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ERIC Number: EJ414973
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
Discharging the Premature Infant: Family Issues and Implications for Intervention.
Hanline, Mary Frances; Deppe, Janet
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v9 n4 p15-25 Win 1990
Discharging the premature infant from the hospital calls for provision of support to families in such areas as capitalizing on family strengths and resources, empowering parents to make informed decisions, creating opportunities for parent-to-parent contact, focusing intervention goals on parent-identified needs, and providing services to families prior to the infant's discharge. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Family Caregivers, Family Programs, Hospitalized Children, Intervention, Premature Infants, Preschool Education, Social Services, Social Support Groups, Transitional Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Hospital Discharge Planning
Note: Theme Issue: Transition.