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Clinical Psychology and Special Education
2025. Vol. 14, no. 2, 143–163
doi:10.17759/cpse.2025140209
ISSN: 2304-0394 (online)

The effectiveness and quality of early assistance to children and their families in the social protection system of Moscow: parents’ opinion

 
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Abstract

Objective. The work is aimed at studying the opinion of parents on the effectiveness and quality of early intervention services. Methods and materials. The respondents were parents attending the early intervention service for more than 6 months. The age of the parents (258 mothers and 3 fathers) ranged from 22 to 53 years (N = 261; M = 35.9; SD = 5.6). Distribution of children by diagnoses: cerebral palsy — 35, Down syndrome — 20, speech delay — 23, autism and other autism spectrum disorders — 31, others — 152. The age of children was from 8 to 56 months (N = 261; M = 33.9; SD = 9.9). A questionnaire was used, including open and closed questions. Results. Positive dynamics in the child’s condition was revealed in 95.2% of cases, in the condition of the parent and family — in 90% of cases. A high average level of satisfaction with the quality of services and willingness to recommend the early intervention service to other parents was revealed (M = 9.2 and M = 9.6 on a scale of 1–10). A significant positive impact of psychological counseling of parents receiving early assistance services on their emotional state (p = 0.0008) and self-confidence as a parent (p = 0.0128) was shown.

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Keywords: early intervention for children and their families, parent’s opinion, quality of service, effectiveness of early intervention, satisfaction with service, parent counseling, emotional state, self-confidence, Down syndrome, autism, autism spectrum disorder

Journal rubric: Empirical Research

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2025140209

Acknowledgements. The authors are grateful for assistance in organizing the study by Mukha V.N., Head of the Scientific Research Laboratory of the Institute for Additional Professional Education of Workers for Social Services.

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For citation: Kazmin, A.M., Bengraf, T.S., Popova, A.V., Prochukhaeva, M.M., Gromova, Yu.A., Shalupina, T.V., Arkhipov, I.I. (2025). The effectiveness and quality of early assistance to children and their families in the social protection system of Moscow: parents’ opinion. Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 14(2), 143–163. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2025140209

© Kazmin A.M., Bengraf T.S., Popova A.V., Prochukhaeva M.M., Gromova Yu.A., Shalupina T.V., Arkhipov I.I., 2025

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Aleksandr M. Kazmin, Candidate of Science (Medicine), Professor, Department of Neuro and Pathopsychology of Development, Faculty of Clinical and Special Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1748-2574, e-mail: mgppukprd@gmail.com

Tatiana S. Bengraf, Head of the Coordination Center for Early Intervention in Moscow, Social Support and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children “Roza Vetrov”, Moscow, Russian Federation, e-mail: bengrafts@social.mos.ru

Antonina V. Popova, Chief Specialist, Institute for Additional Professional Education of Workers for Social Services, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0494-7651, e-mail: psy.help.spb@gmail.com

Maria M. Prochukhaeva, Head of the Early Intervention Department, Social Support and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children “Roza Vetrov”, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9377-1539, e-mail: prochukhaevamm@social.mos.ru

Yulia A. Gromova, educational psychologist, Social Support and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children “Roza Vetrov”, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7907-2802, e-mail: psymail4plu@gmail.com

Tatiana V. Shalupina, defectologist, Social Support and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children “Roza Vetrov”, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9634-1187, e-mail: yanat-lotti@mail.ru

Ilya I. Arkhipov, psychologist, Social Support and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children “Roza Vetrov”, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9248-2080, e-mail: ilar87@bk.ru

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