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Early childhood interventionists' perspectives on serving maltreated infants and toddlers

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A 2003 amendment to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) required states to create developmental screening programs for maltreated infants and toddlers. Programs authorized under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) were directed to work with state and local child welfare authorities to develop the screening program. They were also to ensure that additional assessment and intervention was provided when needed. The degree to which this mandate has been implemented varies widely between state and local programs. Some early intervention experts and Part C program administrators have expressed concerns about providers' willingness to serve families referred from child welfare, but there has been no systematic research on this issue. The Professional Interventionist CAPTA Survey (PICS) is a newly developed measure of early childhood intervention providers' perceptions of their responsibilities under CAPTA. The first aim of this study was to conduct analysis of the PICS using a national sample of providers. This study also reports the perceptions of early childhood interventionists about their responsibilities under CAPTA and examines the relationship between worker characteristics and how they perceive these responsibilities. The PICS appears to be useful for examining early childhood intervention providers' responses to CAPTA.

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  • Herman-Smith, Robert, 2011. "Early childhood interventionists' perspectives on serving maltreated infants and toddlers," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(8), pages 1419-1425, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:33:y:2011:i:8:p:1419-1425
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    1. Allen, April D. & Hyde, Justeen & Leslie, Laurel K., 2012. "“I Don't Know What They Know”: Knowledge transfer in mandated referral from child welfare to early intervention," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(5), pages 1050-1059.

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