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Services for Young Children

This article discusses early intervention services provided to infants and toddlers, focusing on supporting families, promoting child engagement and development, and preventing future problems or disabilities.

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Services for Young Children

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  1. Services for Young Children EDCI 336 September 13, 2005

  2. Early Intervention • Services provided to infants, toddlers (from birth up to age three) and their families

  3. Early Intervention 1. To support families in achieving their own goals • To promote child engagement, independence and mastery • To promote development in key domains • To build and support children’s social competence

  4. Early Intervention • To promote generalized use of skills • To provide and prepare for normalized life experiences • To prevent the emergence of future problems or disabilities • Bailey and Wolery (1992)

  5. Early Intervention • To provide information, support, and assistance to families in dealing with their child • To build parental competence in facilitation child development and child advocacy • To foster effective parent-child-family interactions • Raver (1991)

  6. Early Intervention • Diagnosed conditions • (Deafness) • Developmental delays • ( Walking, talking) • At risk (States may provide services, but is not required)

  7. Early Intervention • The SC program for early intervention is BabyNet

  8. Early Intervention • Early Intervention services are outlined in an: • Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

  9. Early Intervention • Intervention services meet the infant or toddler’s unique needs in 5 domains

  10. Early Intervention • 5 Domains • Adaptive • Cognitive • Communication • Physical • Social/Emotional

  11. Early Intervention • Infant/toddler services: • Pt • Ot • Speech/language • Psychological services

  12. Early Intervention • Family services: • Family counseling • Specific training • Psychological services • Social work services • Service coordination

  13. Early Intervention • Emphasis on family supports or empowerment • Links to community resources, friends, family members

  14. Early Intervention • Services not related to disability • Not required • May be included in IFSP if helpful to family

  15. Early Intervention • Must consider family needs and wants • Who is in family/ • Underinclusion of fathers

  16. Preschool Special Education • IDEA • Special education and related services for 3-5 year-old children with disabilities and/or developmental delays

  17. ECSE • ECSE services are specified in an: Individualized Education Program (IEP)

  18. ECSE • Specially designed instruction • Related services

  19. ECSE • To qualify for this service, child must need special education and/or related services.

  20. ECSE 1.Mental retardation 2.Hearing impairments 3.Speech or language impairments 4.Visual impairments 5.Serious emotional disturbance

  21. ECSE 6.Orthopedic impairments 7.Autism 8.Traumatic brain injury 9.Other health impairments 10.Specific learning disability

  22. ECSE • Developmental Delays

  23. ECSE • Related services • Transportation • Therapy(OT,PT,SL) • Counseling

  24. ECSE • No provision for “at risk” children from 3-5 in special education law.

  25. ECSE • Covers this unified system of services for infants, toddlers, preschoolers with disabilities from birth through 5 years.

  26. What about children who are “at risk”?

  27. At Risk • Head Start • Early Head Start • Success by 6 • First Steps • 4 year old programs

  28. Trends in ECSE • Consultation & collaboration • Assessment • Curriculum and instructional methods

  29. Trends in ECSE • Family-centered practices • Multicultural emphasis • Transdisciplinary services • Transition planning

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