The National Service Coordination Training Workgroup is comprised of professional development specialists, technical assistance providers, supervisors and administrators from across the nation who share an interest in training and preparing service coordinators in Part C Early Intervention. This page includes information and resources pertaining to the National Service Coordination Webinars that EITP co-hosts with this Workgroup. Please bookmark this page and/or share this page with others via http://go.illinois.edu/NationalSCWebinars.
October 17, 2018 Webinar: How Do You Do It? Juggling and Overcoming Service Coordination Challenges
Recording of Webinar held October 17, 2018. This video is posted as a resource and credit will not be issued for viewing the video at this time.
Description: Join us for an engaging discussion about what you love about service coordination and what you find challenging. We will discuss challenges related to juggling the workload and coordinating and collaborating with team members. We will use scenarios to frame our conversation and discuss other challenges mentioned by participants during the webinar. Participants and facilitators will share strategies for overcoming all of these challenges so that you leave the webinar energized with new ideas!
Target Audience: A free event for Service Coordinators & those who prepare/support them
Resources for Webinar: PDF version of the resource list
Here you'll find lots of posts with strategies for overcoming service coordination challenges. You can access all posts related to service coordination with a quick search or start with these two posts:
This site includes checklists, video illustrations and practice guides. Here are just a few that you might want to explore as they relate to Teaming and Collaboration:
- Balancing Projects and Priorities This module includes numerous tips and strategies for service coordinators the majority of which are not state specific. Mini courses within this module include the following:
- Facilitating Team Meetings These presentations cover 5 different areas related to facilitating team meetings including the following:
Webinar Follow-up Activity with Facilitator's Guide (Word version and PDF version)
The activity and facilitator's guide is for leaders looking for ways to expand the learning opportunity for service coordinators who view the webinar.
National SC Training Workgroup and National Service Coordination Community of Practice Initiatives
National Service Coordination Training Workgroup members include training and technical assistance providers, professional development specialists, administrators and supervisors from across the nation who have a role in preparing service coordinators in their state. Activities include bi-monthly meetings, national service coordination webinars and other opportunities to resource share around training and development of service coordinators. If you are interested in getting connected to this Workgroup, or learning more about how to get involved in a national service coordination community of practice with Division for Early Childhood (DEC), then we invite you to complete this short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NationalSCWebinar-SC-CoP-Inquiry-Fall2018
National SC Trainer/Supervisor Follow Up Discussion - December 3, 2018 - 1-2pm CT
Service Coordinator Trainers & Supervisors are invited to join us for a follow up discussion to the National SC Webinar titled How Do You Do It? - Juggling and Overcoming Service Coordination Challenges. The purpose of this discussion is for SC trainers and supervisors to continue to support and problem-solve the various ways they support service coordinators with their daily responsibilities and the challenges they face. The discussion is intended for service coordinator trainers/supervisors who participated in the National SC Webinar on October 17, 2018. In order to participate in this event, we will need to collect some basic demographic information and your email address via this short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NationalSCtrainerfollowupdiscussion-December2018
March 28, 2018 Webinar: The Role of the Service Coordinator in Building Relationships in Early Intervention
Recording of Webinar held March 28, 2018. This video is posted as a resource and credit will not be issued for viewing the video at this time.
Description: This webinar is a collaborative effort of the National Service Coordination Workgroup, a workgroup under the Early Intervention/Early Childhood Professional Development Community of Practice, and the Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois.
The learning objectives of this webinar include:
- Review 2 key principles and 5 recommended practices that relate to how service coordinators build relationships with families.
- Discuss 4 activities service coordinators engage in when building relationships with families.
- Develop specific strategies service coordinators can use with families.
Target Audience: A free event for Service Coordinators & those who prepare/support them
PDF of the Resource List for this Webinar
Resources Shared in Webinar
Additional Resources
- Seven Key Principles: Looks Like/Doesn't Look Like is a document that elaborates on the 7 key principles identified by work group members, listing the concepts underlying the brief statements. Each principle also has descriptive statements illustrating what the principle should "look like" in practice. There are also descriptions of what it "doesn't look like" because too often those practices are still being used.
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center – This website includes resources connected to service coordination under Part C of IDEA as well as resources to support relationship-based practices.
- EI Video Library – Visit this library to see more videos that illustrate evidence based early intervention practices, including several videos of related to service coordination.
- Illinois EITP Service Coordination Resource Page - This resource page includes links to national resources, Illinois resources, and recommended readings.
- Introduction to Service Coordination – Online resource version of the IL SC training which includes information on what early intervention is, foundations of early intervention, national and state perspectives on service coordination and a review of service coordination then and now.
- Service Coordination, VA Early Intervention Professional Development Center – This resource page includes archived webinars, articles, handouts, videos, a free online learning module, and links to websites related to service coordination.
- Illinois Early Intervention Service Coordination Training “Coursels” – Below are links to some short courses (8 minutes or less) within the blended service coordination training that pertain to building relationships with families:
- Reflection Tools - These reflection tools for service coordinators outline suggested practices within the family-guided routines-based intervention framework and include all of the federal responsibilities for service coordinators under Part C of IDEA. The tools are not to be used as a checklist, but rather as a self-reflection tool and conversation starter about service coordinator practices during reflective opportunities with peers and mentors. Please note there is a version for dedicated service coordinators as well as those who fulfill a dual or blended role as a service coordinator and early intervention provider.
The SC CoP through the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) offers service coordinators the opportunities to network with others across the nation, share SC-related resources and tips, and learn about topics relevant to providing high quality service coordination. Visit the SC CoP page on the DEC website to learn about upcoming events and to join by adding your name to the membership roster: https://www.dec-sped.org/servicecoordinationcop
