How does South Bay Early Intervention work?
First, a referral is made to Early Intervention. You can do this by contacting South Bay’s Intake department at 1-800-244-4691. Then you will receive a call to set up a convenient time to meet and gather information to determine eligibility. This is called a “screening” and an Early Intervention Specialist will come to your home or a location of your choice. At this meeting, the EI program will be fully explained to you. Following the screening, a second visit will occur to do an eligibility assessment of your child. Again, we will come to your home or a preferred location. Your family will be assigned a Service Coordinator who will be in charge of making sure that your child’s and family’s needs are being met. Your Service Coordinator will listen to your concerns, determine what services you need, and help connect or refer you to the needed supports. The last step after the assessment is to write and Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) that will help your family and the program
