Preservice Education: Perspectives about Integrating Caregivers

Table 1

Comparison of therapy sessions.

Session type	Frequency	Description	Role of clinician
Family-centered	1 time per week	Active participation of the caregiver to promote communication focused on caregiver interacting directly with the child while the clinician is focused on promoting caregiver-child interaction	Model, describe, observe, provide feedback, and solve problem with caregiver
Traditional	1 time per week	Clinicians interact with client in play-based activities while caregiver observes or is not present	Model, expand, respond to client’s communication attempts, and manipulate environment directly to facilitate communication