Community: Identification - Part C
Identification of infants/toddlers (includes - homeless, foster care, wards of the State; and abused or neglected [CAPTA]; or under 3 and affected by illegal substance abuse or prenatal drug exposure).
Early Identification and Part C Eligibility webinar series presented with NECTAC
Session 1: Characteristics of Children Served in Part C
Presenter: Kathy Hebbeler, SRI International 02-17-2010
Session 2: Rigorous Definitions of Developmental Delay
Presenter: Steve Rosenberg, University of Colorado Denver & Duan Zhang, University of Denver 03-10-2010
Session 3: Valid Use of Clinical Judgment (Informed Opinion) for Early Intervention Eligibility
Presenter: Steve Bagnato & Eileen McKeating-Esterle, Children's Hospital / University of Pittsburgh 04-12-2010
Session 4: Streamlining Eligibility Determination for Part C Early Intervention
Presenter: Carl Dunst, The Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute 04-10-2010
Partner Organizations
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), Region 2 Parent Technical Assistance Center & Mid-South Regional Resource Center (MSRRC)
Facilitators
Practice Groups
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The purpose of this group is to identify improvement activities and address compliance issues in these specific indicators and to address the definition of eligibility.
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The purpose of this group is to address the needs of children who are homeless, in foster care, wards of the State, who are under 3 and affected by illegal substance abuse or prenatal drug exposure, and children abused or neglected [CAPTA].
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The purpose of this group is:
-To Identify the nature and range of services provided to hospitalized infants (whether the services are provided by the state, local program or in-hospital personnel, determine how the children are screened and made eligible, if consents are needed in order to make referral, what services are provided and by whom)
- To Discuss funding sources for these services
- To Discuss long-term goals of compiling information and data (through a possible survey) and establishing a network of service providers in order to share ideas and advocate at the federal level
