Written by Christine Milano, LMHC, Mecklenburg County CDSA As an early intervention provider, every time you walk through the door of a family’s home, you assess multiple variables. Am I […]
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Rules to Engagement: Families in the NICU
Written by Michelle Allen, Service Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA So you have a referral that comes to you for a baby that is still in the hospital. You are scheduling […]
DSS – Who Are They, and What Do We Do With Them? A Table Talk Wednesday Recap
Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA As we choose topics for our Table Talk Wednesday events, we look at our work from a variety of angles. One […]
“I Really Don’t Have to Know It All?”
Written by Tami Dietz, Supervisor, Mecklenburg County CDSA Empowering Families. Building Confidence and Competence. These are fairly new terms in early intervention, and we’ve heard them, and probably even thrown […]
All Families Means All Families
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]