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Service Coordination Skills Assessment

Early ACCESS is partnership between families with young children, birth to age three, and providers from the Departments of  Education, Public Health, Human Services, and Child Health Specialty Clinics.  The purpose of this program is for families and staff to work together in identifying, coordinating and providing needed services and resources that will help the family assist their infant or toddler to grow and develop.

Services

The family and providers work together to identify and address specific family concerns and priorities as they relate to the child’s overall growth and development.  In addition, broader family needs and concerns can be addressed by locating other supports, resources and services in the local community for the family and/or child.  All services to the child are provided in the child’s natural environment including the home and other community settings where children of the same age without disabilities participate.

Services required to be provided to children and families include:

• Service Coordination
• Screenings, evaluation and assessments
• Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
• Assistive Technology
• Audiology
• Family Training/Counseling
• Health Services
• Medical evaluations to determine eligibility
• Nursing
• Nutrition
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Psychology
• Social Work
• Special Instruction
• Speech Language Therapy
• Vision
• Transportation

Age Requirements and Eligibility

An infant or toddler under the age of three (birth to age three) who,

• Has a condition or disability that is known to have a high probability of later delays if early intervention services were not provided,
• Is already experiencing a 25% delay in one or more areas of growth or development.

Costs

There are no costs to families for service coordination activities; evaluation and assessment activities to determine eligibility or identify the concerns, priorities and resources of the family; development and reviews of the Individualized Family Service Plan.  Some services may have charges or sliding fee scales or may be provided at no costs to families.

To apply or make a referral for services:

Ann Tornabane, Administrative Secretary
Phone:  712-322-7354 or 800-645-4574 (In Iowa)
Fax:  712-322-7419  Email:  atornabane@aea13.org

For additional information:

Cathy Ryba, Region 13 Liaison
Phone:  712-366-4210 or 800-645-2985 (In Iowa)
Fax:  712-366-4215  Email:  cryba@aea13.org