Personal Values and Family Based Intervention Notes

Personal Values and Family Based Intervention

Class Discussion: Personal Values

• Family-based intervention emphasizes the role of the beliefs, values, and preferences of families throughout the entire therapeutic process (Bruder, 2001).
• Family based intervention is mandated by ASHA when providing early intervention services, and the use of family based intervention has been promoted when providing intervention with individuals throughout their lifespan.
• Research overwhelmingly shows that no matter what the disorder, when the family based intervention is used patient outcomes improve.

7 Characteristics of Family Based Intervention (ASHA, 2020)

• Developmentally/Socially supportive
• Services are evidence based
• Alignment with family situation
• Family determines involvement
• Honors family values
• Culturally and Linguistically responsive
• Comprehensive, coordinated services

Utilize family strengths

• Consider unique challenges of a family.
• Align services with family life circumstances. Services are aligned with the family’s unique situation.

Services are culturally and linguistically responsive

• Provide services in appropriate language and use interpreters as needed
• Understand cultural norms that may influence this family.
• Practice Cultural Humility

Services are developmentally and socially supportive and promote client’s participation in their natural environments

• Utilize treatment targets that promote client’s communication use in environments that are:
  • Developmentally appropriate
  • Socially appropriate

Services comprehensive, coordinated, and team based

• Collaborate and coordinate with the multidisciplinary team:
  • Schools
  • Hospitals
  • Clinics

Family determines the level of their involvement

• A family-centered approach creates opportunities for the family to be involved in all aspects of intervention, with individual families selecting their desired levels and types of involvement (Crais, Poston Roy, & Free,2006)
• With adult clients, it is important to determine from the client the level of involvement they want from their family.

Family values are honored

• Clinician’s need to know what they (the clinician) value and how that might influence their perception of the client.
• Family values supercede clinician values.
• Even if family values cannot be implemented, they must be honored

Services are based on the highest quality of evidence that is available

• Evidence Based Practice
• Clinical Expertise/Expert Opinion
• Evidence
• Client Perspective