Safety Enhancing Mechanisms for Pervasive Computing Systems in Intelligent Environments
Enhancing Services in Natural Environments
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Enhancing Services in Natural EnvironmentsBarbara Hanft MA, OTR, FAOTA
April 7, 2004 1:00- 2:30 EST
Part of a Web-based Conference Call Series Sponsored by the OSEP Part C Settings Community of Practice
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Key terms• Planning conversation:
– Discussion with families to plan individualized evaluation and assessment
• Functional assessment: – incorporates a variety of methodology within a
child’s familiar context to observe functional development/participation
• Functional outcomes– Context-based actions/interactions selected by
families for themselves and children• Peer coaching
– Process by which EI practitioners reflect and practice together to build new skills and refine existing ones
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Today’s discussion:• Move from solo performer to sit beside
family to take part in their “story”• Shift from directing “hands on” sessions
with children in their homes to:– Supporting families in their
actions/interactions with children in multiple settings/situations
– Connecting families with community resources
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What do you believe about EI and natural
environments?Children will participate in
family/community life
Covers routines, activity settings, activities, places and spaces,
actions, situations, etc. selected by families
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Misassumptions about “natural environments”
How to get family/colleagues to be in the same boat with me
Getting parents to take an active role
Having parents perform the home program or task in my presence to assure success
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Natural Environments: Touch Points
• Initial planning conversation• Functional evaluation/assessment• Functional outcomes• Family/child supports & services• Coaching colleagues
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Purpose of planning conversation with families
http://cte.jhu.edu/courses/IFSP
• Talk with families about what they want for their child:
•where and how a child will participate
• Individualize a child’s initial evaluation and assessment: gather info to determine eligibility, answer family questions, select outcomes/strategies
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Planning conversations with families: Guiding
questionsPopper, 1996; Losardo & Notari-Syverson, 2001
1. What does a family want to know?2. What do EI specialists need to know?
When do we need to know it? (to help families select functional outcomes
and supports/services?)3. What measures will yield this info?4. How can info be collected w/o
intrusion?
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Functional evaluation covers:
Meisels & Atkins-Burnett, 2000; Losardo & Notari-Syverson, 2001
• Parent’s description of a child’s medical and developmental history and abilities across domains
• Discussion with parents → desires/concerns about when, where & how child participates
• Observation of a child within familiar context (people, places, things)
• Focused eval/assessment of specific areas
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Focused assessment uses:
http://cte.jhu.edu/courses/IFSP
• Naturalistic observation• Standardized measures, as
appropriate• Criterion-referenced instruments• Informed clinical opinion
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IFSPs are a family’s roadmap
Rosenkoetter & Squires, 2000; http://cte.jhu.edu/courses/ifsp
• Where are families going?
Functional Outcomes:– Family-selected – Context-based
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IFSPs are a family’s roadmap
National Research Council, 2000; http://www.researchtopractice.info/•How will we get there?
Strategies:– help families adapt interactions,
actions, routines, environment, schedule
– community resources – formal services across agencies
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IFSPs are a family’s roadmap
• How will we know?
Measurable criteria:
– can be seen or heard by everyone
– are family’s indicators
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Family-child supports/services
Hanft & Pilkington, 2001; Barrera & Corso, 2003
• Decide on outcomes before choosing supports/services
• Consider informal and formal supports/services
• When selecting formal services, consider who has the expertise to help families implement strategies
• Reflect on culturally competent practices
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Family-child supports/services National Research
Council, 2000; http://www.researchtopractice.info/http://cte.jhu.edu/courses/ifsp
• Embrace evidence-based practices– A child’s relationships with primary caregivers
organizes all his or her early development. – Children are active participants in their own
development, based on their drive to explore and master their environment
– Improved outcomes are noted when consumers of all ages are actively involved in planning and implementing intervention.
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Embrace evidence-based practices con’t
• New motor and communication behaviors are learned and used when a child has repeated opportunities for practice in meaningful situations with generalization of skills across different settings.
• The knowledge and resources of early childhood specialists are shared with a child’s key caregivers through adult-adult relationships that support family members in their day-day responsibilities caring for their children
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Family-child supports/services
Dunst, Hamby, Trivette, Raab, Bruder, 2000
• Where you interact with families depends on what needs to happen to help a child participate in key settings
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Key elements of coachingHanft, Rush & Shelden, 2004
• Based on conversations of personal discovery
• Improves an individual’s performance within a specific context
• Process for improving skill, trying new approaches, resolving challenges and building collegial relationships
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Peer coaching depends on:
Hanft, Rush & Shelden, 2004
• Community of life-long learners • Flexible format: expert and
reciprocal models
• Opportunities for spontaneous and planned coaching
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Learning styles for CoachingHanft, Rush & Shelden, 2004
Visual
Caregiver observes therapist Caregiver observes others Caregiver watches video Caregiver reads an article and/or looks at illustration
Auditory
Caregiver summarizes feedback from therapist
Caregiver narrates actions from a video
Caregiver listens to audiotape
Caregiver calls another caregiver
Kinesthetic
Caregiver keeps journal Caregiver practices actions Caregiver demonstrates actions to others
Caregiver joins support group or visits another caregiver
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Quality Indicators: Supporting families
• Do you select outcomes before discussing services/frequency?
• Do you reflect on what works and why?• Do you emphasize supporting caregivers
and building their competency?• Do you incorporate principles of adult
learning in all your interactions? • Do you reinforce colleague’s suggestions?
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Top Ten Must Reads!• Planning conversations:
http://cte.jhu.edu/courses/IFSP (Module 1 Planning with families for eval and assessment)
• Eval/assessment: Losardo & Notari-Syverson, 2001 Meisels & Atkins-Burnett, 2000Popper, 1996 http://cte.jhu.edu/courses/IFSP (Module 1, Comprehensive evaluation assessment
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• Functional outcomes– Rosenkoetter & Squires, 2000– http://cte.jhu.edu/courses/ifsp (Fall ’04, Developing IFSP with Families)
• Family/child supports & services – Barrera & Corso, 2003– Dunst,Hamby, Trivette, Raab,Bruder, 2000 – Hanft & Pilkington, 2001 – National Research Council, 2000– http://www.researchtopractice.info/
• Coaching colleagues– Hanft, Rush & Shelden, 2004 (Chapter 7)
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Training Information • Target audience:
– Early intervention/childhood programs
• TA Formats: – workshops, program evaluation, consultation, peer coaching
• Key topics/content:– EI in natural environments: Supporting families and children– Coaching and collaborative consultation – Developing effective IFSPs with families
• Costs– Include speaker fees, travel expenses, materials
• Contact info:– [email protected] 301-587-6026