The purpose of my research was to describe the need for Early Childhood Intervention for Military Families with Special Needs Children. The question is really why is there no Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) for military families with special needs children? Poor communication between Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) enlisted vs. officer ranks, a poor continuation of services when families have a permanent change of station (PCS) and data that shows the importance of Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) services for children 0–3 years of age. A quantitative methodology was used through interviews with military families, EFMP staff, and retired/active-duty military personnel, demographic data from militaryonesource.mil, and various article research. Key findings: As a result of the questionnaires completed by EFMP and military families (see interview questions in Appendix D) it is obvious to this writer that there needs to be a military-only Early Childhood Intervention program. The program should be available to these families in every state and at every military base that they deploy. Discussions and education should be provided to military enlisted members, this will allow them the opportunity to make choices about their military career if their child is born with special needs. ECI services should provide education to military families about how to address the needs of their disabled children. Another key finding in my research is by providing a quicker turnaround of services in the new state or continuation of services that are already established before they move there is no deficiency in developmental milestones of the special needs child.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/49169 |
| Date | 23 August 2024 |
| Creators | Cervantes, Ann |
| Contributors | Kelly, Lauren Stone |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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