Early childhood intervention : working with families of young children with special needs / edited by Hanan Sukkar, Carl J. Dunst and Jane Kirkby.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Family systems and family-centred practices in early childhood intervention / Hanan Sukkar, Jane Kirkby and Carl J. Dunst -- Foundations for working with young children and their families -- Early intervention for young children with developmental delays : contributions of the developmental systems approach / Michael J. Guralnick -- Family systems early childhood intervention / Carl J. Dunst -- Desirable outcomes associated with family-centred practices for young children with disabilities / Dan Dempsey and Deb Keen -- Understanding families and family-early childhood practitioner relationships -- Family composition and family needs in Australia : what makes a family? / Sara Holman -- Reimagining family partnerships : shifting practice from a focus on disadvantage to a focus on engagement and empowerment / Anne Kennedy -- Working with families to develop parent-professional partnerships : implications for professional preparation / Hanan Sukkar -- Working with families and young children in Australia -- Working with families in early childhood intervention : family-centred practices in an individualised funding landscape / Christine Johnston, Denise Luscombe and Loraine Fordham -- Development of community-based services for children with disabilities and their families / John Forster -- Working with families in schools / Wendy Goff and June McLoughlin -- Working with families and young children in other countries -- Family systems and family-centred intervention practices in Portugal and Spain : Iberian reflections on early childhood intervention / Ana M. Serrano, Joana M. Mas, Margarita Cañadas and Climent Giné -- Implementing family-centred practices in childhood disability services in Manitoba, Canada / Diane Hiebert-Murphy, Barry Trute and Alexandra Wright -- Family experiences of early childhood intervention services for young children with speech and language needs in England / Carolyn Blackman -- Conclusions and future directions -- Contributions of family systems and family-centred practices for informing improvements in early childhood intervention / Carl J. Dunst, Hanan Sukkar, Jane Kirkby.

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