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Promoting Involvement Between Low-Income Single Caregivers and Urban Early Intervention Programs

Donald G. Unger

University of Delaware, unger{at}udel.edu

C. Wayne Jones

Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center, Inc.

Elizabeth Park

University of Delaware

Patricia A. Tressell

University of Delaware

By focusing on the roles of family characteristics, stress, and a program's organizational climate, this study investigated why some low-income single caregivers with children with disabilities tend to be more involved in early intervention services than others. The participants in this research were low-income single caregivers whose young children were enrolled for the first time in early intervention programs with opportunities for caregiver involvement. The results indicated direct effects for family characteristics in predicting caregiver/program involvement. Relationships between family characteristics and caregiver/program involvement were also moderated by parenting stress and perceptions of a supportive program climate. Implications for family-centered practice are discussed.

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, Vol. 21, No. 4, 197-212 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/027112140102100401
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