Service practice evaluation of the early intervention programs for infants and young children in Singapore

Children's Health Care

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 281-301

  Chong, Wan Har ^a   Goh, Winnie ^b   Tang, Hui Nee ^b   Chan, Whee Peng ^c   Choo, Sylvia ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c National Council of Social Service   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAPACITY BUILDING; CAREGIVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANT AND YOUNG CHILDREN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FUNDING; GRANDPARENT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEASURE OF PROCESS OF CARE QUESTIONNAIRE 20; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL WORK; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84869857845     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: 15326888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2012.721719     Document Type: Article

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