Synopses & Reviews
Early childhood professionals: looking for an effective way to ensure coordinated, family-centered services for young children and families? Discover the why and how of the primary service provider (PSP) approach to teaming, the widely used, evidence-based model that more and more states are adopting to strengthen care and services and improve family outcomes.
Developed by the early childhood experts who pioneered the PSP approach to teaming, this is the first how-to guide that clearly lays out the logistics and benefits of making one team member the consistent point of contact with a family.
You'll get concrete, practical guidance on how to
- ensure buy-in and support from program leaders and team members
- establish a cohesive team that collaborates effectively
- fully introduce families to the procedures and practices of the PSP approach
- develop family-focused and child-focused IFSP outcome statements
- select the most appropriate primary service provider for each family
- master the three essential components of a successful home visit
- adopt a flexible, activity-based approach to scheduling that promotes child learning and development
- coordinate joint visits with other service providers
- conduct successful, efficient team meetings to share expertise and resources
Realistic case studies and transcripts from team meetings give you vivid demonstrations of best practices. And the photocopiable forms, tools, and checklists—such as Role Expectation Checklist; Sample Early Intervention Program Brochure; Sample IFSP; and Joint Visit Planning Tool—guide your team every step of the way as you implement the PSP approach.
The perfect complement to the authors' bestselling Early Childhood Coaching Handbook, this practical, reader-friendly guide is your blueprint for better, more responsive care and services—and better outcomes for young children and families.
A featured book in our Effective Early Intervention Kit!
Review
"The wisdom of a primary service provider approach to teaming is truly captured in this book. The authors clearly present the breadth, depth, and functional application of the primary service provider approach." Naomi Younggren, Ph.D.
Synopsis
Early childhood professionals: Get practical how-to guidance on the primary service provider approach to teaming, the widely used, evidence-based model that helps ensure coordinated services and better outcomes for young children and families.
About the Author
Dr. McWilliam is the Siskin Endowed Chair of Research in Early Childhood Education, Development, and Intervention at Siskin Children’s Institute. He is also a professor of education at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and an adjoint professor of special education at Vanderbilt University. He has formerly been a professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a senior scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, and a professor of education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. McWilliam’s research centers on infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with and without disabilities, with a specific focus on child engagement, service delivery models, and collaboration with families. He has provided consultation, training, and technical assistance across the United States and in some countries overseas on providing early intervention in natural environments and on the Engagement Classroom Model. His Routines-Based Interview (RBI) is a widely used method of assessing families’ needs and developing individualized family service plan (IFSP) outcomes and individualized education program (IEP) goals.
Dathan Rush is the Associate Director of the Family, Infant and Preschool Program (FIPP) at Western Carolina Center and a research associate at the Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute in Morganton, North Carolina. Prior to accepting his position at FIPP, Mr. Rush was a clinical assistant professor and personnel development consultant in the Lee Mitchener Tolbert Center for Developmental Disabilities at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. He served as Assistant Director of the Oklahoma SoonerStart Early Intervention Program at the State Department of Health from 1992 to 1999. He served as an editorial board member of the journal Infants and Young Children until 2002 and has published articles in the areas of in-service training, coaching, supporting children and families in natural learning environments, and teaming in early intervention. He is past president and former executive council member of the Oklahoma Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Mr. Rush has presented numerous workshops nationally on topics related to team building, use of a primary coach model of support, training of trainers, coaching, and provision of supports in natural environments.
M'Lisa L. Shelden, PT, Ph.D., is Director of the Family, Infant and Preschool Program (FIPP) at Western Carolina Center and an associate research scientist at the Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute in Morganton, North Carolina. Prior to accepting her appointment at FIPP, Dr. Shelden was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Science at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She is a graduate Fellow of the ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, and she has also served the Section of Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association. She is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Early Intervention. Dr. Shelden has co-authored several articles related to early intervention teamwork and a chapter related to physical therapy personnel preparation. She presents nationally on topics related to transition, inclusion, coaching, evaluation and assessment, use of a primary coach model, and provision of supports in natural environments.
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Foreword R.A. McWilliam
Preface
Acknowledgments
- Introduction to a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming
Appendix 1A: Role Expectation Checklists
Appendix 1B: Role Expectation Checklists—Administrator's Guide - Research Foundations of a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming
Appendix 2A: A Pilot Study of the Use of Geographically Based Early Intervention Teams Using a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming
Appendix 2B: A Pilot Study of the Characteristics of Effective Team Meetings When Using a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming
Appendix 2C: Checklists for Implementing a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming - Preparing for a Team-Based Approach
- Writing Functional, Participation-Based Individualized Family Service Plan Outcome Statements
Appendix 4A: Checklists for Developing Participation-Based Individualized Family Service Plan IFSP) Outcome Statements - Using a Primary Service Provider: Putting the Approach into Action
Appendix 5A.1: Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming Fact Sheet
Appendix 5A.2: Sample Early Intervention Program Brochure
Appendix 5B.1: Early Childhood Intervention Physician's Progress Report
Appendix 5B.2: Completed Early Childhood Intervention Physician's Progress Report
Appendix 5C: Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming Worksheet for Selecting the Most Likely Primary Service Provider
Appendix 5D: Mitchell Family Case Study
Appendix 5E.1: Sample Caseload Activity List for Tina, an Occupational Therapist
Appendix 5E.2: Tina's Schedule for the Current Month - Coordinating Joint Visits
Appendix 6A: Joint Visit Planning Tool - Conducting Team Meetings
Appendix 7A: Guidelines for the Role of the Facilitator in the Team Meeting
Appendix 7B: Guidelines for Presenting Information in the Team Meeting
Appendix 7C: Guidelines for How to Provide Coaching in the Team Meeting
Appendix 7D: Guidelines for Agenda-Building for the Team Meeting
Appendix 7E: Team Meeting Agenda
Appendix 7F: Team Meeting Minutes
Appendix 7G: Individual Family Staffing Report - The Future of the Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming in Early Childhood Intervention
References
Index