Written by John Ellis, Director, Mecklenburg County CDSA Take a look at this cartoon – cute, right? Look a little closer…what do you see? Does the chaos jump out at […]
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Is There an App for That?
Written by Sarah Midgett, Speech-Language Pathologist, Mecklenburg County CDSA Technology. It is all around us. Our world is rapidly becoming pixilated and industrialized, online and plugged in. School systems are issuing iPads and […]
What Routine? – A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Engaging Families When an Interpreter is Needed
Written by Sheena Jennings and Maria Zuluaga It is important for early interventionists to ensure a family’s participation on the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) team throughout all aspects of […]