Caregiver Experience with Bicultural, Bilingual Family Navigators to Support Early Childhood Development.
J Immigr Minor Health
; 26(4): 711-717, 2024 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-38587688
ABSTRACT
Recognizing the inequities in developmental screening and services for children in immigrant families, a pediatric primary care clinic in partnership with a community-based early childhood program co-created a bicultural, bilingual early childhood developmental (ECD) family navigator program in Seattle, Washington. The primary aim of this study is to explore caregivers' perspectives about this program. Twenty-seven caregivers of young children participated in semi-structured interviews that were thematically analyzed. Three key themes were identified 1) sharing language and culture, 2) facilitating accessibility, and 3) promoting development. Caregivers valued linguistic and cultural concordance between the navigator and the family, the navigator's approach to screening to improve accessibility and reduce barriers, and the focus on supporting early childhood development. Understanding caregivers' experience with the ECD family navigator development program and the aspects they value, informs clinic-based approaches to ensure families of diverse language and cultural backgrounds have accessible development screening and connection to services.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Desenvolvimento Infantil
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Cuidadores
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Multilinguismo
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos