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Child Find: Project SEEK
OSEP National Early Childhood Conference
February 2005
Beppie J. Shapiro, Ph.D.
Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD
University of Hawai‘i
How can you find out whether all (ok, almost all) eligible children are
referred to Part C? * Compare Parts C
and B Section 619 Child Count data for your state
Compare lists of children served in SPED early grades to lists from same birth cohorts served thru Part C.
Comparing lists of children served in SPED early grades to lists from same birth cohorts
served thru Part C. Support of Part B
Coordinator Geographically
comparable lists from C & B
MOA? FERPA? IRBs?
Which kids will you study?
– Birth cohorts
– Disability/
Service profiles
Methods Disability/Service:
– SPED:
2 + services
or
condition identifiable before age 3
- Part C:
biological risk
develop. delay
Compared lists
Interviewed (phone) parents of most children served in Part B but not C – Removed “record
errors” and children born out of state from study
Hawai‘i’s Example Good Child Count
data comparison– Serving 7.7% of
birth cohort in 2003
Comparison of Part B and Part C enrolled from same birth cohorts
- Over 25% of children born 1991-1994 with significant special needs were “missed”.
Are professionals who see babies aware of Part C eligibility and cost
to families?
What professionals encounter babies?
Design and administer surveys
Analyze results
Hawai‘i results– 5 types of
professionals from MDs to home visitors
– Over half of most groups did not know eligibility or cost to families
Individual presentations in PCP offices
Designed to attract Glossy materials Flexible schedule Included local Part
C staff
Do Part C Programs regularly communicate with professionals who referred children to Part C?
2002 AAP Survey of Pediatricians:
53% not notified when referral received
30% don’t get evaluation results
47% don’t hear reasons for disposition
* 61% don’t hear if program can’t contact family
49% don’t get IFSP or progress reports
54% don’t hear when family is discharged
Hawai‘i’s Strategy: More and better communications
• Identify communication opportunities
Sell the idea
Identify leaders
Build commitment
Customize materials
Hawai`i strategies evaluated
Implemented in two sets of 3 communities: intervention, pre-post comparison, post-only comparison
Counts of annual referrals 3 years before implementation and one year after.
Results: ReferredResults: Referrals
Number of Referrals
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1995 1996 1997 1998 00-01
Intervention
Comparison
First Set of Communities: Second Set of Communities:
Number of Referrals
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1998 1999 2000 2001
Intervention
Comparison
Intervention Intervention
Number of Referrals
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1995 1996 1997 1998 00-01
Intervention
Comparison
And a final question: How will your
system handle increased referrals?– Intake– Evaluations– Services