Steps in the EI Process
First step in the EI process
Referral and Intake
45 days
True or false: a comprehensive assessment tool is required for assessment for service planning
True! unlike in eligibility determination, the IFSP team must use a comprehensive assessment tool (e.g., developmental assessment, standardized assessment) when assessing for service planning
True or false - IFSP development cannot occur on the same day as assessment for service planning
False - if the family prefers, the initial IFSP meeting and development can occur in the same meeting as assessment for service planning
True or False: A family can decline to participate in EI services
True
Eligibility Determination
Name 3 potential referral sources
Hospitals, physicians, parents, child care/early learning programs, local school divisions, public health facilities, other public health or social service agencies, staff in the child welfare system, homeless family shelters, domestic violence shelters/agencies
Purpose of assessment for service planning
Determine child and family strengths and needs in all areas of development and the three child outcomes summary outcomes (positive social-emotional skills, acquisition and use of knowledge and skills, use of appropriate behaviors to meet needs)
Along with family/child strengths and needs, the IFSP team should think about the family's typically occurring/every day _____ and ____ for when to work on IFSP goals
activities and routines
Definition of Developmental Delay in Virginia
25% below chronological age (or adjusted for premature babies) in one or more areas (cognitive, physical, communication, social-emotional, adaptive)
Third step in the EI process
Assessment for Service Planning
True or False - The initial intake meeting should be a face-to-face meeting
True or false - while engaging in assessment for service planning, the EI team should focus solely on the child
False - EI teams should also identify family priorities and family members should be full participants in development and implementation of the IFSP
Three required components for a high-quality IFSP outcome
Acquisition statement, context or setting within everyday routines and activities, criterion statement
Lead agency for early intervention in Virginia
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Fourth and Fifth Step in the EI Process
IFSP Development and IFSP implementation
3 ways to determine eligibility
Developmental delay, typical development, diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of leading to a developmental delay
EI supports and services for families (what are they?)
Anything the family might need that is NOT the in-home early intervention service (e.g., financial assistance, material assistance, transportation assistance, AAC devices, supplemental childcare assistance...)
1. Jargon free?
2. Discipline free?
3. Three word rule?
4. Is it functional?
5. Written positively?
6. Measurable?
7. Make sense for family?
True or False - VA uses a "coach the caregiver" model for EI service provision?
True!
Sixth Step in the EI Process
Transition
True or false: Eligibility and intake can take place during the same meeting
True - when the child has a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of leading to a developmental delay
Required members of the IFSP multidisciplinary team
One or more professionals representing at least two different disciplines, service coordinator, family members/caregivers
Minimum frequency with which the IFSP must be reviewed
Every 6 months - family/providers can request an IFSP review at any time
In VA, transition to ECSE begins...
at least 90 days from and no earlier than 9 months prior to the child's third birthday