Family Service Plans, Adaptations, Modifications Interventions, and Evaluations

 

Adaptations, modifications, and interventions are important parts of what a Resource Consultant does. It is essential that the Family Support Plan is evaluated and changes can be made. Things can be added, taken away, and changed in a way that fits the child better. For example, in my placement, a child already had a plan set in place and was having more behaviors in an already highly behavioral room. So we went in and observed. Everything was being done for him or given to him when he gestured. This child was already having difficulties with speech and had visuals to help him communicate. So we talked about it and I suggested that we could start at the lunch table trying to give him more of a chance to use his words. We tried just waiting a min prompting him to try to use his words when he needed a plate or fork or food. Just to get him to verbally say what he wanted or to try to. We talked to the educators and his parents. We said we would put this in place and in a week we would come up and observe as this was our home center and we were there often. After that week he did start to use his words more and was making more sounds. He even started doing it before the wait prompt. So the visuals strategy just needed a modification we still use the visuals as he doesn’t have all of his words. It was a small adjustment but necessary to help keep him on track to achieve his goals.