Early Intervention Principles and Practices

Understand and apply different approaches and models of early intervention childhood care and education, as well as the social dynamics of learning in an early intervention context

Type

Domain

Competency Area

Early Intervention Care and Education

Levels

Support professionals in Early Intervention

Prepare appropriate materials for classes

Support in providing interventions to children with special needs

Identify classroom infrastructure and ensure their availability

Apply key principles of Early Intervention under supervision

Apply appropriate strategies to communicate with parents of children with special needs

Identify the intervention needs and impact on children’s learning and adaptive living

Discuss the diagnoses of children with special needs and its implication with social sector professionals

•Implement appropriate intervention strategies for teaching and managing children with special needs

Use suitable assistive technologies in interventions

Apply key principles of Early Intervention and approaches independently

Integrate professional inputs or information from different disciplines into teaching and management of children with special needs

Identify evidence based intervention strategies for teaching and managing children with special needs

Identify suitable assistive tools in interventions based on the needs of the children

Engage in collaborative practices with professionals and families

Integrate trans-disciplinary approaches and provide guidance

Integrate interventions from other early intervention professionals into teaching and management of children with special needs

Individualise early intervention approaches to the needs of children that are unique or challenging

Integrate the use of assistive technology into interventions

Provide guidance to teacher aides and early intervention teachers on early intervention principles and practices

Ensure practices are aligned to Early Intervention principles

Align early intervention practices and approaches to key principles and best practices

Evaluate early intervention practices and approaches in the centre

Establish structures for continuous review and enhancement of early intervention practices and approaches in the centre

Evaluate the use of new or emerging assistive technology in interventions in collaboration with other social service and/or healthcare professionals

Incorporate current research and insights into key issues and trends into Early Intervention practices and approaches

Lead the implementation, review and improvement of early intervention practices and approaches aligned to the goals and objectives of the centre