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