The Early Intervention Teaming Handbook: The Primary Service Provider Approach

Looking for the most effective way to ensure coordinated, family‐centered services for young children and families? Get the second edition of this complete guide to the primary service provider (PSP) approach to teaming, the widely used, evidence‐based model that makes one team member the consistent point of contact with a family. Now updated and aligned with the second edition of Rush and Shelden's The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook, this practical guide is your blueprint for better, more responsive care and services—and better outcomes for young children and families. Discover How To: Fully introduce families to the procedures and practices of the PSP approach Select the most appropriate primary service provider for each family Gather information, conduct evaluation and assessment, and write functional IFSP outcomes Adopt a flexible, activity‐based approach to scheduling that promotes child learning and development Establish a cohesive team that collaborates effectively Coordinate joint visits with other service providers Conduct successful, efficient team meetings to share expertise and resources Practical Features:Realistic case studies and transcripts from team communications give you vivid demonstrations of best practices, and more than 20 reproducible forms, tools, and checklists guide your team every step of the way as you implement the PSP approach.What's New: Alignment with DEC Recommended Practices ‐ Alignment with the second edition of The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook ‐ New Scenario Index and new Tool Index for easier navigation ‐ Updated section of Frequently Asked Questions ‐ Updated references

Table of Contents:
About the Downloads About the Authors Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Introduction to a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming  Appendix 1A: Role Expectation Checklists  Appendix 1B: Role Expectation Checklists—Administrator's Guide Chapter 2 Research Foundations of a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming  Appendix 2A: A Pilot Study of the Use og Geographically Based Early Intervention Teams Using a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming  Appendix 2B: A Pilot Study of the Characteristics of Effective Team Meetings When Using a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming  Appendix 2C: Checklists for Implementing a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming Chapter 3 Preparing for a Team‐Based Approach Chapter 4 Steps in Early Intervention: Gathering Information, Evaluation, Assessment, and IFSP Development  Appendix 4A: PSP Teaming Process ‐ Initial Referral to IFSP Process  Appendix 4B: Checklists for Developing Participation‐Based Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Outcome Statements Chapter 5 Using a Primary Service Provider: Putting the Approach into Action  Appendix 5A: Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming Fact Sheet  Appendix 5B: Sample Early Intervention Program Brochure  Appendix 5C: Early Childhood Intervention Physician's Progress Report  Appendix 5D: Completed Early Childhood Intervention Physician's Progress Report  Appendix 5E: Worksheet for Selecting the Most Likely Primary Service Provider  Appendix 5F: Mitchell Family Case Study  Appendix 5G: Sample Workload Activity List for Tina, an Occupational Therapist  Appendix 5H: Tina's Schedule for the Current Month Chapter 6 Coordinating Joint Visits  Appendix 6A: Joint Visit Planning Tool Chapter 7 Conducting Team Meetings  Appendix 7A: Guidelines for the Role of the Facilitator in the Team Meeting  Appendix 7B: Guidelines for Presenting Information in the Team Meeting  Appendix 7C: Guidelines for How to Provide Coaching in the Team Meeting  Appendix 7D: Checklist for Selecting a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming Meeting Facilitator  Appendix 7E: At‐a‐Glance Primary Service Provider Team Meeting Facilitation  Appendix 7F: Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming Worksheet for Selecting the Most Likely Primary Service Provider  Appendix 7G: Guidelines for Agenda Building for the Team Meeting  Appendix 7H: Team Meeting Agenda  Appendix 7I: Individual Family Staffing Report Chapter 8 The Future of the Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming in Early Childhood Intervention References Index

About the Author :
M'Lisa L. Shelden, PT, Ph.D., has a doctoral degree in special education from the University of Oklahoma. She also has a bachelor's degree in physical therapy from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and a master's degree in early childhood special education from the University of Oklahoma (Norman Campus). Dr. Shelden currently serves as the Chair and Program Director of the Department of Physical Therapy at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. Prior to joining the faculty at WSU, she served as Director/Researcher of the Family, Infant and Preschool Program (FIPP) in Morganton, North Carolina where she worked alongside Dr. Rush providing ongoing technical assistance to several statewide early intervention programs to implement evidence‐based early intervention practices in natural settings from 2002–2018. Dr. Shelden has over 30 years of experience as a physical therapist and special educator. In addition, she received a 2000 National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) Mary E. Switzer Merit Fellowship. She is a graduate Fellow of the ZERO TO THREE National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. Dr. Shelden has co‐authored several articles related to early intervention teamwork, writing individualized family service plans (IFSPs), coaching, and supporting young children with disabilities and their families in natural learning environments. She has also written a chapter related to physical therapy personnel preparation and service delivery and co‐authored a book titled Physical Therapy under IDEA (McEwen, Arnold, Jones, & Shelden, 2000; American Physical Therapy Association, Section on Pediatrics). Dr. Shelden has co‐authored a previous text Coaching Families and Colleagues in Early Childhood (with Barbara E. Hanft & Dathan D. Rush; 2004, Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.) as well as a chapter on using a primary coach approach to teaming in Working with Families of Young Children with Special Needs (McWilliam, 2010; Guilford Press). She and Dr. Rush are co‐authors of The Early Intervention Teaming Handbook: The Primary Service Provider Approach (Shelden & Rush, 2013). Dr. Shelden has made numerous presentations nationally on topics related to IFSP development and implementation, transition, inclusion, evaluation and assessment, coaching, primary service provider approach to teaming, and provision of supporting children with disabilities and their families in natural learning environments. Dathan D. Rush, Ed.D., CCC‐SLP, has a doctoral degree in child and family studies from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and a master's degree in speech‐language pathology from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Rush is currently the Director of the Family, Infant and Preschool Program (FIPP) in Morganton, North Carolina. He provides ongoing technical assistance to several statewide early intervention programs to implement evidence‐based early intervention practices in natural settings. Dr. Rush previously served as Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, teaching early childhood intervention in the graduate program. He has more than 30 years of experience as a practitioner and early intervention program director and has managed a number of training contracts with various state agencies and organizations. He served as an editorial board member of Infants and Young Children until 2002 and has published articles in the area of coaching families in early intervention, in‐service training, and teaming in early intervention. He is also a past president and former executive council member of the Oklahoma Speech‐Language‐Hearing Association. Dr. Rush has presented numerous workshops nationally on topics related to writing and implementing individualized family service plans, team building, using a primary service provider approach to teaming, coaching, and supporting young children with disabilities and their families in natural learning environments. Dr. Rush has also co‐authored a previous book on coaching in early childhood intervention as well as a chapter on using a primary coach approach to teaming in Working with Families of Young Children with Special Needs (McWilliam, 2010; Guilford Press). He and Dr. Shelden are co‐authors of The Early Intervention Teaming Handbook: The Primary Service Provider Approach (Shelden & Rush, 2013).