Deck 11: Early Intervention

Question 1

How many days prior to the child's third birthday should a transition meeting be held with the receiving school program?

A) 45 days
B) 90 days
C) 4 months
D) This process is not necessary

Answer 1

B
Explanation: According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a transition meeting should be held with the receiving school program 90 days before the child's third birthday.

Question 2

Early intervention should occur

A) in a center-based program.
B) in a physician's office.
C) in the child's natural environment.
D) in the public school setting.

Answer 2

C
Explanation: A natural environment is defined as settings that are natural or normal for the child's same-age peers who do not have disabilities. Research has shown that children act differently in familiar locations than they do in an unfamiliar location.

Question 3

Which technique(s) assist the therapist and family in integrating therapeutic objectives into the family's daily lives?

A) Intervention in the child's natural environment
B) Activity-based instruction
C) Use of catalogs and matrixes
D) All of the above

Answer 3

D
Explanation: Performing therapeutic techniques in the natural environment allows the therapist to incorporate therapy directly into the child's daily routine. Activity-based instruction uses functional activities the family already performs to implement treatment. Catalogs and matrixes are methods to imbed activities into daily routines and monitor implementation.

Question 4

Which is considered the most functional, natural form of early intervention?

A) Clinician-directed treatment
B) Activity-based instruction
C) Individual instruction with only the child and clinician present
D) None of the above

Question 5

To increase the likelihood of a young child achieving a functional task,

A) the intensity of physical therapy should be increased.
B) everyone should focus on just the motor goal.
C) intervention should be discipline specific.
D) everyone must help find opportunities for high-volume, task-specific practice.

Question 6

Because a therapist is able to see more children in his/her own office, it is fine to ask parents to bring the child into the office to deliver early intervention services as long as the family has transportation.

Question 7

The document that guides the early intervention program for a specific family is which of the following?

A) Individualized Education Program (IEP)
B) Instructional Health Services Plan (IHSP)
C) Personal Future Planning Program (PFPP)
D) Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP)

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the five developmental areas required in assessment prior to IFSP development?

A) Communication
B) Cognition
C) Memory
D) Physical
E) Adaptive Skills

Question 9

Cataloguing is useful to

A) see whether the therapeutic activities can be embedded into the family's existing schedule.
B) make a log of the baby's daily activities from morning to night.
C) add therapeutic interventions into the child's activities.
D) avoid having to make a matrix.

Question 10

Who should guide the focus of early intervention based on their priorities and concerns?

A) The physician
B) The family
C) The physical therapist
D) The primary service coordinator

Question 11

What is the optimal team formation for early intervention?

A) An interdisciplinary team
B) A multidisciplinary team
C) A transdisciplinary team
D) None of the above

Question 12

Early intervention, as defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, refers to children ages

A) birth through 2 years of age.
B) birth to 5 years of age.
C) 3 to 5 years of age.
D) 3 to 8 years of age.

Question 13

Because the physician is the first professional to see the family of a child with a disability, he/she should be the head of the intervention team and select the outcomes for the family.

Question 14

Role release allows all therapists to complete the duties of all disciplines.

Question 15

Evidence-based guidelines regarding motor prognosis for children with cerebral palsy are available.