Micro-Credential: Early Intervention Consultant
What Is an Early Intervention Consultant?
- Early intervention has the power to change a child’s developmental trajectory, but it requires a unique skill set to support children from birth to three and their families effectively. Our Early Intervention Micro-Credential Program is designed for pediatric occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, physical therapists, and other early childhood professionals who want to deepen their expertise, strengthen their practice, and gain recognition for advanced training.
- Earn your Early Intervention Consultant (EIC) now! This comprehensive, 16+ hour program provides evidence-based, practical strategies across the full scope of early intervention. Expert instructors provide a series of targeted webinars, so you walk away with a minimum of 1.6 AOTA-approved CEUs to showcase your advanced training. Complete the Capstone Project to put your knowledge into action and receive your certification!
Program Objectives
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- Identify evidence-based assessment tools and strategies used in early intervention and describe how they inform IFSP development.
- List key approaches to promoting social-emotional, communication, motor, sensory, and play-based development in children birth to three.
- Identify strategies for coaching and supporting parents and caregivers as active partners in the early intervention process.
- State best practices for facilitating smooth transitions from early intervention to preschool and other educational settings.
- List the benefits of early intervention strategies on health, development, and long-term outcomes during the first 1,000 days of life.
Target Audience
- Pediatric Occupational Therapists/Assistants
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Physical Therapists/Assistants
- Early Childhood Educators and Interventionists
- Professionals supporting children birth to three with developmental delays or disabilities
Watch this video for an overview of this micro-credentialing program!
Note: While many professionals may benefit from the course content, we can only guarantee acceptance of continuing education credit as described in the following CEU section.
Learning Assessment: Objective quiz following each required webinar and satisfactory completion of a Knowledge Application Project. See Assessment of Learning Outcomes on Continuing Education Policies & Procedures.Â
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Obtain 16+ contact hours of continuing education while earning your micro-credential and save $211 off the cost of purchasing courses individually:
- Required webinars: offered for 1.6 AOTA CEUs (16 hours)
- Elective webinars: offered for 0.15–0.2 AOTA CEUs (1.5–2.0 hours) or AOTA CEUs (1.5–2 hours) depending on course selection
- CEU certificates are immediately downloadable for each webinar.
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Sensational Brain LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
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Sensational Brain LLC is also an educational provider for CE Broker.
Additional Resources
Throughout the process, your proctor Lori Benson Adams, MEd, will support, encourage, and guide you! We’ll email your micro-credential certificate when you’re done.
Lori Benson Adams, MEd, is an educational intervention specialist and owner of Breakthrough Learning Solutions in Atlanta, Georgia. She has over 35 years of experience with students who experience sensory, learning, behavioral, and executive function challenges. Lori presents nationally to audiences of parents, therapists, and educators. She is known for her immediately practical information and wealth of knowledge and resources. Additional information can be found at www.loribensonadams.com.
Disclosures
- Financial:Â Lori Benson Adams receives a speaking fee from Sensational Brain LLC and is the owner of Breakthrough Learning Solutions and Learning Lotus.
- Nonfinancial:Â No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
How Does It Work?
Become an EIC by completing these three modules:
- Online Webinars: Participants independently view a series of webinars on a range of topics, delving into the area of early intervention. With your purchase, you receive immediate access to 12 view-on-demand webinars: 9 core content courses and 3 electives (you choose only 1). Complete these webinars independently and dive into the area of early intervention. For course titles and information on discounts available for previously completed webinars, download the Syllabus and Discount Application.
-  Private Facebook Group: Actively participate in this group for questions, answers, and resource sharing. Note: Participation is highly recommended, but optional. If you prefer not to use Facebook, please notify the instructor, so she can provide an alternate means of communicating shared information shared.
- Capstone Project: Using knowledge and skills obtained from completed coursework, participants design a project that can be used immediately. Projects should be meaningful considering the participant’s background, experience, setting, and specific needs. Contact Lori if you need feedback before you start. Sample project ideas:
- Assessing and establishing goals for a specific child
- Developing a goal-tracking form
- Designing a brief presentation for staff development purposes at your organization
- Designing literature about early intervention services you provide for pediatricians, psychiatrists, and other professionals
- Designing a parent presentation
Throughout the process, your proctor Lori Benson Adams, MEd, will support, encourage, and guide you! We’ll email your micro-credential certificate when you’re done.
Watch this video for an overview of this micro-credentialing program!
