. So it describes the characteristics, organization and legislation and implementation of the ECI Portuguese system which pertain to be an inclusive and community resource based early intervention ...

The authors report the results of a study of the relationship between the level of parent involvement on early childhood intervention teams and social worker membership on the team. Results of the study, based on a sample of 55 early intervention team members, supported the hypothesis that the presence of a social worker as a regular member of the early intervention team is associated with a higher level of parent involvement. Strategies to facilitate an active role for parents on multidisciplinary early intervention teams are presented.