The Infant Development Program shall: • Provide intervention activities which promote development in all of the following areas according to the basic principles of child growth and development: Physical development; Cognitive Development; Language and speech development; Psychosocial development; and Self-help and feeding. • Utilize developmentally appropriate practices ensuring interactions are based on children’s individualized needs; • Implement and practice the foundational principles, competencies and evidence-based practices needed to support effective service delivery; • Practice a dynamic and individualized approach to reflect the child’s and family members’ preferences, learning styles, and cultural beliefs; • Develop and integrate the expected level of participation and attendance by parents, care givers or authorized individual representatives in the Infant Development Program; • Develop a training plan which teaches child development intervention curricula and techniques, the early intervention service system for at-risk and/or developmentally disabled children, and the philosophy and models of early intervention; • Encourage, create and implement a healthy, nurturing, and predictable environment for all children, families, and staff; • Utilize valid and reliable screening and assessment tools, collect data, and provide timely and detailed progress reports as required per regulation and HRC requirements; • Develop specific individual expected outcome(s) identified through the IFSP process and from observation and participation in each training component; • Services may be provided by an Early Intervention Specialist, Early Intervention Assistant, Early Intervention technician, and licensed professionals and/or supervised assistants. HRC would require, at minimum, the provider to employ a Board Certified Occupational Therapist (OT/R or L), and/or Physical Therapist (PT); Speech and Language Pathologist; and a CA certified BCBA. • Please refer to the DDS Directive (November 11, 2024) for definitions of the above added staffing positions and the updated billing components. • Have an office/clinic that is approved by HRC and meet applicable Americans with Disabilities (ADA) standards.
