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Presenters: Kelly Jorgensen, Peggy Kemp, Sarah Walters

Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Infant Toddler Services

Kansas Inservice Training System – KITS – University of Kansas

Understand how to:

• Develop IFSP outcomes

• Rate the quality of outcomes and goals

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GoalGoal

1) Start with parents’/caregivers’ priorities about child’s learning/development and/or family’s needs

2) Consider what’s working and what’s challenging in everyday routines and activities

3) Consider how the child’s developmental skills, needs and disability influence the child’s learning and participation in everyday routines and activities

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Using InformationUsing Informationto Develop Outcomes/Goalsto Develop Outcomes/Goals

First… develop IFSP outcomes based on functional, authentic assessment information

Then… Determine services and supports based on what is necessary to meet the outcomes

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Relationship of Outcomes to Services Relationship of Outcomes to Services

• IFSP Outcomes: “What would your family like to see happen for your child/family?”

• Two types of outcomes

– Child Outcomes

– Family Outcomes

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IFSP OutcomesIFSP Outcomes

Two types of child outcomes:

• Participation-based

• Routine/activity-based

Child outcomes should:• Enhance learning through functional participation in everyday

activities (child is learner/actor)

• Be important and meaningful to the family/caregiver (priorities)

• Expand activity settings so child can be competent

• Be based on child’s interests

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IFSP Child OutcomesIFSP Child Outcomes

Two types of family outcomes:• Participation-based

• Resource-based

Family outcomes should:• Enhance capacity of (family is learner/actor)

• Support accessing community resources and supports (service coordinator supported)

• Be important and meaningful to the family/caregiver (priorities)

• Be based on family’s interests

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IFSP Family OutcomesIFSP Family Outcomes

• What are the ways in which the family and team will work toward achieving this outcome?

• Who will help and what will they do?

• How will the team know they’ve made progress or if revisions are needed to outcomes or services?

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Developing Criteria, Developing Criteria, Procedures Procedures andand Timelines Timelines

• Necessary and functional for child’s and family’s life

• Reflect real-life contextualized settings

• Discipline-free

• Jargon-free, clear and simple

• Emphasize the positive

• Avoid use of passive words (e.g., tolerate, receive, improve, maintain)

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RatingIFSP Outcomes

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Lucas, A., Gillaspy, K., Peters, M. L., & Hurth, J. (2012). Enhancing Recognition of High-Quality, Functional IFSP Outcomes and IEP Goals: A training activity for Infant and Toddler service providers and ECSE teachers. Retrieved from http://www.nectac.org/~pdfs/pubs/rating-ifsp-iep-training.pdf

The OUTCOMEis necessaryand functional for the child’s and family’s life.

The OUTCOMEis discipline-free.

The OUTCOMEreflects real-lifecontextualizedsettings (e.g.,not test items).

The wording ofthe OUTCOME is

jargon-free,clear and simple.

The wording ofthe OUTCOMEemphasizes the

positive.

The OUTCOMEavoids the use

of passive words(e.g., tolerate,

receive, improve,maintain).

Criteria for Rating

IFSP Outcomes

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When the child’s contextual information is available, the following IFSP outcome criteria can also be evaluated:•The outcome is based on the family’s priorities and concerns.•The outcomes described both the child’s strengths and needs based on information from the initial evaluation or ongoing assessment.

The OUTCOMEis necessaryand functional for the child’s and family’s life.

The OUTCOMEis discipline-free.

The OUTCOMEreflects real-lifecontextualizedsettings (e.g.,not test items).

The wording ofthe OUTCOME is

jargon-free,clear and simple.

The wording ofthe OUTCOMEemphasizes the

positive.

The OUTCOMEavoids the use

of passive words(e.g., tolerate,

receive, improve,maintain).

Criteria for Rating

IFSP Outcomes

When the child’s contextual information is available, the following IFSP outcome criteria can also be evaluated:•The outcome is based on the family’s priorities and concerns.•The outcomes described both the child’s strengths and needs based on information from the initial evaluation or ongoing assessment.

IFSP Outcome Card 1

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with his sister during bath

time.

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DebriefRating IFSP Outcomes

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Enhancing Recognition of High-Quality, Functional IFSP

Outcomes and IEP Goals

Instructions and materials for this activity may be found at:

http://www.nectac.org/~pdfs/pubs/rating-ifsp-iep-training.pdf

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6 Steps to Outcome Writing in Kansas

Review Worksheet

Activity: Use IFSP and Worksheet to Develop at least 2 child outcomes and 2 parent outcomes

Rate outcome developed by your team

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IFSP • Agreed Upon Practices For Providing

Early Intervention Services In Natural Environments http://www.nectac.org/~pdfs/topics/families/AgreedUponPractices_FinalDraft2_01_08.pdf

• Rush and Shelden. Tips and Techniques for Developing Participation-Based IFSP Outcomes Statements, BriefCASE, Vol 2, No. 1 http://www.fippcase.org/briefcase/briefcase_vol2_no1.pdf

• NECTAC website http://www.nectac.org/topics/families/famresources.asp

Websites

KITS

www.kskits.org

KDHE – Infant Toddler Services

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Resources Resources onon IFSPs IFSPs

Questions?Questions?

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