Early Intervention Strategies for Success

Sharing What Works in Supporting Infants & Toddlers and the Families in Early Intervention

 

EI on the Fly Podcast: Ready to Learn about Functional Assessment in Your Car?

Posted on October 29, 2019 by in All, Assessment, EI on the Fly Podcast, Engaging Families, Practical Strategies, Professional Development

You’ve got 30 minutes until your next visit. Sure, you could pull over in a parking lot and scroll through your email or social media, or maybe return that text that will take you about 10 seconds to type…OR you could listen to the new podcast, EI on the Fly: A Podcast about All Things …

Logan is Not a Number! – Explaining the Child Outcomes Process

Posted on October 15, 2019 by in All, Assessment, Engaging Families, IFSP Development, Practical Strategies, Service Coordination, Teamwork

Logan’s annual IFSP review is underway and you are excited to celebrate his progress. You’ve been working with his family for a year so you’ve seen the steady pace at which Logan continues to develop. When he first entered early intervention, he was only two months old and doing most of the things a two-month-old …

Coaching from the Outside

Posted on September 05, 2019 by in All, Coaching Practices, Engaging Families, Intervention Visits, Practical Strategies

In evidence-based early intervention, our primary aim is to coach, rather than to “do therapy” ourselves. We teach families how to help their children. The most challenging part of coaching can be finding effective ways to invite parents to participate and join in the interactions with their child.

Location, Location, Location

As therapists, it is natural for …

3 Interventions Every Early Interventionist Needs to Know – Part 1

Posted on July 31, 2019 by in All, Bridging the Gap, Engaging Families, Intervention Visits, Practical Strategies, Professional Development

Okay, when you read that title, maybe you were curious, wondering if you were going to learn about three new discoveries that will make your job easier. Or, maybe you did a quick eyeroll, thinking “Here we go, the next big ‘thing’ that I need to do.” Either way, I’m glad you’re here. While I’m …

EI Research to Practice Brief #7 – Conversational Turn-Taking between 18-24 Months Really Matters

Posted on June 20, 2019 by in All, Engaging Families, Intervention Visits, Practical Strategies, Professional Development

You may have seen that awesome clip in the news recently of the father having an animated conversation with his 18-month old son. (If not, click the link and it will make your day!) Not only is it completely adorable, but it’s also a perfect example of a concept called “conversational turn-taking.”

Turn-taking is one …

I’ll have Eggs with a Side of Parenting Please

Posted on May 07, 2019 by in All, Engaging Families, Intervention Visits, Practical Strategies

Parenting Style is Similar to How One Would Purchase Eggs

As a parent and a professional who works with a lot of different families, I have noticed that there are two ways that Moms and Dads parent their child(ren) in this day and time. It appears that parenting style is similar to choosing eggs in the store: …

Learning Bytes: Activities YOU Can Use for Staff Development

Posted on April 25, 2019 by in All, Bridging the Gap, Local EI System Management, Professional Development

Once upon a time, a local EI system manager was planning her staff meeting and thinking, “I wish I had a quick staff development activity to help my staff reflect on their intervention practices.” Then, she looked at the time and, with a sigh, realized she didn’t have time to come up with something or …

Service Coordinators: Speak Up and Share Your Value!

Posted on April 11, 2019 by in All, Engaging Families, Intervention Visits, Professional Development, Service Coordination, Teamwork, What Would You Do?

Alice (service coordinator) joins Jodie (therapist) on an intervention visit to see Max and his mother. When they walk into the home, Jodie reminds Max’s mother that Alice is here and says, “She’s just here to do the paperwork.” Alice keeps the smile on her face as she greets the family, but inside is cringing …

Drumroll Please: Introducing the All New Child Development Module

Posted on March 14, 2019 by in All, Professional Development

Access the new module on the VA eLearning Center site: Child Development

Have you heard the good news? An all new, highly
interactive Child Development module
was recently launched through the VEIPD team. The module follows two children,
Alejandro and Lydia, as they grow and develop from birth to thirty-six months. With
a particular emphasis on the importance of relationships …

Self-Actualization: Hello, I am the Parent of a Child with Disabilities

Posted on January 22, 2019 by in All, Engaging Families, Intervention Visits, Practical Strategies, Professional Development, Teamwork

We are at the end of our discussion on the levels of awareness of parent of young children with disabilities. We have explored the ostrich phase – a time when a parent has a lack of awareness about disabilities and may not recognize the characteristics of a disability displayed by his or her child. Additionally …

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