Specialized Topics: Early Intervention

Catalog description

This course focuses on the specialized area of Occupational therapy- Early Intervention (EI) for young children and their families, birth to age three. This course builds upon pediatric practices introduced in the curriculum to enhance student’s understanding of the issues revolving around the family as the client and recipient of services. This course will correlate with the Division of Early Childhood/Early Childhood Personnel Centers Cross Disciplinary Standards of which the American Occupational Therapy Association collaborated on 4 key components: Coordination & Collaboration, Family Centered Best Practices, Evidence Based Practices and Professionalism. Through this lens, the students will learn about the EI process in general, and specific to New York State, family centered best practices including culturally and linguistically sensitive, natural environments and coaching. Students will learn how to identify young children for eligibility for EI services through routines-based interviews, authentic assessment and standard assessment strategies. Students will coordinate with a partner family whom they will observe and assess to apply principles throughout the course and report to classmates through discussion forums. Prerequisite Course(s): Corequisites: OCTH 896