Waisman Center–Birth To 3 Program
KEY ELEMENTS OF FAMILY-CENTERED SERVICES
- Sharing with parents, on a continuing basis and in a supportive manner, complete and unbiased information.
- Recognizing that the family is the constant in a child's life, while the service systems and personnel within those systems fluctuate.
- Designing accessible service delivery systems that are flexible, culturally competent, and responsive to family-identified needs.
- Encouraging and facilitating family-to-family support and networking.
- Understanding and incorporating the developmental needs of infants, children, and adolescents and their families into service delivery systems.
- Facilitating parent/professional collaboration at all levels of service provision
-services for an individual child;
-program development, implementation, and evaluation; and policy formation. - Recognizing family strengths and individuality and respecting different methods of coping.
- Implementing comprehensive policies and programs that provide emotional and financial support to meet the needs of families.
- Honoring the racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity of families.
(Adapted from the Key Elements of Family-Centered Care, National Center for Family-Centered Care, the Association for the Care of Children's Health.)
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Overview of Family-Centered Service Coordination/2