Unit 4: Strategies for Addressing

Individual Needs

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Unit 4 Assignments• Reading: Chapter 2, pp. 43-75

• Seminar: We will use scenario to describe a client that you might screen. Strategies will be listed and evaluated that might be helpful when working with the child and his parents.

• Discussion: You need to answer both discussion questions in responses of at least 200 words or longer. Also, provide a minimum of 2 thoughtful responses per thread (4 total) to other student posts that are at least 75 words.

• Unit 2 Project: See information in doc sharing or syllabus and Unit 4 project tab on course home page for more information

Risk Factors

• Biological – Prenatal, perinatal or postnatal events increase

chances the child will experience developmental problems

– Ex. Drug use during pregnancy– Prenatal Screening

• Environmental – Child is at risk because of environment – Ex. Poverty

How can we prevent/minimize occurrence of risk factors?

• Prenatal – Early prenatal care – Vaccinations

• Early Intervention – Services provided to child between ages 0-3 and

family– Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP)– Elements of Effective Early Intervention Programs

Let’s Talk About William• William is a four-year-old whose parents have called

you for a screening. • His teacher is concerned that he might have some

hearing, speech, and learning delays. Recommend hearing test.

• You have parents complete Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) and Parents Evaluation of Mental Status survey (PEDS)

• William shows no signs of hearing impairments, shows significant speech delays, and shows some learning delays particularly in pattern recognition (letters and numbers are not learned).

• You also notice that William seems to be delayed in his social skill development.

How do we help William?• What recommendations would you make to the

parents for services and further tests? What evidence from the case study supports your recommendations?

• What strategies might be used to help him to develop his social skills? How could his speech disability contribute to his social delays?

• Why is it important to administer two or more screening tools that measure the same developmental delays? Who else might you give these screening surveys to in order to understand his behaviors better?

Things to Remember About Assessment & Risk Factors

• “Best practices” involve using multiple types of data for assessment

• Individual differences and risk factors

• Resiliency

• Importance of relationships in helping a child at risk