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Careers in Early Intervention

Early Intervention programs serve infants and toddlers (children under three years of age) who have special needs, and their families. To be eligible, a child under three years of age must have a confirmed disability or established developmental cognitive, physical, communication, socio-emotional, or adaptive delay as defined by the state. Early Intervention programs provide a wide variety of services to support children who have an identified developmental delay or disability before the age of three. Working in this field, you could find yourself providing family education and counseling or special instruction. You could also choose a career more deeply focused on medical and rehabilitative treatments such as occupational therapy, speech pathology and audiology, physical therapy, service coordination, social work services, nutrition services, and assistive technology devices and services. These services are tailored to meet the child's individual needs with the goal of supporting his or her development, and may be delivered in any applicable setting, including child care, family child care, and the child's own home.

Read more about the three main categories of professionals who work in early intervention:

Early Intervention Service Coordinators

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