Why would service providers need to be aware of financial resources when their job is to address the child's development? Isn't that the service coordinator's job to give families resources? Well, yes and no. Some families may feel more comfortable confiding in their service providers about various problems they are having, and therefore the service providers should have awareness of the resources available to the families. Or the family may happen to mention something about feeling lonely, not understanding the child's diagnosis, or not being able to make ends meet when the service provider is in the home. Knowing that there are resources available in the first place to help the families address these feelings can allow service providers to effectively care for the families they work with and maintain rapport with the families. Furthermore, families are more likely to have the mental and physical capacity to care for their child well and adhere to the service providers' recommendations when their physical, emotional, and informational needs are met. Because of this, providing families with information about resources they can access can ultimately result in better care and intervention for the child in early intervention services.
Included in this section are an 'Early Intervention Process' flowchart that explains the various steps of the early intervention process, a link to several different types of 'Community Resources' in areas near Lincoln, and a page listing 'Common Diagnoses with Correlated Resources'. Click the links below to access these pages.