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