How can we say parents are primary decision makers when we control where therapy can take place, what it can include and how often?
Family concerns, priorities and resources are the focal points of First Steps. Early intervention providers, including service coordinators, do not control the location of therapy, what therapies can include and the intensities of services. IFSP multidisciplinary teams determine early intervention services through the IFSP process. that process has rules and regulations that must be upheld. Parents are the primary decision makers about the services needed for their child and themselves in the context of the parameters of Fist Steps which is based upon Part C of IDEA. This law was not intended to merely provide funding to states to support clinical practices (business as usual) instead, the intention was to change intervention practices to focus on the critical role of families and communities in supporting the development of children with disabilities. Parents establish what their concerns, priorities, and resources are. Parents do have choices; they choose whether or not to follow-thr
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