Module One: Introduction to Early Steps!

Module Objectives

Lesson One
Family-Centered Service Provision- Supporting Families to Meet the Developmental Needs of their Children

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Distinguish between a family-centered versus child-centered service delivery system.
• State the three rationales for providing Early Steps supports and services in everyday routines, activities, and places.
• Explain what the term "natural environment" means in the context of the Early Steps service delivery system.
• Develop a script to describe the Early Steps service delivery philosophy to families, providers and other stakeholders.
• Name the five components of the Early Intervention in Natural Environments: Five Component Model.
• State the four problems in early intervention that the Early Intervention in Natural Environments: Five Component Model addresses.
• Match a specific practice to each of the five components in the Early Intervention in Natural Environments: Five Component Model.
• Explain why understanding the family ecology is important.
• State the Early Steps policy and procedures for understanding the family ecology.

Lesson Two
Achieving Functional Outcomes in Everyday Routines, Activities, and Places-Maximizing Natural Learning Opportunities

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Describe each of the five components of Robin McWilliam's Early Intervention in Natural Environments: Five Component Model.
• State the three purposes of Functional Intervention Planning.
• Identify the three needs that functional child outcomes address.
• Identify family and community activity settings and the learning opportunities within these settings.
• State the five phases of the Routines-Based Interview.
• State the six questions that you ask during a Routines-Based Interview.
• Discuss three things professionals should consider when families do not choose as priorities problems or concerns that professionals have about the child.
• Recognize the Early Steps policies and procedures related to functional intervention planning as part of the service delivery system.
• Explain the four principles needed to understand the Early Intervention in Natural Environments-Five Component model.

Lesson Three
Integrated Supports and Services: Utilizing a Team Based Primary Service Provider Model

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Name the four purposes of Integrated Service Delivery.
• Explain the role of the primary service provider in the Early Steps service delivery system.
• Compare the characteristics of multi-, trans-, and interdisciplinary team models.
• Identify the benefits of a transdisciplinary /primary service provider approach to early intervention service delivery.
• Explain how a team determines the primary service provider.
• Describe how a team makes service decisions in a primary service provider approach.
• State the goals of a consultative joint home visit with a specialist and a primary service provider.
• Describe the three types of support that are the basis for family-centered, home-based early intervention.
• Describe how the Vanderbilt Home Visit Script can be utilized on a home visit.
• Identify the six key ingredients in successful integrated services in classroom programs.

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