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IFSP Outcome Statements Made Simple
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Shelden, M'Lisa L.; Rush, Dathan D. – Young Exceptional Children, 2014
A critical component for implementing evidence-based early intervention supports and services is the ability to write family-centered, functional, participation-based outcomes. Participation-based outcome statements that are family-focused center on the desires and needs of the parents or other care providers and are based on their interest in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Involvement, Participation, Cooperative Planning
Implementing and Preparing for Home Visits
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McWilliam, R. A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
The most common setting for early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families is the home. This article discusses home- and community-based early intervention and how the routines-based interview (RBI) can set the stage for successful home visits. It also addresses what has been learned about home visiting,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Home Visits, Toddlers, Infants
Development and Initial Validation of a Professional Development Intervention to Enhance the Quality of Individualized Family Service Plans
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Ridgley, Robyn; Snyder, Patricia A.; McWilliam, R. A.; Davis, Jacqueline E. – Infants and Young Children, 2011
We describe a targeted professional development (PD) intervention designed to improve the quality of individualized family service plans (IFSPs) and to support IFSP planning, development, and decision making. The theoretical and empirical foundations for the PD intervention and its key components are reviewed. Building on an established online…
Descriptors: Individualized Family Service Plans, Intervention, Data Collection, Professional Development
Lessons Learned from Implementation of the IEP: Applications to the IFSP.
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Gallagher, James; Desimone, Laura – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1995
This article reviews literature on experiences with the Individualized Education Program (IEP) and the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). It identifies IEP problems (such as poorly written objectives) and positive features (such as better teacher-family relations). The article suggests that IEP/IFSP development flaws may indicate problems…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Experiences and Perceptions of EHS Staff with the IFSP Process: Implications for Practice and Policy
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Zhang, Chun; Fowler, Susan; Bennett, Tess – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2004
This study examined the experiences of Early Head Start (EHS) staff with the development of the Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) for young children with developmental delays and their families in 40 EHS programs in six Midwestern states. Staff perspectives about challenges, needs, strategies and suggestions for the IFSP development were…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Individualized Family Service Plans, Young Children, Program Development
An Intersectoral Response to Children with Complex Health Care Needs
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Young, Wendy; Earle, Jasmin; Dadebo, Mark – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2004
The purpose of this paper is to stimulate debate on how to define and enact public responsibility to children with complex health care needs and their families. We present a program, developed using the Auditor General's framework for accountability that involves Community Care Access Centres, schools and Saint Elizabeth Health Care, a complex…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Special Needs Students, Educational Policy, Related Services (Special Education)