Page 1 of 13

Planning with Families, is the second session in a module on early intervention evaluation and assessment. This module is part of a tutorial developed by the Maryalnd State Department of Education for early intervention providers, and any interested readers, about the process of developing and implementing Individualized Family Service Plans with families caring for infants and toddlers with developmental delays.

Session 1 lays the foundation by exploring the Legal Requirements from the federal and Maryland state perspectives for all early intervention evaluation and assessment practices. Session 3, Comprehensive evaluation/assessment, focuses on how to conduct a evaluation and assessment for infants and toddlers in a family-friendly manner.

The following topics are covered in Planning with Families:

Page 2 - Purpose of planning with families for evaluation and assessment

Page 3 - Key partners and their responsibilities

Page 4 - Assisting families to identify their concerns, priorities, and
resources

Page 5 - Using self-report instruments in conjunction with personal interviews to help families identify their concerns, priorities, and resources

  Page 6 - Influences on a family's decision to talk about their concerns, priorities, and resources

  Page 7 - Strategies to help families feel comfortable discussing their concerns, priorities and resources

Page 8 - Issues related to planning a child's evaluation and assessment

Page 9 - Deciding how to structure a child's evaluation and assessment

Page 10 - Why identify a child's activity settings and how they influence evaluation and assessment

Page 11 - Questions a family may have about evaluation and assessment

Page 12 - Informed consent needed from families for evaluation and assessment

Page 13 - How previous medical and developmental information affects planning for evaluation and assessment

Pages:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13

Website designed and hosted by:
The Center for Technology in Education (CTE)
Johns Hopkins University Copyright 2003
info@cte.jhu.edu