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Early Intervention Service Coordination Policies

National Policy Infrastructure

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Mary Beth Bruder

University of Connecticut

Candace Adams

Tinsley Institute

Cynthia Mazzarella

University of Connecticut

Kathy Whitbread

University of Connecticut

Glenn Gabbard

University of Massachusetts at Boston

Ilene Staff

Hartford Hospital Connecticut

Effective implementation of service coordination in early intervention, as mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, remains a challenge for most states. The present study provides a better understanding of the various aspects of the policy infrastructure that undergird service coordination across the United States. Data from a national survey of all state Part C coordinators contained critical variables that are used to describe three dimension of the policy infrastructure—responsibilities of the service coordinator, the document used to guide service coordination (Individualized Family Service Plan), and policies that facilitate a comprehensive and interagency coordinated service system. The results indicated that in general, most states do not have a sufficient policy infrastructure to support the implementation of effective service coordination.

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, Vol. 24, No. 2, 89-97 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/02711214040240020401


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