Are Families Hard to Reach or Services Difficult to Access? Parent Experiences when a Child is Developmentally Delayed

The aim of this thesis was to understand family experiences of noticing and help-seeking for child developmental delays and identify factors that impact pathways to service access. This PhD took a step back from the endpoint of service access and looked instead at the journey leading up to it – ackn...

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Main Author: Cuomo, Belinda Michelle
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84950
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description The aim of this thesis was to understand family experiences of noticing and help-seeking for child developmental delays and identify factors that impact pathways to service access. This PhD took a step back from the endpoint of service access and looked instead at the journey leading up to it – acknowledging that experiences during the steps of noticing delays, sharing them with others, and seeking support were vital to how and if parents engaged with early intervention services.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-849502023-07-05T00:54:25Z Are Families Hard to Reach or Services Difficult to Access? Parent Experiences when a Child is Developmentally Delayed Cuomo, Belinda Michelle The aim of this thesis was to understand family experiences of noticing and help-seeking for child developmental delays and identify factors that impact pathways to service access. This PhD took a step back from the endpoint of service access and looked instead at the journey leading up to it – acknowledging that experiences during the steps of noticing delays, sharing them with others, and seeking support were vital to how and if parents engaged with early intervention services. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84950 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Cuomo, Belinda Michelle
Are Families Hard to Reach or Services Difficult to Access? Parent Experiences when a Child is Developmentally Delayed
title Are Families Hard to Reach or Services Difficult to Access? Parent Experiences when a Child is Developmentally Delayed
title_full Are Families Hard to Reach or Services Difficult to Access? Parent Experiences when a Child is Developmentally Delayed
title_fullStr Are Families Hard to Reach or Services Difficult to Access? Parent Experiences when a Child is Developmentally Delayed
title_full_unstemmed Are Families Hard to Reach or Services Difficult to Access? Parent Experiences when a Child is Developmentally Delayed
title_short Are Families Hard to Reach or Services Difficult to Access? Parent Experiences when a Child is Developmentally Delayed
title_sort are families hard to reach or services difficult to access? parent experiences when a child is developmentally delayed
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84950