Families

  • Actively engage in early childhood systems conversations
  • Actively engage in building a state comprehensive system of personnel development (CSPD)
  • Partnering with Higher Education and State Training Teams as a Family Presenter or Family Faculty

ECPC/DEC Family Cohort States

ECPC/DEC Family Cohort States

Resources

Commonly Used Acronyms

Process and Evaluation Tools for Developing an Action Plan

EI/ECSE Standards PowerPoint Presentation presented to Family Cohort

SAMPLE Reimbursement form to be used by state CSPD teams to reimburse families

Self-assessment for families to gauge their readiness to participate in an advisory capacity

Who's Who in your State: Tool to assist you in identifying EI/ECSE and related resources in your state.

Infographic on Involving Families in the CSPD "The Basics"

Involving Families in State Personnel Development: A Step-by-Step Guide

Self-assessment to measure our family/stakeholder engagement.

U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the IDEA Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association (ITCA) collaborated on this joint position statement to acknowledge the importance of early intervention (EI) service coordination and recognize the expertise and needs of the professionals who provide this service.

Presentations:

Involving Families in State Comprehensive System of Personnel Development

      A joint presentation: ECPC, ECTA & Parent to Parent-GA at the National Family and Community Engagement Conference, Cleveland, OH

      Tip Sheets for remote visits:

      Enhancing Family-Provider Partnerships during remote visits

      Receiving Early Intervention Services Through the Phone, Tablet, or Computer an overview

      Receiving Early Intervention Services Through the Phone, Tablet, or Computer, tips for families

      Spanish Version: Receiving Early Intervention Services Through the Phone, Tablet, or Computer an overview

      Spanish Version: Receiving Early Intervention Services Through the Phone, Tablet, or Computer, tips for families

      Partnering with Families in Personnel Prep

      This interactive resource highlights tools developed by ECPC to support families to partner in personnel efforts within their state

      Commonly Used Acronyms

      EI/ECSE Standards PowerPoint Presentation presented to Family Cohort

      Self-assessment for families to gauge their readiness to participate in an advisory capacity

      Who's Who in your State: Tool to assist you in identifying your state's EI/ECSE and related resources.

      Infographic on Involving Families in the CSPD "The Basics"

      Involving Families in State Personnel Development: A Step-by-Step Guide

      List of National Family Organizations to assist in recruiting families to partner in higher education programs.

      Using Your Story to Teach Toolkit

      Step-by-Step Guide to Develop a Story to Teach

      Using Your Story to Teach Facilitator's Guide

      Using your Story to Teach to the EI/ECSE standards PowerPoint.

      Viewing Guide

      Storyboard Template

      Storyboard Rubric

      DEC Recommended Practices logo

      What are the DEC Recommended Practices

      Find out in this quick overview .pdf

      The DEC RPs are also available in Spanish

      Practice Improvement Tools: Using the DEC Recommended Practices