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Project BLEND

An Inclusive Model of Early Intervention Services

University of South Carolina

EVA M. HORN

JOANN G. HEISER

Vanderbilt University

SAMUEL L. ODOM

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The purpose of this article is to describe Project BLEND, a model demonstration project that provided inclusive early intervention services to young children with developmental delays and their families. Whereas the initial focus of Project BLEND was to provide inclusive services to young children with developmental delays, collaborative partnerships among significant adults became the underlying foundation that influenced the development and implementation of the model. The conceptual framework for the project is described in terms of 3 interrelated components: service coordination, family-child care-early intervention partnerships, and transition services. Challenges encountered while we implemented the model and strategies to address those challenges are also presented with initial evaluation information.

Journal of Early Intervention, Vol. 20, No. 4, 364-375 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/105381519602000409


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