We include parents and caregivers in the sessions to foster a better learning environment for the child and to teach the parents how to continue intervention between sessions. In addition to including parents in the sessions, all intervention is conducted in the child’s home or daycare facility – locations that are familiar to the child and prove to be the most effective environments in which to help children learn, play and grow.
Our specialists use toys, games and songs to help the children work on their weak areas. Specialists may use games that require the child to exercise arm and back muscles, thereby strengthening them. They may also use naming games and songs to develop verbal and listening skills. Parents are taught these activities so the child continues to progress between visits.
There are several print materials thathave been developed by the State ECI Office and by ECI of Special Care & Career Services. Click here for the Order Form if you would like SCCS to send you any of the materials at no charge.
Programming is funded through the United Way and community contributions. With permission, Special Care & Career Services bills families' private insurance, Medicaid, CHIP, or Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCS). Families may also pay a portion of the costs of the services, through Family Cost Share. Find out more about Family Cost Share here.
Link to: DARS Division for Early Childhood Intervention Services or call the DARS Inquires Line at 1-800-628-5115.
Special Care & Career Services' ECI program is an Affiliate of Texas Early Childhood Intervention.
