EDPS 40400 - Early Intervention For Young Children With Developmental Delays

Prerequisite(s): EDCI 27600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND EDPS 31300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to provide specialized content and procedural strategies related to the provision of family-centered early intervention for infants and toddlers who are at-risk or have developmental delays or disabilities. Students examine policy issues, curriculum content, teaming, and service coordination strategies, and assessment and intervention techniques for providing family centered early intervention. Course content will include (a) the philosophical, policy, and research base for recommended practices in early intervention, and (b) practice guidelines and examples of how to implement these strategies in inclusive infant-toddler programs and family and community contexts. Emphasis will be placed on the collaborative development, implementation and evaluation of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) as the framework for early intervention.

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