BCW Standards: Evaluation and Assessment Presentation to: Babies Can’t Wait (BCW) Providers...

BCW Standards:

Evaluation and Assessment

Presentation to: Babies Can’t Wait (BCW) Providers

Presented by: BCW Technical Assistance Unit

Date: April 2012

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BABIES CAN’T WAIT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Georgia’sBabies Can’t Wait


http://health.state.ga.us/programs/bcw/


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OVERVIEW OF EVALUATION

Essential Requirements Timely Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Developmental Nondiscriminatory

Procedures


OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT

Essential Requirements Timely Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Developmental Nondiscriminatory

Procedures Family Assessment

(with family consent)


EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES

Multiple Sources Quantitative

Information Qualitative Information

Informed Clinical Opinion


FAMILY ASSESSMENT

Definition of “family” Purpose Voluntary Requirements


ELIGIBILITY

CriteriaAge rangeResidenceEligibility categories


ELIGIBILITY AND ASSESSMENTCATEGORY 1

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Babies Can’t WaitCategory 1 Conditions List

• 5 Domain• Family Assessment• Other Information

• Medical Report• ICD-9 Code

• Other required Components

Evaluation

Assessment



http://health.state.ga.us/pdfs/familyhealth/bcw/Category1ConditionsList.pdf

http://health.state.ga.us/pdfs/familyhealth/bcw/Category1ConditionsList.pdf

ELIGIBILITY AND ASSESSMENTCATEGORY 2

• Additional Tools• Family Assessment• Other Information

• 1 Standardized Norm-Referenced Tool

• Other tools• Informed Clinical Opinion

• Other required Components

Evaluation

Assessment



REVIEW OF PRIOR DATA

Written, informed consent Standardized or curriculum

based data Less than 6 months old


NONDISCRIMINATORY PROCEDURES

Native Language / Mode of Communication

Culturally Sensitive and Effective Accommodate Physical and

Sensory Needs Administered by Qualified

Personnel Interpretation services


STANDARD TIME

The terms “evaluation” and “assessment” are two different terms that refer to the same activities and serve the same purpose.

q True

q False


STANDARD TIME

The membership of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) responsible for completing the developmental evaluation and assessment

A. must include a developmental therapist

B. should include an expert in every service provided by Babies Can’t Wait

C. must include involvement of either two or more individuals from separate disciplines or professions OR one individual who is qualified in more than one discipline or profession


STANDARD TIME

Sarah was evaluated by the MDT team to determine eligibility under Category 2: Infants and Toddlers with a Significant Developmental Delay. According to her performance on the Battelle Developmental Inventory, her lowest score was 1.5 standard deviations below the mean in the motor area. Sarah is not eligible for Babies Can’t Wait Services

r TRUE r FALSE r DO NOT KNOW


STANDARD TIME

For the purpose of eligibility determination under Category 2 for an infant or toddler, which of the following tool(s) must be completed?

A. At least ONE standardized, norm-referenced instrument appropriate for the child’s age

B. At least TWO curriculum-based measures appropriate for the child’s age.

C. At least ONE standardized and ONE curriculum-based measure appropriate for the child’s age.


STANDARD TIME

One important component of assessment of infants and toddlers with disabilities involves determination of specific aspects of the child’s developmental delays that are of high priority, relevance and importance. This determination is made byA. The Early Intervention Coordinator

B. The Service Coordinator

C. The child’s family


STANDARD TIME

In order to track each child’s ongoing progress and to obtain federally required information about child outcomes, which of the following is required?A. Comprehensive re-evaluation every 6 months

B. On-going use of one of the following tools for every child: The Carolina Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs, Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP), Assessment, Evaluation and Programming System (AEPS), The Trans-Disciplinary Play-based Assessment, Battelle Developmental Inventory, OR Developmental Assessment of Young Children

C. On-going use of at least one norm-referenced measure (e.g., Battelle Developmental Inventory) AND at least one curriculum-based measure (e.g., Assessment, Evaluation and Programming System- AEPS) for every child.



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REFERENCES & RESOURCES

Babies Can’t Wait Program StandardsEvaluation and Assessment pdf

IDEA Part C Federal Regulationshttp://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/09/28/2011-22783/early-intervention-program-for-infants-and-toddlers-with-disabilities

PowerPoint HandoutBCW Standards: Evaluation and Assessment PowerPoint pdf

Public Law 108-446: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement 2004 http://idea.ed.gov/download/statute.html

IDEA websitehttp://idea.ed.gov/


http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/09/28/2011-22783/early-intervention-program-for-infants-and-toddlers-with-disabilities

http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/09/28/2011-22783/early-intervention-program-for-infants-and-toddlers-with-disabilities

http://idea.ed.gov/download/statute.html

http://idea.ed.gov/

http://idea.ed.gov/

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