Abstract

ESPE-SHERWINDT, Marilyn  and  SERRANO, Ana Maria. “I felt alone”: The Importance of Social Support for Early Intervention. Educação. Porto Alegre [online]. 2020, vol.43, n.1, e35476.  Epub Feb 03, 2021. ISSN 1981-2582.  https://doi.org/10.15448/1981-2582.2020.1.35476.

When adopting an ecological perspective of Early Intervention (EI), social support became a key concept for understanding families and ways of coping with a child who is at-risk or have been diagnosed with Special Educational Needs. Research findings demonstrate that social support, personal well-being, parenting interactional styles, and child development are both conceptually and empirically related, and that variation in child development is attributable to social support and well-being more so than to family Social Economic Status. Social supports play an essential role when planning intervention with young children and their families. This article will provide an evidence based review of the concept and its importance in Early Intervention and it will present a case study to illustrate and operationalize the ideas discussed in the article.

Keywords : Early Intervention; Social support; Formal and Informal support; Ecomap.

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