The FOCUS is a valid, reliable, responsive treatment outcome measure that captures ‘real world’ changes following speech and language treatment
Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (FOCUS © ) is a clinical tool designed to evaluate change in communicative-pa
Paper by Olivia Wong et al
Conclusions: A paradigm shift is required, from a focus on women following childbirth and women with pre-existing psychiatric disorders, to a broader family perspective with the focus firmly on parent-infant relationships.
This paradigm shift needs to involve greater rese
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Useful for therapists and teachers too
‘Did you know that the most important interactions you have with a child can happen through play? By engaging in playful serve and return with a child, you can literally help build stronger connections in the brain.
‘Strong neural connections are the foundation
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Roz and Jeb are arguing again...
They love each other and they love their baby daughter, Tilly, but they are both tired and stressed most of the time. The argument when it started was about money. Debts have been piling up since Roz had to stop work. Jeb is worried he might be downgraded at work be
If your relative receives care and support funded by their Local Authority (Social Services) they may have to contribute towards the cost of this care
The amount they contribute is calculated during a financial assessment. As part of the financial assessment the Local Authority (LA) is required to
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Representatives from around the world recently gathered at the World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
On the final day of the conference, officials adopted the Tashkent Declaration, a ground-breaking document that sets the international agenda for early childh
Read more: The Tashkent Declaration – for early childhood education across the world
a measure of health complexity
It can be used to collect narrative descriptions of a child and family's strengths and to document concerns related to 20 areas of child development.
For each area of concern, caregivers are asked to rate the impact the concern has on a child’s ability to participate
Catalysing social change by innovating and piloting model solutions
From their website:
‘You know as well as we do, that in this increasingly challenging world, it takes a lot of effort to educate and empower children who belong to the marginalised, unrecognised and ignored segments.
‘Our work has s
Cartoon © Martina Jirankova-Limbrick 2011