The document summarizes four models of early intervention in the Philippines:
1) The Home-Based Instruction Program utilizes parents and caregivers to provide instruction at home and in school using a Filipino adaptation of the Portage Project.
2) The Head Start Program addresses preschool education for socially and economically deprived children ages 4-6 to prevent behavior problems.
3) Community-Based Rehabilitation services utilize community resources and volunteers to provide rehabilitation programs in urban and rural areas.
4) The Urban Basic Service Program adopts a home-based instruction approach and trains parents yearly to implement early intervention at home for children with disabilities.
The document summarizes four models of early intervention in the Philippines:
1) The Home-Based Instruction Program utilizes parents and caregivers to provide instruction at home and in school using a Filipino adaptation of the Portage Project.
2) The Head Start Program addresses preschool education for socially and economically deprived children ages 4-6 to prevent behavior problems.
3) Community-Based Rehabilitation services utilize community resources and volunteers to provide rehabilitation programs in urban and rural areas.
4) The Urban Basic Service Program adopts a home-based instruction approach and trains parents yearly to implement early intervention at home for children with disabilities.
The document summarizes four models of early intervention in the Philippines:
1) The Home-Based Instruction Program utilizes parents and caregivers to provide instruction at home and in school using a Filipino adaptation of the Portage Project.
2) The Head Start Program addresses preschool education for socially and economically deprived children ages 4-6 to prevent behavior problems.
3) Community-Based Rehabilitation services utilize community resources and volunteers to provide rehabilitation programs in urban and rural areas.
4) The Urban Basic Service Program adopts a home-based instruction approach and trains parents yearly to implement early intervention at home for children with disabilities.
The document summarizes four models of early intervention in the Philippines:
1) The Home-Based Instruction Program utilizes parents and caregivers to provide instruction at home and in school using a Filipino adaptation of the Portage Project.
2) The Head Start Program addresses preschool education for socially and economically deprived children ages 4-6 to prevent behavior problems.
3) Community-Based Rehabilitation services utilize community resources and volunteers to provide rehabilitation programs in urban and rural areas.
4) The Urban Basic Service Program adopts a home-based instruction approach and trains parents yearly to implement early intervention at home for children with disabilities.
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Models of Early Intervention in the Philippines
1. Home-Based Instruction Program
The Philippine Association for the Retard (PAR) composed of special education specialists, parents, and medical practitioners initiated the development of the Home- Based Instruction Program for the Children with Mental Retardation in the 1970’s. The goal is to provide a continuous program of instruction both in school and at home for a more effective management of the handicapping condition. The program utilizes the Filipino adaptation of the Portage Project. The Portage Guide to Early intervention is printed in Filipino and the dialect of some regions. The National Capital Region and Region V are implementing the Program. Davao has also implemented the project.
The key persons are the biological or surrogate parents who perform their primary role as caregivers. All members of the family including the household helpers are trained to implement the program. Monitoring and evaluation of the program show positive results.
2. Head Start Program
The Head Start Program of the Manila City Schools Division addresses preschool education for the socially and economically deprived children who are 4 to 6 years old. The program operated on the principle of early intervention as a preventive measure against behavior problems among young children that may lead ultimately to juvenile delinquency. The participants are children and siblings of young offenders, slum dwellers, street children, and others of preschool age.
The Head Start Program was subsequently adopted by the Special Education Centers of Manila with a group of parents serving as teacher-aides.
3. Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Services
The World Health Organization (WHO, 1984) defines community-based rehabilitation as measures taken at the community level that use and build on the resources of the community to assist in the rehabilitation of those who need assistance including the disabled and handicapped persons, their families and their community as a whole.
The Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) has been acclaimed as the answer to the rehabilitation needs in poverty-stricken areas where institution-based rehabilitation programs are not available. Piloted by the National Commission for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWPD) in Bacolod in 1981 and eventually expanded to selected communities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, CBR services have been successfully organized in many communities for preschool and school-aged children and young adults. The utilization of services of volunteers is employed and maximized in providing rehabilitation programs to urban and rural communities.
4. Urban Basic Service Program
An early intervention scheme based on the principle of home-based instruction was adopted by the Urban Basic Service Program as its educational component. The program also utilized Filipino adaptation of The Protage Guide to Early Intervention. 12 barangays or villages identified as depressed and underserved were chosen as sites for the program. Children with disabilities who are not receiving special education services were placed in the program. 20 – 30 parents were trained yearly to implement early intervention at home as a means of minimizing the effects of the disabilities and increasing the children’s readiness and response to rehabilitation programs.