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Family Centred Practice
Why does Cora Barclay endorse family-centred practice?
International research identifies family-centred practice as the most appropriate early intervention approach for children with disabilities including deafness.
Family-centred practice is mandated in the USA because international research demonstrates this approach achieves optimal outcomes in speech, language, audition and social-emotional outcomes for children.
Family-centred practice treats families with dignity and respect and sees the parents/carers as the expert on their child.
Information is shared between agencies and professionals so that families can make informed decisions on program practices and intervention options.
Family-centred practice promotes maternal self efficacy.
Parents self efficacy are critical to their children’s language learning and social-emotional development.
Parents self efficacy are critical to their children’s language learning and social-emotional development.
Parental involvement correlates with children’s speech, language and academic outcomes.
How is family-centred practice applied at Cora Barclay?
- Parents hold positions on the CBC Board and on the Program Standing Committee
- Staff who are parents of deaf children with formal qualifications in deafness education at Masters level, work in the early intervention and school support programs.
- Choice in Centre-based or home based therapy.
· Collaborative approach to management of each family’s needs, including the auditory-verbal therapist (AVT), family counsellor, audiologist, speech pathologist, Teacher of the Deaf and collaboration with external service providers.
- Parents collaborate with the AV Therapist to set their child’s goals.
- Annual written assessments of each child’s speech and language progress are made with original copies provided to parents/carers.
- Support groups, including: playgroup, music therapy, monthly parent evenings are provided. A parent to parent mentoring program is available.
- A parent edited early intervention newsletter is produced each month.
- Parents invite family counsellor to AV therapy session to promote and encourage secure attachment