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Referral Service - under early steps - part c legislature - FREE Consultation - may be part of: care by other professionals, discharge plan, for temporary medical surgeries, etc to make communication as normal as possible (temp AAC use and training); part of IFSP (free to family) - can be in the forms of: direct to families, written communication, face to face meetings, presentations, etc Parent Education - parent support groups, youtube videos, etc Parent Training - different from education b/c directed toward parental acquisition of specific skills and strategies used in treatment/management programs Direct Treatment and Management - why do this if many children benefit from less direct, family focused child centered management? - sometimes NECESSARY - And WANTED by parents Prevention - Three types? a. Primary b. Secondary c. Tertiary Primary prevention occurs when parents are interested in preventing such problems in younger siblings Secondary prevention the focus is on avoiding exacerbation of an existing problem; example - child with cleft palate may learn to make a pathological sound b/c of the tactile stimulation - but we can try and prevent the child from even learning these! Tertiary Prevention - not able to cure the condition (most cases we can't) so we try to prevent any negative effects According to Part C... the part of the Federal Law that deals with Early Intervention; intervention should dovetail into established routines Transition: What can help? - when a child is transitioning to new agencies, locations for services, providers, funding sources - can be in a variety of settings - may be traumatic - TRANSITION BOOK: concrete and visual - depicting what child can/cannot do in a positive way