What is the difference between the parent interview and the family assessment?
The parent interview is a required part of the child’s multidisciplinary evaluation, which focuses on the child’s developmental status. The parent interview assists the multidisciplinary evaluation team in assessing the unique needs of the child in each developmental domain, and the family’s resources, priorities, and concerns related to the child’s development. The multidisciplinary evaluation team is required to offer families the opportunity to participate in a family assessment; however, participation in this assessment process is voluntary on the part of the family. The family assessment process is defined in EIP regulations as “the process of information gathering and identification of family priorities, resources, and concerns, which the family decides are relevant to their ability to enhance their child’s development.
The parent interview is a required part of the child’s multidisciplinary evaluation, which focuses on the child’s developmental status. The parent interview assists the multidisciplinary evaluation team in assessing the unique needs of the child in each developmental domain, and the family’s resources, priorities, and concerns related to the child’s development. The multidisciplinary evaluation team is required to offer families the opportunity to participate in a family assessment; however, participation in this assessment process is voluntary on the part of the family.
