Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA Well, folks, we had another amazing Table Talk Wednesday event here in Mecklenburg County, and this time, we met to discuss […]
Archive | Early Intervention Practices
“Welcome to My World”
Written by Melida Baldera, Service Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA I am surrounded by the repeating sound of a TV cartoon song named “64 Zoo Lane.” My three-year-old daughter has been singing this song non-stop […]
Top Ten Things for New Providers to Know
Written by Elaine Aldridge, Provider Contract Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA So the Service Coordinator (SC) is going to come to one of your intervention sessions…what’s a provider to do? Not […]
My Personal Evolution as an Early Intervention Therapist – Announcing the Much-Deserved Retirement of Mr. Potato Head
Written by Wendy Teal, Speech-Language Pathologist, Pediatric Theraplay, Inc. When I first started providing “natural environment” speech therapy, it looked a lot different from the model we have evolved to […]
Behaviors, Behaviors, Behaviors, Oh My! – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA Here in Mecklenburg County, NC, we have completed our first monthly roundtable discussion for our early interventionists to discuss issues surrounding […]
Is Your Mother Home? Great! How About Your Father?
Written by John Ellis, Director, Mecklenburg County CDSA On a recent home visit, Anna, an early intervention service coordinator, is surprised to find Jacob’s dad at home, in addition to his […]
Working with Families in Crisis
Written by Lindsey Moss, LCSWA, Mecklenburg County CDSA Being an early intervention provider allows us the unique opportunity of working with children and families in their most natural environment. Through this […]
Early Intervention from a “Seasoned” Perspective
Written by Ilene Sherry, Speech-Language Pathologist, Mecklenburg County CDSA “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking” […]
They Just Don’t Seem That Into Me
Written by Joey Bishop-Manton, Clinical Supervisor, Mecklenburg County CDSA You get to a scheduled visit and the family isn’t home. This has happened before. Or…they are at home, but they […]
Sunscreen, Check. Flip Flops, Check. IFSP, Check. Wait, What?
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA Summertime is a great time of year for doing all kinds of new things – families’ schedules tend to change some […]