EJ457463 EC605006
Title: Indirect Service Delivery through Consultation: Review and Implications for Early Intervention.
Author(s): File, Nancy; Kontos, Susan
Source: Journal of Early Intervention, v16 n3 p221-33 Sum 1992
Publication Date: 1992
ISSN: 1053-8151
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUN1993
Target Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
This discussion reviews the literature regarding consultation as a form of indirect service delivery in early intervention for children with disabilities, identifies barriers to effective consultation practice, and concludes that consultation can allow children with disabilities to receive intervention services in integrated settings if specialized training is provided to all staff involved. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: *Consultation Programs; *Delivery Systems; *Disabilities; Early Childhood Education; *Early Intervention; Mainstreaming; Program Development; Staff Development
