Early Intervention

In August’s edition of The Psychologist, Ruby Bell, Head of Forensic Psychology at Roseberry Park Hospital, Middlesbrough, quotes Carson McCullers who said that, “the hearts of small children are delicate organs.  A cruel beginning in this world can twist them into curious shapes.”  Looks like Ms McCullers was an early Early Interventionist.

In the same edition, Jean Gross, England’s Communication Champion in 2008, acknowledges her fascination with "the research on how children’s secure attachment and communication skills develop in the earliest years through warm interaction with caregivers … so that every child will get the best start in life.”  Early Intervention is where it’s at.