A strong relationship between parents and professionals is essential to successful early intervention. Yet, programs struggle to engage families in services. This article describes a successful pilot project to strengthen parent/professional relationships for families with children with disabilities living in a high-poverty urban area. Early intervention (EI) providers were trained to use the FAN (Facilitating Attuned Interactions) approach to increase their attunement to parent concerns and capacity to collaborate with parents during early intervention therapy sessions. Over the pilot project, the providers felt more empathic with parents, more collaborative, and more effective and satisfied in their roles. FAN is a promising approach and practical tool to strengthen relationships between parents and professionals in EI.

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建立专业能力以加强早期干预中的家长/专业关系

父母和专业人士之间的牢固关系对于成功的早期干预至关重要。然而，项目很难让家庭参与服务。本文介绍了一个成功的试点项目，旨在为生活在高贫困城市地区的有残疾儿童的家庭加强父母/专业关系。早期干预 (EI) 提供者接受过培训，可以使用 FAN（促进协调互动）方法来提高他们对家长关注的关注以及在早期干预治疗期间与家长合作的能力。在试点项目中，提供者对父母更加同情，更加协作，并且对他们的角色更加有效和满意。FAN 是一种很有前途的方法和实用工具，可以加强家长和 EI 专业人士之间的关系。