Administrative Factors Supporting Outcomes The Bridge from Laws to People

Here’s where we want to end up…

• Children’s development is maximized Children have positive social relationships Children acquire and use knowledge and skills Children take action to meet their needs

• Reduced need for special services later

Healthy Families are Necessary for Healthy Children

Enhanced family quality of life Families involved in their communities Families empowered in partnership with professionals Parents have skills and knowledge

Family Outcomes Support Children’s Needs through..

Where We Started

• PL 108-446 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

• Federal and State regulations

• Program Assessment Rating tool (2002)

• Federal and State funding

• GPRA (1993)

What’s In Between?

Child & Family Outcomes

Laws & Policies ?

To Make the System Work, We Need:

• Positive partnerships with families

• Accessible array of services

• Supportive administrative structures

• Implementation of recommended practices

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The “Flow” from Laws to People

Child & Family Outcomes

Positive Partnerships

Recommended Practices

Supportive Administrative Structures

Accessible Array of Services

Laws & Policies

Laws and Policies

Federal level:• IDEA• No Child Left Behind• Title I (at risk)• Section 504, ADA, etc.

State level:• State plans and regulations

Administrative Structures

• Agency-wide clarity of policies• Job satisfaction• Professional competence (training and hiring• Stakeholder involvement• Resources• Accountability• Interagency networks

Services to the Child

• Assistive technology• Health services• Hearing and/or vision services• PT and OT• Special education• Counseling/psychological services• Behavior support• Transportation and/or mobility• Self-care skills training• Service coordination• Transition services

Family Oriented Services

• Respite care• Child care• Homemaker/housekeeping• Resource referrals• Transportation• Support groups• Sibling support• Parent or family training• Information about disabilities• Information about services• Information about legal rights

DEC Recommended Practices

• Family-Centered Practices• Natural Environment/Community Integration

– Delivering services in same environments as typically developing children

– Enhancing ability of child and family to be included IN the community

• Collaboration– Transdisciplinary assessment and services– Interagency collaboration and coordination

Components of Positive Partnership

RespectCommitmentSkillsReliability-Safety Respect

Communication Equality Dependability

TRUST

Professional-Child Relationship

Family-ProfessionalRelationship

Family Quality of Life Domains

Support for Persons with Disabilities

Parenting

Family Quality of LifeFamily Quality of Life

Physical/Material Well Being

Emotional Well-Being

Family Interaction