Family-focused intervention: A functional model for planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized family services in early intervention
Bailey, D., Simeonsson, RJ., Winton, PJ., Huntington, GS., Comfort, M., Isbell, P., O'Donnell, KJ., & Helm, JM. (1986). Family-focused intervention: A functional model for planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized family services in early intervention. Journal of Early Intervention, 10(2), 156-171. https://doi.org/10.1177/105381518601000207
The provision of Individualized services to families with young handicapped children has been hampered by the lack of a practical model. This article describes a functional model for assessing family needs, specifying family goals, implementing family services, and evaluating effectiveness. The model draws on the "goodness-of-fit" concept to individualize family services in order to optimize the "fit" between family, child, and services provided.
