Module 6

Question 1

overview of IFSP
8 steps:
child
…
eval…
eligibility
eligibility
developing
measuring
funding

Answer 1

child identification and referral
screening
evaluation
eligibility determination
eligibility meeting
developing IFSP
Measuring early childhood outcomes
funding services

Question 2

Step 1: identification and referral:
IDEA legislates a statewide ?
states required to have ? that are ?
as SLP’s we need to be aware of what programs ? what they are ? and how to ?

Answer 2

effort to find all children DD
public awareness programs / interagency and multidisciplinary
operate in our state / called/ how to access

Question 3

two major efforts in florida to identify and refer:
child ?
service within florida ?
assists parents and schools with EI children birth through

florida ?
statewide interagency
role of FICCIT is to advice early steps progrm in ? including providing ? and transition from

Answer 3

child find
-diagnostic and learning resources system
21

florida interagency coordinating council for infants and toddlers
-coordinating council
performance and responsibilities/ EI/ Part C to Part B

Question 4

Referral source must notify local EI ASAP but no more than ….. days after child identified

what happens once referral made:
referral source contacts
referral form completed by ?

Answer 4

7

lead agency
lead agency

Question 5

Once referral received … day clock
first contact ?
process varies
service coordinator
begins to establish ?
helps to determine and document

Answer 5

45 day clock
intake
by state
assigned
relationship exchange info and plan for eval
family’s needs, priorities and goals

Question 6

Late Referrals:
defined as child who will soon
some states offer
which eligibility criteria
how collaborative
how close
different guidelines for different

Answer 6

turn 3 and needs to transition to part b
extended beyond age 3
do we use
are the two programs
is child to 3rd birthday
ages

Question 7

Basic considerations:
Must provide info to parents about part B ?
part B may request ?
Part B may conduct IEP meeting to develop plan within

Answer 7

90 days prior to child turning 3
to complete eval themselves
30 days of eligbility

Question 8

Screening: NOT ?
can be completed by ?

Answer 8

mandatory
parent or professional

Question 9

Screening recommendations by american academy of pediatrics: AAP
developmental ?
developmental screening using ? at ? OR whenever ?
autism specific screening recommended at
social emotional screening at ?

Answer 9

surveillance at every visit
EBP at 9,18,30 months or whenever a concern is expressed
18-24 months
regular intervals

Question 10

Screening: identifying children who may need
evaluation: determining child’s
Assessment: formal and informal procedures used to identify? and determine appropriate ?
-ongoing

Answer 10

further eval
identify child’s strengths and needs
child’s strengths and needs / EI services to meet those needs
process

Question 11

Basic considerations:
…,…,…
ASHA recommends more than one
role of informed?
role of ?

Answer 11

timely, comprehensive, multidisciplinary
culturally sensitive eval tool
clinical opinion
parent/family concerns and input

Question 12

Which tool to use:
decision regarding which eval tool to use is based on # of considerations
primary
which standardized test meets
…. whenever possible

Answer 12

area of concern
eligibility criteria for state
speech language sample

Question 13

5 developmental areas that need to be addressed:

Answer 13

self help skills
cognitive
comm. skills
physical development
social emotional development

Question 14

Determining eligibility:
has est. risk for
determined
meets state criteria for

Answer 14

DD
at risk
DD

Question 15

What if a child is deemed not elgibile:
EI team may provide resources for
family may choose to pursue services through ?
families may also request ?

Answer 15

family
private or comm. resources other federal or state funded early childhood programs
re-eval through part c at later time

Question 16

Step 5: eligibility meeting
part C requires second team meeting for all those
service coordinator reviews
individual evaluators summarize
all team members come to a
family signs

Answer 16

involved in eval process
families rights
their findings including review of eligibility
consensus about child’s development
consent to services form

Question 17

Step 6: Developing IFSP
IFSP details services and supports that will be

Answer 17

provided and outcomes to be achieved

Question 18

Timeline:
… from date of referral
services begin … from IFSP being written and agreed upon
must be reviewed every

Answer 18

45
30 days
6 months

Question 19

Functional goals and outcomes:
good IFSP should include
observable
condition in which
criterion for

Answer 19

skill
behavior will occur
success

Question 20

IFSP moving awat from ? outcomes now IFSP team collaboratively develops ?
integrated into
-
-

Answer 20

domain-specific outcomes/ child and family outcomes
daily routines
functional
participation based

Question 21

Child outcomes:
developmental goals:
based on model of ?
goals selected from ?
context largely
adopts ?

Answer 21

typical dev.
developmental hierarchy or checklist that represent skill child has not yet mastered
irrelevant
deficits based approach

Question 22

Functional goals: focuses on identifying skills that child needs in order to be successful in ?
identifies behaviors necessary for child to be able to

Answer 22

current environment
to function in everyday routines

Question 23

Criteria for functional goals:
reflect
are
reflect
free of
are ?

Answer 23

family priorities
useful and meaningful
real life situations
jargon
measurable

Question 24

Steps to build functional goal:
read notes from
which
child’s name will
by
we will know this when

add another for..,..,..
specify over ?

Answer 24

interview
routines affected participate in (routines)
by (insert desired behavior)
we will know this when (add measurable criterion)

gen, maintenance, fluency
specify over what amount of time

Question 25

Family Outcomes:
family outcomes typically identify
1. info family wishes
2. something family would like to do ?
3. resources they ?
supports to accomplish family outcomes can be ?
can be .. or….

Answer 25

to obtain
differently either for themselves or for their child
want/need
emotional, informational, instructional or material
formal or informal

Question 26

Writing family level outcomes:
operationalize family priority into something

Answer 26

measurable and add deadline

Question 27

Early childhood outcomes:
national
indicates child’s level for ?
positive
acquiring and using
taking appropriate

Answer 27

voluntary data collection process
3 dev. domains
social-emotional skills
knowledge and skills
action to meet needs

Question 28

Service coordinator or PSP collects data for
collected at child’s ? and shared with ?

Answer 28

ECOs
entry and exit from part C / OSEP as part of annual reporting

Question 29

Step 8: funding
who pays for EI
…… combined
each state has own ?
services covered and amount vary by ?

Answer 29

national, state and comm. resources combined
EI system
state

Question 30

Under IDEA Part C certain services must be provided at no cost:
child
eval and ..
develop of
service

Answer 30

child find
eval and assessments
IFSP
coordination

Question 31

Some private insurances do not cover services for ? or only cover services related to

Answer 31

DD/ specific diagnosis

Question 32

medicaid versus medicare:
medicare federal insurance program for indiv. ? also younger indiv. with

medicaid: federal and state funded to provide medical care to ?

Answer 32

65+/ disabilities

indiv. with low income and indiv. who are medically needed

Question 33

..,… and… cover costs of SLP and hearing services for infants and toddlers

Answer 33

medicaid, federal education funds, and private insurance