Supporting Families and Practitioners Use of the DEC

Supporting Families’ and Practitioners’ Use of the DEC Recommended Practices Chelsea Guillen-Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois Michelle Lewis- PIC New Hampshire Judy Swett- Parent/PACER Center/ECTA Center 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 1

Welcome! • Who is in the room? • Parents/Parent Leaders • Practitioners • Part C Coordinators • 619 Coordinators • PTIC staff • SICC Members 2 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Objectives of this Session • Increase awareness and use of the DEC Recommended Practices • Increase awareness and use of the products developed by ECTA to support the use of the DEC RPs • See how the use of the DEC RPs and supporting products can be used for other program activities • Increased collaboration around the dissemination, use and training of the DEC RPs and supporting products • Increase family capacity and participation in the IFSP and IEP process 3 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

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The DEC Recommended Practices • The goal of the Recommended Practices is to inform and improve the quality of services provided to young children with or at risk of disabilities or delays and their families. • Population: young children, birth-5 (through kindergarten), who have or are at risk for developmental delays and disabilities; not limited to those eligible for IDEA services (e. g. children with severe challenging behavior) 9 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

DEC Recommended Practices Topic Areas • Leadership • Assessment • Environment • Family • Instruction • Interaction • Teaming and Collaboration • Transition 10 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Where to find the DEC Recommended Practices Where can you find the DEC Recommended Practices? • http: //www. dec-sped. org/dec-recommended-practices • • Practices Glossary Embedded Examples Videos • http: //ectacenter. org/decrp/ • On-line practices • Performance checklists • Family guides 11 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Characteristics of the DEC Recommended Practices • Practices are observable • Practices are written in active voice • Practices are not disability specific • Practices can be delivered in all settings including natural/inclusive environments • Practices should build on, but not duplicate, standards for typical early childhood settings (e. g. DAP) 12 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

ECTA Supporting tools • Performance Checklists • Illustrations • Practice Guides for Practitioners • Practice Guides for Families • Online Modules 13 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Small Group Discussion Instructions • Instructions for small groups: • We are going to now think about the products from two perspectives • Half the room will plan how the products can be used to support families • The second half will consider how the products can support professionals 14 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Small Group Discussion Questions • Be prepared to respond to the following questions: • How might you use the available products to prepare a family/yourself/other team members for an upcoming assessment? • Which products would you use and how? • How could you use the products after the completion of the assessment to reflect on your/others’ performance? • As a family member, how could the products help you know whether or not the activity was completed as it should? 15 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Large Group Discussion • Who is currently involved in your state in disseminating information about the practices? • What PD opportunities have been used in your state to support the implementation of the Practices? • How do you ensure that the Practices are reaching the targeted audience? • What techniques have been useful to sustain and scale up the use of the RPs? 16 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

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Wrap-up/Questions? 22 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Thanks for Coming 23 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

The contents of this document were developed under cooperative agreement number #H 326 P 120002 from the Office of Special Education Programs, U. S. Department of Education. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer: Julia Martin Eile 24 2017 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE