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Series: Let’s Get Curious About Assessments!
This online series of recorded webinars takes a deeper dive into the essential elements of early intervention assessment. Each session explores best practices, tools to supplement, and strategies to empower professionals to gather accurate, in-depth information to inform teaming and documentation from eligibility through development of the individualized family service plan (IFSP).
- All modules in the series have received the Ohio Approved (OA) designation.
- All modules in the series are eligible for one (1.5) unit hours in the areas of EI developmental specialist/supervisor and EI service coordinator/supervisor as approved by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD).
Session 1: Enhancing Your Observation Skills
Sharpen your observation skills with this module. It focuses on boosting your objective observation skills, developing accurate documentation, and using key factors impacting children to inform and develop high quality individualized family service plans.
Session 2: Effective Record Review in Early Intervention
Expand and develop your skills when reviewing records for comprehensive assessment. This module emphasizes how examining information to spot data patterns, gaps, and team collaboration supports accurate, up to date, and thorough assessment leading to better I individualized family service plan outcomes.
Session 3: Interviewing Techniques for Comprehensive Assessments
Expand and develop your skills when conducting interviews as part of comprehensive assessment. This module emphasizes how reflection, preparation and practice when gathering information from interviews supports accurate, up to date, and thorough assessment leading to better individualized family service plan outcomes.
Session 4: Using Assessment Tools and Standardized Measures
This session is part of a practical training series designed to help Part C assessors strengthen their assessment skills. This webinar dives into effective strategies for initial and ongoing assessments exploring ways to use assessment tools and standardized measures in combination with other methods for comprehensive child assessment.
Last Session Coming Soon!
6/15/26: Integrating Assessment Findings into Individualized Plans