Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention in Early Intervention
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Early Intervention
- Vol. 15 (2), 124-134
- https://doi.org/10.1177/105381519101500202
Abstract
This article proposes a conceptual framework for the provision of early intervention services, applying the concept of primary, secondary, or tertiary levels of prevention. This prevention perspective is built on the premise that the manifestation, severity, or extended impact, respectively, of a specified condition, namely developmental delay, can be prevented. This premise has implications for direct intervention with children and linked intervention for families. Representative findings are used to illustrate the preventive and ameliorative functions of early intervention. The implications of this preventive framework for intervention with infants and their families are identified.Keywords
This publication has 26 references indexed in Scilit:
- Identifying infants from the inner city for early interventionInfants & Young Children, 1989
- Family Context in Pediatric Psychology: A Transactional PerspectiveJournal of Pediatric Psychology, 1989
- In the best interest of the family: The emergence of family resource programsInfants & Young Children, 1988
- The Impact of Definitions of High Risk on Services to Infants and ToddlersTopics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1988
- Developmental Intervention for Infants with Handicaps: Purposes and ProgramsThe Journal of Special Education, 1988
- The epidemiology and prevention of mental retardation.American Psychologist, 1987
- Developing coping styles and social support networks: an intervention outcome study with mothers of handicapped childrenChild: Care, Health and Development, 1986
- Family-Focused Intervention: A Functional Model for Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Individualized Family Services in Early InterventionJournal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1986
- An Analysis of the Effects of Early Intervention Services for Infants and Toddlers with Moderate and Severe HandicapsTopics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1985
- The Social Construction of Unreality: A Case Study of a Family's Attribution of Competence to a Severely Retarded ChildFamily Process, 1985