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Title: Early Intervention and Child Abuse


1
Early Intervention and Child Abuse Prevention
Act (CAPTA)
  • Marina L. Merrill (ODE)
  • Stephanie Stafford (DHS)

2
CAPTA
  • States receiving CAPTA funds must develop and
    implement provisions and procedures for referral
    of a child under the age of 3 who is involved in
    a substantiated case of abuse or neglect to early
    intervention services funded under part C of the
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
    106(b)(2)(A)(xxi).

3
IDEA 2004
  • States must provide a description of the State
    policies and procedures that require the referral
    for early intervention services under Part C of a
    child under the age of 3 who is involved in a
    substantiated case of child abuse or neglect
    637(a)(6)(A)

4
What does this mean?
  • Each Local Child Welfare office and county Early
    Intervention (EI/ECSE) program have an
    interagency agreement that ensures that child
    victims of abuse or neglect, birth to age 3, are
    referred to the EI/ECSE program in the county
    that the child resides.

5
Child Welfare Responsibility
  • Local Child Welfare workers will refer children
    under the age of 3, who are victims of child
    abuse or neglect to Early Intervention services.
  • The standard CAPTA Referral form (CPS Early
    Intervention Referral) designed for this mandate
    is required.
  • Each Child Welfare office will use FACIS case
    notes to record all children referred to the
    EI/ECSE program.

6
EI/ECSEs Responsibility
  • Minimally, each child must receive a valid and
    reliable developmental screening to determine
    eligibility for Early Intervention.
  • County EI/ECSE programs may use developmental
    information provided by other agencies or
    providers as part of the screening process to
    determine need for conducting an evaluation.

7
CW EI Joint Responsibility
  • Child Welfare Administrative Rule directs Child
    Welfare staff to refer ALL children who fall
    under this mandate to local EI/ECSE programs to
    refer each child within 30 days of the founded
    date.

8
Why implement links between child welfare and
Part C?
  • Highest rates of abuse and neglect occur in
    infants and toddlers
  • 16.1 per 1000 children under age 3
  • High rates of developmental delay in this
    population
  • 23-61 of children known to CW have delays in
    development, communication, behavior

9
What are EI/ECSE Services?
  • EI provides access to individualized
    interventions at no cost to the family.
  • To receive services through EI, children from
    birth to 3 years must meet eligibility
    requirements by either having a documented
    established condition, physical disability, or a
    developmental delay in one or more areas.
  • EI performs multidisciplinary evaluation of the
    child to assess cognitive, motor, social,
    language, and adaptive functioning.
  • EI develops plan for intervention (IFSP) and
    coordinates services to address child's needs.

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EI Eligibility
  • Children ages birth through two years of age with
    Significant Delays in one or more of the
    following domains
  • Cognition
  • Communication
  • Physical including hearing and vision
  • Social or Emotional
  • Adaptive

11
CAPTA Referral Status in Oregon
  • Data Suggests Under referral
  • Approximately 21.29 of potential referrals made
  • For further Information on Early Intervention
    Referrals visit
  • http//www.oregon.gov/DHS/children/committees/capt
    a.shtml
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