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Babies Can't Wait - Available Resources |
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All formal and informal resources, determined to be necessary for the child and family through the evaluation/assessment process, are organized in an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). Parents and service providers are partners in developing this plan. The IFSP is based on each family’s resources, priorities and concerns, and includes only the early intervention activities and supports that the family chooses and which are recommended as necessary to promote progress toward outcomes on the IFSP.
Part C of IDEA requires participating state programs to make the following early intervention services and supports available as appropriate for each individual child and family (and according to the IFSP):
- Assistive technology
- Audiology
- Family training, counseling and home visits
- Health services (needed to enable a child to benefit from other early intervention activities)
- Medical services (certain diagnostic and evaluation services)
- Nursing (needed to enable a child to benefit from other early intervention activities)
- Nutrition
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Psychological services
- Service coordination
- Social work services
- Special instruction
- Speech language therapy
- Transportation services
- Vision services
Each family is assigned a service coordinator whose job is to help the family coordinate the early intervention process, to access services and resources and to work with the family to meet their unique needs. The service coordinator is a critical link to the community and to information and resources. One intention of the federal legislation is to support families within the context of their lives and their communities. Services received through BCW are provided in the child and family’s “natural environment,” which means places and situations where children without disabilities or delays live, play and grow. These include but are not limited to the child’s home, child care, and community play groups.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, October 20 2009 |
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