I have been doing clinically based therapy for years. The children always make gains–why does First Steps want services in the natural environment?
The rationale behind the federal language of IDEA supports the critical and long term influence and care giving role that parents, siblings, relatives, friends, and neighbors have in the lives of infants and toddlers and recognizes these settings as primary environments for child development and growth. As practitioners specializing in the development of very young children, we know that every moment is a learning moment and that some are more optimal than others. For practitioners of specialized services, we are challenged to critically examine how we provide services for these young children. Our history has been one of direct child services, sometimes with the parent or another care giver watching. The change for practitioners inherent in the federal requirements for early intervention services to be provided in the natural environments of eligible children under Part C is how to create that blend of treatment with training, consultation and carry-forward support in a variety of env
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