Final Exam EIEC 2230
Intensive intervention with infants and toddlers is best when it comes from parents and child care teachers. True False
True
Interventions and outcomes should be relevant to the family's routines. True False
True
It is possible to have a continuous line alongside a dotted line. True False
True
3 steps to ERRAPP
1. Identify an embedded opportunity 2. Desing intervention 3. Operationalizing the intervention
Which of the following is NOT a natural environment? A. The child's daycare. B. The home. C. A therapeutic clinic. D. The community.
A therapeutic clinic.
In the ecomap model, informal supports are arranged: A. In the second concentric circle. B. Along the side. C. Across the top. D. In a way that makes sense to the person drawing.
Across the top.
Identify the following adult learning principle: A. Adults learn best when they listen to experts. B. Adults learn best when they follow what others suggest. C. Adults learn best when they are actively participating in the learning D. None of the above.
Adults learn best when they are actively participating in the learning
Screen the child for potential delays
Age and stage questionnaire
The FINESSE is: A. An instrument used to determine if programs use the recommended practice of delivering early intervention in natural environments. B. A measurement tool that evaluates service providers. C. An assessment for measuring parents compliance in working with early intervention personnel. D. A tool that evaluates provision of center-based services.
An instrument used to determine if programs use the recommended practice of delivering early intervention in natural environments.
he difference between direct observation and an interview: A. Direct observation provides more relevant information than an interview. B. An interview with caregivers reports observations across time. C. Direct observation by aprofessional other than the teacher only captures a short segment of the child's life.
An interview with caregivers reports observations across time, Direct observation by aprofessional other than the teacher only captures a short segment of the child's life
Which example best demonstrates the principle that all families, with support, can enhance their children's learning. A. Makes assumptions about family needs. B. Assumes all families have strengths. C. Assumes all families have the same routines. D. Assumes there are characteristics of families that suggest they will or will not work with early intervention.
Assumes all families have strengths.
Home visitors should not be in the position of assisting families with emergency situations. True False
False
A strategy a consultant can use to develop rapport with teaching staff is: A. Cleaning up after an activity. B. Directing a disruptive child to stay at an activity. C. Alerting an aide when a child's diaper needs to be changed. D. Maintaining distance with the teacher and staff to better focus on the job at hand.
Cleaning up after an activity.
DEC
Division for Early Childhood
ERRAPP
Everyday, Routines, Relationships, Activities, People, and Places
A consultant should not attempt to develop a personal relationship with classroom staff. True False
False
All toddlers receiving Part C services are eligible for preschool services under Part B of IDEA. True False
False
An effective consultant aims for the little skills missing in the child. True False
False
As parents report on their routines during the interview, other team members should give advice and suggestions. True False
False
Avoid using questions or probes when developing an ecomap, so as not to influence the family. True False
False
Being "nice" to families is the primary role of the service provider. True False
False
Children with diagnosed conditions will still need to be assessed to determine eligibility for Part C. True False
False
Conducting a semistructured interview like the RBI, requires the interviewer to ask all possible questions. True False
False
Discipline-specific interventions and outcomes are relevant to everyday routines. True False
False
Early intervention can cure potential developmental disabilities and raise IQ scores. True False
False
Early intervention is a method for getting child-level services. True False
False
Ecomaps assist to identify the family's daily routine. True False
False
Individualizing inclusion is inconsistent with early intervention in natural environments (EINE). True False
False
Outcomes that relate to the same routine should be combined. True False
False
Part C services end when the child reaches age 3 if that birthday occurs during the academic school year. True False
False
Program-level policies should not be developed o support an early intervention in natural environments model. True False
False
Services are added to the IFSP based on the severity of the child's disability or delay. True False
False
Services provided to a child and family should be different for each outcome. True False
False
Streamlining services results in fewer interventions with children. True False
False
The Goal Functionality Scale III is designed to measure if programs adhere to timelines. True False
False
The IDEA specifies both the methods and services that must be offered to families. True False
False
The assessment method used to determine eligibility can also assess the needs of the child. True False
False
The decision to add a service is made by the service coordinator. True False
False
The first research study on the routines-based interview (RBI) indicates an RBI produces outcomes that are similar to the traditional approach to IFSP development. True False
False
The primary service provided (PSP) model is a multidisciplinary approach. True False
False
The purpose of the ecomap is to determine if the family will benefit from early intervention. True False
False
When the home visitor brings a toy bag of materials, the child has an opportunity to benefit developmentally. True False
False
When we discuss "behavior" in young children we are always referring to "problem behavior." True False
False
Which of the following is NOT true about the ecomap? A. Families are required to complete an ecomap in order for an IFSP to be developed. B. Families can refuse to answer questions. C. The ecomap process gives families the opportunity to talk during the intake meeting. D. Ecomaps should be reviewed annually.
Families are required to complete an ecomap in order for an IFSP to be developed.
The Routines-Based Early Intervention model is based on the convergence of four principles. The principles are: A. Infant & Toddlers, Families, Siblings, & Grandparents B. Family-Centered Practice, Family Systes and Ecological Theories, Transdisciplinary Service Delivery, & Complexity of Home Visits C. Child-Focused Practice, Family Systems and Ecological Theories, Multidisciplinary Service Delivery, & Complexity of Home Visits D. Practitioner-Centered, Family Systems and Ecological Theories, Transdisciplinary Service Delivery, & Center-Based Services
Family-Centered Practice, Family Systes and Ecological Theories, Transdisciplinary Service Delivery, & Complexity of Home Visits
One purpose of the intake visit is to get to know the family better.
If we know what family members and friends you have to help you, it will guide us about your resources and where we might fit in
Which example does NOT demonstrate the principle that infants and toddlers learn best through everyday experiences and interactions with familiar people. A. Interactions that focus on skills deficits. B. Helping the family understand how their toys in the home can be used. C. Identifying activities the child and family like to build on strengths .D. Using family input on their child's behavior during routines.
Interactions that focus on skills deficits.
Natural environments is characterized by A. Interventions alongside of other infants and toddlers with disabilities. B. Interventions in specialized clinics. C. Interventions in specialized classrooms. D. Interventions in places and at times that are part of the family's and child's life.
Interventions in places and at times that are part of the family's and child's life.
Individualized within routines is: A. Bringing the child to where the consultant has set up an intervention. B. Working with the child one-on-one. C. The consultant pulling out two or more children to work with them. D. Joining the child in what they are engaged in and embedding the intervention without interrupting the activity.
Joining the child in what they are engaged in and embedding the intervention without interrupting the activity.
What is a collaborative consultation? A. Joint decision making between the consultant and consultee on the problem, the solution, and the evaluation. B. The consultant decides what the problem is. C. When the illness resides in the patient, regardless of environment. D. When you use an expert-consultation approach.
Joint decision making between the consultant and consultee on the problem, the solution, and the evaluation.
NAEYC
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Which example best demonstrates that IFSP outcomes must be functional and based on children's and family's needs and priorities. A. Outcomes that reinterpret families's ideas to match the service providers goals. B. Outcomes focused on remediating developmental deficits. C. Outcomes focused on participating in community and family activities. D. Outcomes based on test results.
Outcomes focused on participating in community and family activities
Dedicated service coordinators are: A. People whose jobs are solely to provide services. B. People whose jobs are solely to coordinate services. C. People whose jobs combine both service coordination activities and provision of services. D. None of the above.
People whose jobs are solely to coordinate services
Which of the following is NOT a type of assessment needed for infants and toddlers? A. Placement assessment. B. Assessment to monitor progress. C. Assessment to determine eligibility. D. Diagnostic assessment.
Placement assessment.
What form is suggested to be used to help families get ready for the RBI? A. The Ecomap. B. The Protocol for the Routines-Based Interview. C. The Family Preparation Form. D. The RBI Implementation Checklist.
The Family Preparation Form.
Which of the following is NOT one of the "basic elements" of the Routines-Based Early Intervention model? A. Support-based home visits. B. The Primary Service Provider (PSP). C. The Routines-Based Interview (RBI). D. The Fidelity Practice.
The Fidelity Practice.
Part C of IDEA
The Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Part C of IDEA) is a federal grant program that assists states in operating a comprehensive statewide program of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities, ages birth through age 2 years, and their families.
Which is NOT a benefit of the PSP model? A. A coordinated program for the family and child. B. The cost to the system is reduced. C. The family receives strong support from multiple people. D. Services providers can serve more families.
The family receives strong support from multiple people.
Discuss family's rights.
The law requires that we share with families that they have the right refuse services
One purpose of intake is to tell about the program.
The program is voluntary and will provide you free of charge: Service coordinator, an assessment of your child, and an individualized
How do infants and toddlers learn best? A. Through repeated interactions with the environment over time. B. Through massed trials of practicing a skills. C. From parents and child care providers who spend the most time with children.
Through repeated interactions with the environment over time,From parents and child care providers who spend the most time with children
"Intervention" in early intervention is for children with developmental disabilities AND children at-risk. True False
True
A concern about personnel preparation in university programs is when students do not have field experience where they see supports occur in natural environments. True False
True
An infant's or toddlers's participation in activities is called engagement. True False
True
An outcome written with a generalization criterion would identify mastery when the skill can be demonstrated across (routines, people, etc.). True False
True
Decision making differs for multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary teams. True False
True
Decision making is smoother in a transdisciplinary model than a multidisciplinary model. True False
True
Early intervention is more about "support to families" than "services to families" True False
True
Early intervention programs must educate referral sources about how early intervention works. True False
True
Evaluation, assessment, & development of the IFSP for an eligible child and family are required to occur within 45 days of referral. True False
True
Federal law leaves implementation of early intervention primarily to states. True False
True
Home visitors should be prepared to address the needs of families. True False
True
If early intervention consultation follows andragogical principles than adult learning is being used. True False
True
Local programs should decide where within the intervention planning process it is appropriate to do the RBI. True False
True
Outcomes on IFSPs are sometimes referred to as goals. True False
True
Research studies have indicated that IFSPs are often poor in quality due to how functional outcomes have been written. True False
True
The Goal Functionality Scale III is designed to measure dimensions of a child's outcome on an IFSP. True False
True
The IDEA law does not require assessment of concerns, priorities, and resources in preschool (Part B) systems. True False
True
The IFSP should consider only functional data to develop outcomes. True False
True
The RBI is central to the model of early intervention in natural environments. True False
True
The consultant should always remember that the classroom belongs to the teacher. True False
True
The family's decision-making authority is legislated by the IDEA True False
True
The service coordinators most important role is to determine needs with the family. True False
True
The term "family" can be used to refer to the primary caregivers. True False
True
We should ask about the family's religious resources. True False
True
What families typically want from their early intervention program is information. True False
True
When asking parents to share their story, we should first acknowledge the family's feelings and then deal with the facts. True False
True
What question needs to be considered when using a natural environments model to make decisions about services: A. what therapeutic services should be established? B. What is needed to support regular caregivers? C. What onsite playgroup model will be most effective? D. What is the child's diagnosis?
What is needed to support regular caregivers?
The best location for providing services to children in child care is: A. In a room where the child can focus. B. Wherever class activities are held. C. In a therapy session. D. Both A and C
Wherever class activities are held.
A system in early intervention services is defined as: A. an organized entity that has formal or informal impact. B. an individual thing or person identified as single and complete. C. multidisciplinary D. unidisciplinary
an organized entity that has formal or informal impact.
What should the service coordinator do when different people are working with the family separately? A. begin with the outcome that is first priority to discuss service, intensity, and frequency. B. recognize that providing many services can only help the family and child. C. know that each service provider is the most appropriate professional to decide on hat is required to meet the outcome. D. make the decisions required to determine services independent of the other providers.
begin with the outcome that is first priority to discuss service, intensity, and frequency.
Participation-based outcomes A. ensure that the contexts for which the skill is needed comes first. B. are written with an understanding of the child's and family's routine. C. are functional.
ensure that the contexts for which the skill is needed comes first,are written with an understanding of the child's and family's routine, are functional
Family ecology is the social environment of the family and it consists of: A. formal supports. B. intermediate supports. C. informal supports. D. all of the above.
formal supports, intermediate supports,informal supports.
The role of the home visitor is to: A. influence the family and other caregivers who then influence the child. B. influence the child. C. spend a maximum amount of time with the family and child. D. deliver support directly to the child.
influence the family and other caregivers who then influence the child.
Ecomaps graphically represent the nuclear family surrounded by informal supports, formal supports and: A. supportive relationships. B. intermediate supports. C. supports & services. D. familial supports.
intermediate supports.
Using a conventional checklist approach to understand the family's ecology: A. is effective because the family can respond to specific questions. B. is effective because the family likes to share information with the early intervention provider. C. is ineffective because it can be tedious and intrusive. D. is an effective tool to establish a positive relationship.
is ineffective because it can be tedious and intrusive.
The "early intervention in natural environments" model: A. is meant to be a program for children with families added on. B. is meant to be a program for families, including the child. C. is not meant to see child care as a natural environment. D. is meant to determine services based on the child's disability.
is meant to be a program for families, including the child.
Parental consent: A. is not able to be revoked by the parent. B. is needed before EI services are provided. C. is needed before the child is evaluated. D. Both B and C
is needed before EI services are provided. is needed before the child is evaluated.
The family's satisfaction with home routines: A. is rated by the family on a 1-5 scale. B. is rated by the family on a 1-10 scale. C. is rated by the interviewer, based on the interviewer's best guess. D. is not recorded; the interviewer must listen carefully.
is rated by the family on a 1-5 scale
The purpose for an intake visit: A. is to find out the family's concerns. B. is to tell about the program. C. is both A and B. D. is to describe therapy and instruction services.
is to tell about the program,is to find out the family's concerns
What kind of support should home visits provide? A. material support. B. informational support. C. emotional support.
material support, informational support,emotional support
The reason IDEA requires a statement of the child's present levels of development across five domains: A. is that it requires that an outcome must be identified to address the delay. B. it allows progress to be documented. C. is so a professional can be assigned from the discipline related to the domain to serve the child. D. is so a professional can be assigned from the discipline different to the domain to serve the child.
it allows progress to be documented
Children with "a typical development", who do not have a documented delay: A. may still be eligible for Part C through clinical judgement. B. will not be eligible for Part C because they do not meet the requirements. C. may still be eligible if the parents request the supports and services.
may still be eligible for Part C through clinical judgement.
The child care provider should be included in the RBI if the child spends: A. more than 15 hours in child care. B. any time away from the parents. C. any time in child care and has parents who are not cooperative. D. more than five hours in child care.
more than 15 hours in child care
natural environments(family routines define this)
natural learning opportunities for young children are everyday experiences, events, and places that form the context of children's daily lives within families and communities
Using the routines-based interview model refers to: A. naturally occurring activities happening with regularity. B. activities implemented by the professional with the family. C. caregiving events.
naturally occurring activities happening with regularity, caregiving events.
The verbs we use in an outcome should be: A. observable and measurable. B. relate to internal processes such as understand. C. indicate participation in a service. D. indicate change over time such as increase.
observable and measurable.
Writing IFSP outcomes using a developmental approach means: A. outcomes/goals are selected for skills in a hierarchy that are not yet mastered. B. identifying and correcting deficits. C. promoting child and family success within their environments.
outcomes/goals are selected for skills in a hierarchy that are not yet mastered,identifying and correcting deficits
When using an ecomap: A. professionals can examine it for the number of people and supportiveness of those resources. B. Professionals should be respectful and sensitive. C. professionals should strengthen the formal support network so families will not require informal supports.
professionals can examine it for the number of people and supportiveness of those resources, Professionals should be respectful and sensitive.
A system that can support the implementation of a natural environments model includes: A. programs. B. professional organizations. C. both of the above. D. none of the above.
programs, professional organizations.
Supports to caregivers need to: A. provide the child learning opportunities. B. focus on the quality of life for the family. C. empower the family.
provide the child learning opportunities, focus on the quality of life for the family, empower the family.
Individualized within routines refers to consultation in child care that: A. delivers instruction in a special room designed for therapy. B. provides therapy or instruction within the classroom C. both A and B. D. none of the above.
provides therapy or instruction within the classroom
The incremental approach to decision making: A. services are added to match the disability. B. services are added according to the diagnosis. C. services are added as needed. D. services are added according to the specific domain
services are added as needed.
Writing information in the box on IFSP forms for each domain. A. should be lengthy to share all aspects of assessment. B. should be short to focus more on intervention. C. should include only positive comments. D. should include only scores from the assessment tool.
should be short to focus more on intervention.
Family-level outcomes: A. are best addressed by the family and should not be on the child's IFSP. B. should have at least one criterion to measure if the outcome has been met. C. should not be listed in the same place as child-level outcomes. D. require the professional to list things the family should do with the child and where these activities should happen.
should have at least one criterion to measure if the outcome has been met.
Successful management to support a natural environments model requires: A. recognizing that children in child care need to be pulled out in order to effectively intervene. B. occasionally holding team meetings without parents so that staff can discuss the family. C. traditional in-service training. D. strong team leadership skills.
strong team leadership skills.
Another name for functional goals or outcomes is: A. strategies. B. target behaviors. C. routines-based interview D. problem behaviors.
target behaviors
The "joint home visit" is: A. focused on performance of decontextualized skills. B. the PSP and another team member going to the home. C. not very effective. D. using multiple team members so the family can observe professionals work with their child.
the PSP and another team member going to the home.
In a transdisciplinary service model: A. the PSP primarily works with the child and family assisted by other professionals. B. one professional works with the child and family C. multiple professionals work with the cild and fmaily while communicating with each other. D. multiple professionals work with the child and family separately.
the PSP primarily works with the child and family assisted by other professionals.
Choosing a primary service provider (PSP) IS: A. decided by the family. B. the match between the expertise of the provider and the family's concerns. C. caseload size
the match between the expertise of the provider and the family's concerns,caseload size
Writing outcomes using a functional approach means: A. the outcome must be able to be addressed during therapy. B. the outcome uses professional terminology. C. the outcome is important to the primary caregiver. D. the outcome does not require consideration of the context of the child's behavior.
the outcome is important to the primary caregiver.
If the child is not demonstrating the behavior on the outcome: A. the IFSP should be rewritten. B. a therapist should be assigned to work with the child. C. the parent should be directed to work more with the child on the outcome. D. the professional should get a detailed description from the family of what the child is doing.
the professional should get a detailed description from the family of what the child is doing.
Correctly adhering to the ecomap model means that: A. important supports can be listed in the central box, even if the individuals do not live in the home. B. the strength of support is represented by the varying thickness of lines. C. additional information is collected, especially if it doesn't pertain. D. none of the above.
the strength of support is represented by the varying thickness of lines.
Children learn: A. from weekly, direct, hands-on intervention from a professional. B. throughout the day. C. through massed trials. D. from interactions with a hoe visitor using a toy bag of materials.
throughout the day
When a service coordinator is in the same agency as providers, it is known as: A. combined model. B. within-agency model. C. individual model. D. best practice model.
within-agency model