Below you will find attachments and an outline for the Illinois Early Intervention System Overview online training module - Section 2.  If you have difficulty viewing a link, please email EITP at onlinelearning@illinoiseitraining.org.

Section 2 Overview

Click on the module name below to link to the module attachments, resources and outline.

• Early Intervention & Families

• Referral, Intake and Child & Family Rights
• Overview of Eligibility in Illinois EI System
• Evaluation & Assessment
• The Illinois Early Intervention Report Format

• Illinois Early Intervention System Overview: Online Training Outline (pdf)

EI and Families

Attachments

• Finding the Words, Finding the Ways (pdf)
• The Diamonds of Relationship Based Intervention (pdf)
• CFC Listing (contact the CFC to learn about the local Social Emotional Specialist)

Outline

1. Principles of Early Intervention
2. Relationship Based Practices
3. Illinois Social-Emotional Capacity Building Effort
4. Relationship Based Practices
5. Supports for Relationship Based Practices
6. Resources

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Referral, Intake and Child & Family Rights

Attachments

• CFC Procedure Manual
• CFC Listing
• Family Rights Handbook
• Cecilia's Story (pdf)

Outline

1. Meet Cecilia
2. Referral & Child Find
3. Child Find & Public Awareness
4. Who are referral sources?
5. Responsibilities & Obligations of Referral Sources
6. Making the Referral
7. Goals of the Intake Process
8. Service Coordination Role During Intake
9. Child & Family Rights
10. Informing Families of Their Rights
11. Resources

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Overview of Eligibility in Illinois EI System

Attachments

• 5 Developmental Domains and Eligibility (PDF)
• CFC Procedure Manual (FY16)
• DHS Approved Instrument List
• Article on Informed Clinical Opinion (PDF)
• EITP Resource page on "Evaluation/Assessment and Eligibility"

Outline

1. Evaluation
2. Who is Eligibility
3. Determining Domain Level Age Equivalents
4. Goals of Evaluation/Assessment
5. Informed Clinical Opinion
6. Determining Developmental Delay
7. Working as a Team

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Evaluation & Assessment

Attachments

• Provider Handbook
• Evaluation/Assessment & Eligibility Resource page

Outline

1. Evaluation
2. Assessment
3. Goals of Evaluation/Assessment
4. Determining the Evaluation Assessment Team
5. Illinois Evaluator Minimum Qualifications
6. Global Assessment
7. Preparing /Approach for Evaluation/Assessment
8. Historical Information
9. Preparation for Evaluation
10. General Guidelines for Testing
11. Resources

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The Illinois Early Intervention Report Format

Attachments

Report Format:

• PDF version
• Word version (editable)
• Report Format Guidelines (pdf) - referred to Attachment A
• Report Format Tipsheet (pdf)

Related:

• Article on Informed Clinical Opinion (pdf)
• 5 Developmental Domains and Eligibility (PDF)
• CFC Procedure Manual
• EITP Resource page on Evaluation/Assessment and Eligibility
• Registration for EITP online training on "Overview of Eligibility in the Illinois EI System"

Outline

1. Sharing Information with Families
2. The Early Intervention Evaluation Report (revised)
3. Report Format
4. Preparing Quality Reports
5. Essential Components for all Evaluation/Assessments

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