Early Intervention Flashcards
Treatment in natural environment from birth to 3
Early intervention
Services are provided in natural environment to…
Developmental performance
Increased participation
Enhanced quality of life
ADLs, rest and sleep, play, and social participation
Current Practice in Early Intervention: Evaluation and planning
➢Eligibility determination
➢Development of the IFSP
➢Writing goals and objectives
➢Transition planning
➢Payment for occupational-therapy services
IFSP Outcomes
●Necessary and functional for child and family’s life.
●Reflects real-life contextualized settings.
●Clear, jargon-free, and simple wording.
●Outcome is discipline-free.
●Avoids use of passive words.
●Wording emphasized the positive.
Transition Planning
●Preschool
●Environment
●Expectations
●Services
●Adapted equipment
Payment for OT early intervention services
State or federal programs
Natural environments involve
●Family-centered
●Community
●Collaboration
Early Intervention Evaluation
●Cognition
●Communication
●Motor
●Social-emotional
●Play
OT intervention for EI involves
Addressing family and child needs in natural environments.
➢Family-centered intervention
➢Intervention approaches
➢Working with medically fragile children
Coaching approach in early intervention
●Initiation
●Observation
●Action
●Reflection
●Evaluation
●Continuation
●Resolution
Use of Telehealth to Facilitate the Coaching Model
●Provide feedback
●Discuss caregiver’s concerns
●Problem-solve strategies for skill progression
●Collaborate among specialists, and remote providers and families
●Areas of intervention
➢Play (as means and as an end)
➢Motor performance
➢Sensory processing
➢Self-care/adaptive
➢Adapted equipment and positioning
➢Social interaction and participation
➢Parent-child interaction
➢Sleep and rest
