EIECSE 101: Understanding the Basics of Early Intervention Under IDEA Part C

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EI/ECSE 101 Understanding the Basics of Early
Intervention Under IDEA Part C

• Kathleen Mankinen, M. Ed.
• FSDB Outreach Department
• Parent Infant Program
• 207 North San Marco Ave.
• St. Augustine, FL 32084
• mankinenk_at_fsdb.k12.fl.us

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History of Early Intervention

• 1975 Public Law 94-142
• The Education of the Handicapped Act
  guarantees free and appropriate education to
  children with disabilities ages 5-21
• 1986 PL 99-457
• extends PL 94-142 down to age three years and
  provides for services to infant and toddlers
  because of a recognized need to minimize the
  likelihood of institutionalization and maximize
  the likelihood of independent living and to
  enhance the capacity of families to meet their
  childs needs

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IDEA Amendments of 1997PL 105-17

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• Part C
• Provides legislative support for family centered
  early intervention services for infants and
  toddlers 0-3 with disabilities and their families
• IDEA will be reauthorized in 2003- 2004

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Overall Goals of Part C

• Enhance the development of infants and toddlers
  with disabilities
• Reduce future education costs by minimizing the
  costs of special education
• Maximizing independent living and minimizing the
  likelihood of institutionalization
• Enhancing the capacity of the family to meet the
  childs needs

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EI Services Mandated by Part-C

• Assistive Technology
• Family Training
• Health Services
• Medical Services for Diagnosis or Evaluation
• Nursing
• Nutrition Services
• Therapy Services (OT, PT, SLP)
• Service Coordination
• Social Work
• Special Instruction
• Transportation
• Vision and Audiology Services

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Evolution of Service Delivery

• Child Centered to Family Centered
• For Families to With Families
• Fragmented to Coordinated
• Multidisciplinary to Transdisciplinary
• Standardized to Individualized
• Clinic to Natural Environment

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Assumptions of Family Centered Practices

• Families know their children best
• Family strengths are valued
• Cultural, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic
  diversity are honored
• Families are the constants in their childrens
  lives
• Collaboration, networking essential

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Three Things Families Want from Early
Interventionists

• Emotional Support friendly, positive,
  responsive, family oriented, sensitive, competent
  with families and children
• Informational Support diagnosis, services, what
  to do with the child
• Material Support access to WIC,SSI, Medicaid,
  community resources, housing and employment
  options, materials for daily routines
  McWilliams, R and Scott, S. (2001) A Support
  Approach to Early
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  Intervention A Three Part
  Framework
• Infants and
  Young Children

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IFSP Individual Family Service Plan

• Unique components
• Comparison with IEP likenesses and differences
• Requirements teaming, assessment, timelines,
  family participation, confidentiality, legal
  rights
• Developing functional outcomes and strategies

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What is Natural Environment?

• More than just a place
• Following the childs lead
• Cognitive level of the child 0-3
• Family/caregivers with the child 70 hours a week
• EI there 5 hours?
• When does EI happen?

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Challenges to Providing Early Intervention
Services

• Over half of state lead agencies for
• Part C are Health
• Natural Environment, Inclusion
• Transdisciplinary, coordinated services
• Teaming
• Training of Professionals
• Societal families working, time

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OSEP National Longitudinal Studies for IDEA 97

• NEILS -- following more than 3, 300 children
  with disabilities or at risk for disabilities
  from 0-3 through elementary
• PEELS following a group of children who receive
  Pre-K Special Education through elementary
  looking to the variety and effectiveness of Pre-K
  ESE

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Resources for Additional Information

• Print
• Barrera, I.,From Rocks to Diamonds, Zero to
  Three, May 2003
• Dunst,C.,Bruder,M., Valued Outcomes of Service
  Coordination, Early Intervention, and Natural
  Environments Exceptional Children 2002
• Mc Williams,R.,Scott,St., A Support Approach to
  Early Intervention A Three Part Framework
  Infants and Young Children , 2001
• Mc Williams, R., Natural Environments and
  Inclusion Young Exceptional Children Monograph
  Series No.2 , 2000
• Websites
• NECTAS National Early Childhood Technical
  Assistance Center
• http//www.nectac.org
• University of Illinois at Champaign-Illinois
  Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate
  Services (CLAS) http//clas.uiuc.edu
• Utah State University Supporting Parent Access
  to Resources, Knowledge, Linkages, and Education
  for Parents of Children Who are Deaf-Blind
  SPARKLE
• www.sparkle.usu.edu