Vermont’s Child and Family Outcomes

Vermont’s Child and Vermont’s Child and Family OutcomesFamily Outcomes

Measuring the benefits of early Measuring the benefits of early intervention for children and their intervention for children and their

familiesfamilies

Four stages towards Four stages towards development of Family Survey development of Family Survey

verification:verification: Regional Family SurveysRegional Family Surveys

Community ReviewsCommunity Reviews

ECO Family SurveyECO Family Survey

Verification through Family Focus Verification through Family Focus ForumsForums

3 OSEP Questions:3 OSEP Questions:

To what extent has early To what extent has early intervention helped your family:intervention helped your family:

1.1. know and understand your know and understand your rights? rights?

2.2. effectively communicate your effectively communicate your child’s needs?child’s needs?

3.3. be able to help your child develop be able to help your child develop and learn?and learn?

The Family Infant and Toddler Program wants to know. . .How Are We Doing?

How old is your child? ______yrs. _______mos. (If you have more then one child in FITP, please answer about your oldest child)

Gender of your child: □ male □ female

Race/Ethnicity of your child: □ African-American □ Asian □ Hispanic/Latino □ Native American □ White □ Other

How long has your child been in the FIT Program?□ less then 6 months □ 6 to 12 months □ 12 to 18 months□ 18 months to 2 years □ 2 to 2-1/2 years □ 2-1/2 to 3 years

My child is now receiving services: □ yes □ no

My child is receiving services because of (check all that apply):□ Cognitive (to play, think and explore)□ Physical (to use hands and move body)□ Communication (to understand and use speech and language)□ Social and Emotional (to express feelings and relate to others)□ Adaptive (to develop eating, dressing and toileting skills)□ Medical/Health needs (including vision and hearing)

Why Family Focus Forums Why Family Focus Forums working for us?working for us?

Triangulate data – good practice!Triangulate data – good practice! Data is so richData is so rich Give field data specific to a region Give field data specific to a region Validates survey dataValidates survey data Helps us interpret survey resultsHelps us interpret survey results Directs next stepsDirects next steps

Family Focus Forums:Family Focus Forums:Development of Guided Development of Guided

QuestionsQuestions

Return to strategy we used for Return to strategy we used for adopting outcome measurementadopting outcome measurement

Members of state team – “flush out” Members of state team – “flush out” the components of each of OSEP the components of each of OSEP questionsquestions

Engage various constituent groupsEngage various constituent groups ICC executive committee and the ICCICC executive committee and the ICC

Outcome 1: Know and Outcome 1: Know and Understand your rights Understand your rights

Did someone discuss … before Did someone discuss … before initiating service?initiating service?

Are you aware/understand them?Are you aware/understand them? When and how did you receive them?When and how did you receive them? Where they reviewed with you on Where they reviewed with you on

more then one occasion?more then one occasion? Do you know who to call if you have Do you know who to call if you have

a concern?a concern?

Questions???Questions???