Review Questions Flashcards
To be eligible for the Early Intervention Program you must:
- Be under age 3
- Have a diagnosed condition (Down’s)
- Assesed in 5 functional areas in development
Muscular Dystrophy, Trisonmy 21, Autism, Spina Bifida are examples of
- diagnosed conditions; get’s your direct entry into the Early Intervention program
IFSP stands for
- Individualized Family Service Plan
The IFSP must take place from referral
- 45 days
During the EI process, the family chooses
- evaluation agency
- Ongoing service coordinator
MDE stands for
- Multi-Disciplinary evaluation
MDE is required to
-determine initiation and outgoing eligibility
-establishes EI eligibility
What is MDE
- when 2 professionals from different discipline, perform an evaluation on being the specalist in the area of the child’s ability
Who is involved in an MDE
- two or more qualified professionals
- generalist and specialist
What are the 5 developmental domains?
- Cognition
- Motor
- Adaptive
- Socioemotional
- Communication
What is serve and return?
- when a young child babbles, gestures or cries, and an adult responds appropriately with eye contact, words, or hug
What stage is serve and return present in?
- Early Childhood Development
Who can the referral be made by in EI
- Physician
- Day Care Provider
- Friends
- Really anyone; unless the parent objects
Why are natural environments important?
- its the law
- suppported in literature
- best practice
What type of intervention encourages children to participate in authentic daily activities/routines with the purpose of developing functional skills?
Activity Based Intervention
What is Activity Based Intervention
- Intervention used in a natural environment, not using toys and planned activities, going along with the natural activities and the daily activities of the family to meet goals
What are the steps in order of the EI process
- Referral
- Initial Service Coordinator
- MDE (Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation)
- IFSP
- 6-month review
- Evaluate Anually
- Transition
Who is not required to participate in the initial IFSP meeting?
- OSC (Ongoing Service Coordinator)
What does OSC stand for? What does the OSC do?
- OSC (Ongoing Service Coordinator)
- monitors the delivery of the EI services in accordance with the IFSP
What does EIOD stand for? What does the EIOD do?
-EIOD (Early Intervention Official Designator)
- makes sure that children eligible for EI have an IFSP meeting
-assigns initial service coordinator
What does ISC stand for? What does the ISC do?
- ISC (Initial Service Coordinator)
- talk about concerns for childs development
What is included in the IFSP
- family concerns, priorities, resources
- dates when the services are projected to start, frequency, durations, location
- Name of the ongoing service coordinator agency selected by parent
Who is responsible to prepare the family for the IFSP meeting?
- EIOD (Early Intervention Official Designator)
- ISC (Initial Service Coordinator)
- MDE team representative
What do quality outcomes include?
- emphasis on positive
- functional activites
- 2nd word to include verb reflecting what the child will do
What do quality outcomes NOT include?
-professional jargon that explains the deficits
What is the purpose of the IFSP meeting?
- to review the MDE, discuss the options for services, address the family concerns and priorities
A communication delay represents
-entire communication
- Expressive Language, Receptive Langauge, Oral Motor
Activity Based Intervention is NOT
-traditional goals
Early Intervention Elibilibly Requirements
- 12 month delay in 1 functional area
OR - 33% delay in 1 functional area
OR - 25% delay in 2 functional areas
OR - 2 SD below the mean in 1 functional area
OR - 1.5 SD below the mean in 2 functional areas
