The Early ECHO is a knowledge-sharing virtual learning community of practice for Part C early interventionists from mountain west regional states (Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota). Early Childhood ECHO increases the capacity of early childhood professionals to identify and implement best practices in areas that include early literacy, transitions, behavior support and identificatio
n, and referral detection. Network participants include case managers/family service coordinators, general educators, home daycare providers, paraeducators, related service providers (OTs, PT, SLPs, etc.), school administrators, school directors, school counselors, school psychologists, social workers, special educators, state agency staff and all others interested in improving outcomes for students in the early childhood setting. FREE monthly professional development for Early childhood workforce, early childcare providers, early intervention, Early Head Start and Head Start teams, developmental specialists, early childhood special educators, service coordinators, speech language pathologists, physical and occupational therapists. Certificate of Attendance will be provided for 1.5 contact hours of:
• a brief 30-minute didactic presentation by providers who have expertise in the topic area.
• a case presentation from an ECHO community participant
• a small group discussion to brainstorm solutions for the best evidence-based
practices to support the case study patient and provider. Topics include hearing loss, low tech assistive technology, constraint induced manual therapy, virtual visit/technology best practices, SS-OO-PP-RR model, service coordination, Routine-Based Interventions.
• The target audience of these sessions is to early childhood professionals who may
work with children and families enrolled in Early Intervention.
• SESSIONS ARE HELD THE 1ST Wednesday OF THE MONTH AT 12-1:30 PM
Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJModeqsqzMsHNyEgT6TwrUUw90VeM7YOqTE
