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What Now?

• Refer family to their physician or a

developmental specialist

• Refer to Children 1st or Babies Can’t Wait
• Age 3 – 5 years, refer to Children 1st or Part B

School Services

• Over age 5, refer to school’s Special

Education services

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

• Legislation that provides funding to states

to ensure that children with disabilities receive services.

• The Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

Program (Part C) of the Act addresses early intervention services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Part C created in order to: – Enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities – Minimize potential developmental delay – Reduce educational costs to states by minimizing the need for school-age special education services In Georgia, Part C is called Babies Can’t Wait and is implemented through the Department of Public Health.

http://www.nectac.org/~pdfs/pubs/importanceofearlyintervention.pdf

Mission for Part C

Part C early intervention builds upon and provides support and resources to assist family members and caregivers to enhance children’s learning and development through everyday learning

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Major Steps in BCW

I. Referral II. Intake III. Evaluation & Assessment Activities

• IV. Individualized Family Service Plan

Activities V. Transition Activities

Eligibility - BCW

• Birth to 3 years old
• Reside in Georgia
• Have:
• Mental or physical diagnoses known to have a high

incidence of developmental delay (e.g. Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, severe sensory impairment, etc.) (Category 1) or;

• Significant developmental delay determined on

evaluation (Category 2)

Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

• Documents and guides the early intervention

process and services for children with disabilities and their families

• Contains information about the services

necessary to facilitate a child's development and enhance the family's capacity to facilitate the child's development.

Services Provided at No Cost to Every Family:

• Child Find
• Developmental Evaluation/Assessment
• Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

development

• Procedural Safeguards (Parent’s rights)
• Service Coordination Services
• Transition Planning

Services that may be necessary to meet developmental outcomes on IFSP

Assistive technology Health services Nutrition Services Physical Therapy Special Instruction Audiology Medical Services Psychology Services Speech/ Language Therapy Family training & counseling Nursing Services

Occupational

Therapy Social Work Vision Services

Funding for Other Services

• Insurance: Private or Public (e.g. Medicaid)
• Family Cost Participation
• BCW as payor of last resort

Primary Service Provider Model

Professionals from different disciplines, in addition to the family and service coordinator

Establishing the Family as the Focus of Services

Recognizes and accommodates the impact that special needs may have on the entire family system. It recognizes the strengths of the family and ensures sensitivity to the family’s emotional needs.

Transition Planning

• Every child who exits the program receives

transition planning and services

• Can be started as early as 9 months before the

3rd birthday

• Assist families in identifying options after exiting

BCW

• With parental consent, share information about

child with appropriate agency

Transition Meeting:

• Meeting must be held at least 90 Days

prior to child’s 3rd birthday

• Parents, Service Coordinator, IFSP/PSP

members, Local School personnel, other future service providers attend

• Designed to help families know what lies ahead

and what they can do to make the process move smoothly

Transition Activities

Public Health Districts

Questions?

Helpful Websites

• www.health.state.ga.us/programs/childrenfirst/index.asp

FAQs, Referral form www.health.state.ga.us/programs/cms/index.asp Contact list, FAQs on CMS

• http://dph.georgia.gov/Babies-Cant-Wait

Contact list, FAQ’s, data on BCW

• http://ectacenter.org/

The Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

• www.zerotothree.org

National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families

Contact Information

• Deborah C. Chosewood, M.S.

Children 1st Program Manager Department of Public Health Deborah.Chosewood@dph.ga.gov 404-657-3814

• Cynthia Bryant, M.Ed.

Part C Coordinator Department of Public Health Cynthia.Bryant@dph.ga.gov 404-