Early Intervention Flashcards
IDEA Part A
general provisions and definitions
IDEA Part B
School-age children (3-21 yo)
IDEA Part C
infants and toddlers (birth - day before 3rd birthday)
IDEA Part D
Personnel, technology, parent training, and research (governs who can participate, what their credentials need to be)
Early Intervention Law
Federal legislation that provided funding to the states for early identification and intervention services to infants and young children age 0-36 months
What occurred when IDEA was re-authorized in 1997?
Part C defined the EI program
- Each state was responsible to develop eligibility guidelines for EI program
IDEA Federal Guidelines for EI
- Children – birth to 36 months
- Measurable developmental delays in probably result in development delay. cognitive, physical, vision and hearing, communication, social or emotional, and adaptive development.
- Physical or mental condition that will probably result in developmental delay
What providers do not need credentials to provide EI services
- Audiology
- Deaf Mentor
- Vision
- Physician consult
- Sign Language serv.
- Medical Diagnostics
- Assistive Technology
What providers DO require credentials to provide EI services?
- Psychological
- Educators (DT)
- Counseling
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech/Language
Therapy - Nursing
7 Constructs of EI
- Support families and facilitate the child’s participation
- Encourage participation of families by imbedding intervention strategies into family routines
- collaborative relationship between families and providers
- Interventions linked to specific goals that are family centered, functional, and measurable
- transdisciplinary activities
- interventions are monitored periodically
- provide services of the highest quality possible
EI eligibility
- 30% delay in development validated by 2
therapists - Covered diagnosis – CP, DS, DMD, BPI, SB,
ASD, arthrogryposis, etc. - Clinical opinion of the multidisciplinary team
- At risk for DD due to physical, environment, or
Socioeconomic statua
How to determine % delay
(Chronological Age - Age Equivalent Score) / Chronological Age
Early intervention team
- Family
- Healthcare & medical
professionals - Primary service coordinator
What is an individualized family service plan?
- Legal documentation mandated by Part
C of IDEA - States have different forms, but must
have same components
What are the required components of an individualized family service plan?
demographics, history, family concerns, priorities, resources, EI services, technology, transition plan
What is a natural environment
- A variety of settings where children live,
learn, and play - Settings natural and comfortable for children, families, and other care givers
What do natural learning environments include?
playgrounds, libraries, homes, churches, childcare facilities, bathrooms, kitchens, playrooms, bedrooms, back yards, car rides, bus rides, other forms of transportation
Family centered intervention
family must be involved in all aspects of EI program
activity based instruction
intervention strategies are functional and integrated into the child’s daily routine
teaming
interdisciplinary team (coordinated information) and transdisciplinary team (across disciplines)
evaluation
procedure for determining eligibility using a standardized measure
recommendations
must be made as part of a team
who sets the timelines
state
what are interventions based on
research
