Service Delivery
Coaching
An Early Interventionist Talks about Making the Shift to the Coaching Model
An Early ACCESS occupational therapist talks about her participation in the Iowa Distance Mentoring Model, how she made the shift to using a coaching model, and what she likes about using it. (FGRBI, runtime 2:00)
A Home Visit with Esaia's Family: Coaching with FGRBI
This video illustrates how a Speech-Language Pathologist and a parent work together during early intervention home visits. The SLP and the parent describe the benefits of using a coaching approach, focusing on family routines, and using Family Guided Routines Based Intervention as a framework. (FIT FOCUS Video Library, runtime 10:29)
Visit this site to view videos of Dr. Dathan Rush and Dr. M'Lisa Shelden discussing coaching practices.You'll also find a video of a coaching conversation between an EI practitioner and a child care provider. Video topics include: sharing your expertise, five characteristics of coaching, top ten coaching myths, reflection and reflective questions, types of reflective questions, tips for engaging coachees, action - practice and modeling, building capacity, and evidence based practices. (Making Access Happen, runtimes vary by video)
Families Front and Center: The Power of Coaching
A developmental vision specialist describes how she used video recordings of her early intervention home visits as a foundation for self-reflection and refinement of her practice. (FIT FOCUS Video Library, runtime 5:20)
This video features, Yvonnie, a developmental services provider, using a coaching interaction style with a mother during an early intervention visit. Yvonnie reviews the mother’s joint plan for helping her son learn to self-feed and pull-to-stand. She uses reflective questions to explore the family’s experience since the last visit. (VA Early Intervention Professional Development Center, runtime 4:47)
This video features Robin, a speech-language pathologist, using a coaching interaction style with a mother during an early intervention visit. Robin uses observation, practice, reflection, feedback, and joint planning during this activity to help the mother learn intervention strategies she can use with her son. (VA Early Intervention Professional Development Center, runtime 11:30)
Foundations of Coaching in Early Childhood: Partnering with Parents and Professionals is a video training resource for early childhood coaches, based on the 5 key characteristics of coaching as outlined by Dathan Rush and M'Lisa Shelden. These characteristics can be applied to a number of early childhood settings. Visit the Hartford Foundation site for the full version and a version featuring seven clips (divided into chapters) that discuss each of the 5 characteristics. (Hartford Foundation, runtime 21:07)
This video describes family-centered practices using embedded coaching techniques and one family's story through the eyes of the mother and the early interventionist. (NYC Health: Early Intervention Program, runtime 6:03)
Collaborating with Language Interpreters
This video highlights tips home visitors and language interpreters can use when collaborating and working with families. (VEIPD Videos, runtime 5:19)
Family Guided Routines-Based Intervention (FGRBI)
Visit the Family Guided Routines Based Intervention site for videos featuring early interventionists using the FGRBI approach in Iowa's Early ACCESS System as well as family interviews:
A Home Visit with Kris and Kiyah
Early ACCESS special education teacher Peg joins Kiyah and her father, Kris on a home visit. Peg supports Kris to embed opportunities for Kiyah to learn and participate in the family's everyday activities such as getting ready for childcare and taking a walk. (runtime 10:50)
A Home Visit with Brandon's Family
Early ACCESS speech-language pathologist Alison works with Brandon's parents on ways to support Brandon's language development. The family practices using new strategies during the visit and makes plans to use the strategies throughout the week. (runtime 7:55)
Families Talk About the Toy Bag
Brandon's parents discuss the benefits of using their own toys and materials for Brandon's play, rather than toys brought in by an early intervention provider. (runtime 2:00)
A Therapist Talks about Making the Shift to the Coaching Model
An Early ACCESS occupational therapist talks about her participation in the Iowa Distance Mentoring Model, how she made made the shift to using a coaching model, and what she likes about using it. (runtime 2:00)
A Parent Talks about Iowa's Early ACCESS Program
A parent discusses the features of early intervention that have been so helpful to her family. (runtime 3:46)
A Therapist Talks about Using Video to Reflect on Early Intervention Practice
An Early ACCESS occupational therapist talks about her participation in the Iowa Distance Mentoring Model and how valuable it has been to use video to record, reflect on, and improve her early intervention practices. (runtime 0:57)
A Home Visit with Julia's Family: Using Family Guided Routines Based Intervention
Early ACCESS occupational therapist Patty works with Julia's mother on ways to support Julia's communication, positioning, and participation in everyday routines. The family practices using new strategies during the visit and makes plans to use the strategies throughout the week. (short version, runtime 9:09)
A Home Visit with Julia's Family: Using Family Guided Routines Based Intervention
Early ACCESS occupational therapist Patty works with Julia's mother on ways to support Julia's communication, positioning, and participation in everyday routines. The family practices using new strategies during the visit and makes plans to use the strategies throughout the week. NOTE: This is the long version of this home visit and illustrates almost the entire visit. (longer version, runtime 35:29)
Nicole, Chloe’s mother, and Afton, her PT, describe their process for using the FGRBI coaching frameworks, SS-OO-PP-RR and the Family 5Q, to plan, practice, and problem solve how to best support Chloe’s learning and development. Afton describes how the Family’s 5Q helps her share relevant information and coach the caregivers on the strategies they believe work well to enhance their confidence and competence. (runtime 14:35)
A Co-Visit with Bowen's Family
As Bowen prepares to transition into preschool, Brandi, his mother, chooses to have his SLP, Jessie, and Early Interventionist, Ann, from his Early Intervention program, visit jointly to address his social communication and language outcomes. The initial visits were in his home and then video conferencing was used to continue services until his birthday. Ann and Jessie discuss the importance of joint planning and teaming to ensure their coaching was coordinated and supportive for Brandi and Bowen. Brandi shares her experiences with coaching including mobile coaching. (runtime 8:34)
Grayson’s parents, Niki and Matt, describe their experience with mobile coaching from their initial reluctance to their wholehearted acceptance of the approach with their EI provider Jenny. This short video shares their family’s story and focuses on how the pandemic impacted their lives and their supports to their family including Grayson. (runtime 10:35)
A Home Visit with Grayson's Family
Watch Matt and Nikki embed intervention for their son Grayson during a variety of play and everyday routines to support his learning. Jenny, his ECSE, uses the home visiting checklist to focus her coaching on the family’s priorities. (runtime 9:06)
A Home Visit with Evelyn's Family
Jesus and Yessica share how they embed intervention during their busy day, what works for them, and how important it is that Susie, their ECSE, helps them identifies strategies that they can use to fit into what they already do with Evelyn. (runtime 4:16)
Primary Service Provider
This panel discussion features physical therapists from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) discussing the use of the primary service provider model in early intervention. Information is provided that defines this model and discusses its implementation. (APTA, runtime 41:17)
Routines-Based Intervention
This is the first in a three part series of short videos featuring three current early intervention service providers sharing their insights into providing supports and services using a routines-based approach. Part 1 features an experienced interventionist sharing her personal journey from a clinical approach to one focusing on family routines and activities as the context for effective early intervention. (VA Early Intervention Professional Development Center, runtime 5:02)
This is the second video in a three part series. Part 2 features three early interventionists discussing and demonstrating what intervention looks like when it is provided by collaborating with families during their natural routines and activities. (VA Early Intervention Professional Development Center, runtime 7:21)
This is the third video in a three part series. Part 3 features three early interventionists sharing their insights about how they evolved their practices towards a more effective, routines-based intervention approach. (VA Early Intervention Professional Development Center, runtime 4:47)
This video provides an overview of the Routines-Based Interview and how it fits into the overall scheme of early intervention. (Amy Casey, runtime 13:15)