Family Assessment Tools: Identification of Concerns, Priorities and Resources o Kelly Jorgensen o Peggy Miksch o Sarah Walters o Vera Stroup-Rentier

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Family Assessment: Participant Objectives  Participants will understand the definition of family assessment tools in Kansas  Participants will gain knowledge about the purpose of family assessment  Participant will understand the tools currently used and potentially used in their own programs

Family Assessment  Conversations with families  Interests, priorities, concerns and everyday routines and activities  Is purposeful and intentional  Not formal interviews or assessment of the family (Lucas, 2005)

Part C Federal Regulations  Section (a)(2)(i) clarifies that the term initial evaluation refers to the evaluation of a child that is used to determine his or her initial eligibility for services under Part C of the Act.  Section (a)(2)(iii) clarifies that the term initial assessments refers to the assessment of the child and the family assessment that are conducted prior to the child’s first IFSP meeting

Section (c)2 The Family-Directed Assessment Must-  ( i) Be voluntary on the part of each family member participating in the assessment;  (ii) Be based on information obtained through an assessment tool and also through an interview with those family members who elect to participate in the assessment; and  (iii) Include the family’s description of its resources, priorities, and concerns related to enhancing the child’s development.

Statewide IFSP: Page 4

Statewide IFSP: Page 7

Linked Systems to Approach Early Intervention and Family Assessment AssessmentEvaluation Outcome Development Intervention Family Professional

How Does Your Assessment Process Match With This One? AssessmentEvaluation Outcome Development Intervention Family Professional

Including Families in Your Assessment Process? AssessmentEvaluation Outcome Development Intervention Family Professional What stays the same? What do you need to add? What works best for your program and the families in it?

Assessment and Evaluation Programming System (AEPS): Family Report

Assessment and Evaluation Programming System (AEPS): Family Report

Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP): Family-Centered Interview

Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment

ECOMAP

Routines- Based Interview (RBI)

RBI-SAFER Combo

Asset- Based Context Matrix

Interest- Based Every Day Learning Activities

Family Needs Assessment

Routines-Based Early Intervention: Supporting Young Children and Their Families Dr. Robin McWilliam

Concluding Thoughts Regarding Family Assessment  Rationale for choosing the family assessment tools shared  Tools to avoid  Training and/or technical assistance

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