Surveying Early Intervention Providers to Identify Opportunities for Workforce Support to Strengthen Family-Centered Care.
Shayl F Griffith, Loreen S Magariño, Frances D Martínez Pedraza and 3 others
PMID 38107032WHAT IT FOUND
Early intervention providers spent about one third of weekly time directly with children and one quarter coaching caregivers.
They wanted more training, especially on caregiver distress and culturally aligned care.
Key findings
01Providers reported spending one third of weekly work time directly with children and one quarter coaching caregivers.
02Most providers reported being very interested in training on warm relationships, caregiver distress, shared reading or wordplay, and safety behaviors.
03Providers felt less very comfortable aligning recommendations with family culture than working with caregivers from different cultural backgrounds.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for SLPs
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What it does not show
The sample was small and limited to Miami and Boston, so it may not represent early intervention providers elsewhere. Providers were recruited through agencies and workshops, and the number who received the invitation was not known. Twenty-two respondents had missing data for comfort and interest items, so those analyses used 66 providers. The survey relied on self-report, not observed sessions. Interest in training may not translate into actual training participation or changed practice. Some providers completed the survey before or after workshops offered by the collaboration.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that caregiver coaching improves child outcomes. It is a self-report survey of 88 early intervention providers, not a trial of an intervention.