Early intervention and school based services under IDEA Flashcards
What is IDEA? Part B vs. Part C?
Individuals with Disability education Act
Part B: special ed for kids 3-21
Part C: special ed for kids birth-3
What are characteristics of IDEA Part B?
Individualized education program
Free and appropriate public education
Least restrictive environment: maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities are educated with children who are not disabled
Appropriate evaluation
Parent and teacher participation
Procedural safe guards: document outlining parent’s child’s rights
Due process: if parent doesn’t not accept IEP they have right to appeal and obtain an independent, impartial hearing
What are related services?
Provided to assist a child with disability benefit from special education.
Includes but not limited to PT, OT, SLP, transportation, audiology, counseling services, and nursing services
What is assistive technology device and AD service?
Device: any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities in children with disabilities.
Service: service that directly assists a child with disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device
What are characteristics of an IEP?
Meets the unique educational needs of the child in the least restrictive environment appropriate to the needs of that child
When a child qualifies for services, and IEP team is convened to develop an education plan
Legal document
Reviewed and rewritten yearly
Be easily understood and free of professional jargon
Who makes up the IEP team?
Parent/guardian
Regular education teacher, special ed teacher
Related service providers
Representative from local educational agency- administer
Someone who can interpret evaluation reports
Student
Others
What are the components of the IEP?
Present level of academic achievement and functional performance.
Measurable annual goals including academic and functional goals.
Description of how progress toward the annual goals will be measured and when periodic reports on child’s progress will be provided.
Statement of special education, related services, supplementary aids and services (specify services to be provided and number of minutes.
Transition plan: post secondary transition plan beginning at first IEP, to be in effect when child is 16.
Explanation of extent to which child will NOT participate in regular education and the reason.
Statement of accommodations necessary for state and district wide assessment.
Modifications/accommodations.
Projected date for beginning/ending of services, frequency, location, and duration of services.
What is PT role in the IEP development?
Write gross motor sections of present level of academic achievement and functional performance, write measurable annual functional goals, determination of duration and frequency of services, recommendations for AD/adaptive equipment, input on accommodations and modifications, attend IEP meeting and present your section, resource to parents and team
What are parts of the IEP evaluation in the school based setting?
Evaluation done by team.
Conducted to determine eligibility for special ed and services.
Conducted to determine if a child has a disability.
Standardized assessments and observation reports.
Must be comprehensive, multidisciplinary and timely.
Reevaluation required every 3 years.
T/F: reevaluation for and IEP is required every year?
False: required every 3 years
What is the evaluation process when determining if a child needs services? (part B)
Areas of concerns are identified.
Parent consent signed.
Testing notice/evaluation request sent to team when parent consent is received.
Evaluation meeting: findings shared with parents and team
Eligibility determination made based on evaluation.
IEP is developed if child qualifies for services.
Is a standardized instrument required for PT evaluation by IDEA part B?
No, not required.
Main evaluation tool is an evaluation/functional motor assessment: should include info on how strengths and deficits affect school function and performance
Does education or medical diagnosis make child eligible for services under IDEA part B?
Medical diagnosis does not automatically make a child eligible.
Eligibility is determined based on evaluation and determination that it’s educationally relevant.
Educational diagnosis: based on results of eval and team consent, student can be eligible for special ed under one of 13 disability categories.
What are the 13 disability categories used to see if child is eligible to receive special ed and related services?
Autism Deaf-blindness Deafness Emotional disturbance Hearing impairments Intellectual disability (mental retardation) Multiple disabilities Orthopedic impairment Other health impairment Specific learning disability Speech or language impairment TBI Visual impairmnet
What is the developmental delay category?
Broad disability category for children with general delays in physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or adaptive equipment.
Children ages 3-9 at discretion of state and local educational agency.
Varies by state
Changed to one of 13 categories by end of kindergarten (varies by state)
What is CP classified as (medical diagnosis vs. disability category)?
May be eligible for special ed and related series under orthopedic impairment, multiple disabilities, or other health impairment
What is the regulation, therapy, philosophy, and eligibility for educational services versus medical services?
Education: regulated by education law (IDEA), therapy provided to assist child to benefit from special ed, educationally relevant, kids must have educational disability and demonstrate a need for the special expertise of PT
Medical: regulated by health care law and insurance policies, therapy provided to assist child to be as functionally independent as possible, medically necessary, any child may receive services
What is required PT documentation for Part B?
Evaluation
IEP
PT session notes
Data on goals (for progress reports)
Progress reports (quarterly or at semester)
Record of any parent/guardian communication (in notes and in IEP)
Billing
PT goals/objectives should….??
Relate to functional goals.
Enhance the child’s activities and participation
Prevent secondary impairments
Increase child development and achieve independence
Be easily understood and free of jargon
Be realistic and achievable within time frame of plan
What are components of a well written goal?
Name
Direction (increase, decrease, maintain)
Statement of skill or behavior to be achieved
Under what conditions
Criteria to be used to determine progress