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Family Satisfaction With Early Intervention Services As It Relates To Family Functioning, Donna Elizabeth Nelson
Family Satisfaction With Early Intervention Services As It Relates To Family Functioning, Donna Elizabeth Nelson
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This study examined the perceived impact and satisfaction levels of early intervention services of families living in the Appalachian region of northeast Tennessee. Families living in Hawkins and Johnson counties in the northeast region of Tennessee whose children with disabilities had recently exited an early intervention program participated in the study. The primary sources of data collection were personal interviews based on the Beach Center Family Quality of Life (FQOL) Scale (Beach Center on Disability, 2003), the Family Functioning Style Scale (FFSS) (Deal, Trivette, & Dunst, 1998), and member checks.
The FQOL contains 5 subscales: Family Interaction, Parenting, Physical or …