Addressing Parental Gatekeeping in Early-Intervention Services: Engaging all Caregivers

This article examines parental gatekeeping—a concept from the family science literature that can have a significant impact on services provided by speech language pathologists (SLPs). We outline and provide examples of family dynamics that may pose challenges to SLPs working with young children and their families as well as provide strategies for effectively navigating and working within these dynamics. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: Seminars in Speech and Language - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Tags: Clinical Seminar: Pediatric Source Type: research