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Arizona Early Intervention Program IDEA 2011 Requirements -Assessment -

Arizona Early Intervention Program IDEA 2011 Requirements -Assessment -. Child and Family Assessment. Child and Family Assessment. Purpose of Assessment. Initial Assessment Process. DRAFT. Initial Assessment Process. Initial Assessment Process. Initial Assessment Process.

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Arizona Early Intervention Program IDEA 2011 Requirements -Assessment -

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  1. Arizona Early Intervention ProgramIDEA 2011 Requirements-Assessment -

  2. Child and Family Assessment

  3. Child and Family Assessment

  4. Purpose of Assessment

  5. Initial Assessment Process

  6. DRAFT

  7. Initial Assessment Process

  8. Initial Assessment Process

  9. Initial Assessment Process The Team members involved with assessment: • Meet with the family and review the purpose of assessment and process • Ensure consent for Child Assessment has been obtained or obtain it before the assessment

  10. Initial Assessment Process The Team members involved with assessment: • Ask the family if they had time to look at or complete the Child and Family Assessment Guide and wish to use it in the discussion • Offer a copy of the Guide if the family does not have it (not to complete but to reference during the discussion) • Document discussion with the family on the Child and Family Assessment Pages of the IFSP

  11. DRAFT

  12. DRAFT

  13. Initial Assessment Process The same discussion used to complete the child assessment is used for the Child Indicator Summary Process • Introduce the Child Indicators and explain to family the importance of measuring progress • Ensure that you have a Decision Making Tree and Definitions of the Ratings • Complete Child Indicators Entry Form with the family

  14. DRAFT

  15. Initial Assessment Process • Summarize the assessment visit: • Review the information gathered during the assessment to support the development of the IFSP • Priorities identified may become outcomes • Natural Resources considered when developing steps and services necessary to meet the outcomes • Schedule the date for the Initial IFSP meeting

  16. Annual Assessment Planning • Prior ( 1-2 weeks) to the annual assessment meeting, the Team Lead or Service Coordinator will: • Provide and explain the Child and Family Assessment Guide for Families • Ask the family which family members they would like to participate

  17. Annual Assessment The Child and Family Assessment: • Must include the involvement of two or more disciplines or professions, one of which may be the service coordinator • May be conducted prior to, right before, or during the Annual IFSP meeting • Must include Consent for Child Assessment • Unless clearly not feasible, must be provided in the language normally used by the parents; for the purposes of the child assessment, the language normally used by the child, if determined developmentally appropriate

  18. Annual Assessment Process Team members meet with the family and review the purpose of assessment and the process. The members also: • Ask family if they had time to look at or complete the Child and Family Assessment Guide and wish to use it in the discussion • Offer a copy of the Guide if the family doesn’t have it (not to complete but to reference during the discussion)

  19. Annual Assessment Process Team members meet with the family and review the purpose of assessment and the process. The members also: • Document assessment discussion on the Child and Family Assessment Pages of the IFSP • Proceed with completion of Annual IFSP

  20. Thank You!Questions? Submit to allazeip2@azdes.govFor more information: www.azdes.gov/azeip

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