Early Intervention Visits
Q/A Program Overview
Typical Early Intervention Visits
Setting the Stage
- Gather updates on progress of family goals’ and child goals
- Review, and modify if needed, intervention opportunities in routines from previous visit
- Identify session’s goals, strategies, and routines
Observation and Opportunities to Practice
- Observe child and caregiver during implementation of strategy within routine
- Use of coaching strategies as caregiver embed strategies within the routine
Problem Solving and Planning
- Problem solve with caregiver to identify ways to increase opportunities to practice intervention in new or expanded routines
- Collaborate to determine the function or trigger of a challenging behavior
- Establish an action plan
Reflecting and Reviewing
- Reflect on what worked well and what was challenging
- Complete a joint session summary and complete documentation for the visit
- Review/confirm potential routines, activities, and settings to target during the next visit