What is DMM?DMM is a professional development approach designed to facilitate coordinated and consistent high quality early intervention (EI) services and supports. Incorporating evidence-based practices for professional development with technology strategies and supports, DMM engages EI providers, service coordinators and program administrators in a systematic change process to increase the use of recommended practices with children and families.

What are the Components of DMM? Workshops: Face-to-face group workshops introduce information focused on changing

roles in service delivery, paradigm shifts from child-focused to collaborative consultation, caregiver coaching and reflection on the core components of family centered services in natural environments (FCNE).

Coaching: Regularly scheduled technology-supported meetings using a structured format that supports participants to meet their goals related to EI service delivery with performance-based feedback.

Peer Mentoring: Service providers within an agency pair together to share feedback using the same structured format.

Performance Feedback: Shared using a variety of formats including video clips and summary notes based on individual coaching plans.

Webinars: Topic-focused online presentations and conversations related to family-guided routines-based intervention.

Newsletters/Print Materials: Newsletters and print materials highlight core components of FCNE, help to support workshop content and are designed to help service providers integrate core components of family-guided routines-based intervention into their day-to-day work with children and families.

Data: Evaluation of individual and group progress supporting change in areas such as caregiver coaching strategy use, number and types of routines used for embedded intervention, and use of reflective conversations.

Who is DMM designed for?Right now, programs or state lead agencies. DMM is currently collaborating with Early ACCESS, Iowa’s system of early intervention, to increase the diversity of methods used in evidence-based, family-guided, routines-based service delivery with families and children enrolled in Part C programs statewide. Service providers from a variety of disciplines (e.g., early childhood special educators, speech language pathologists, physical therapists, etc.) participate in a variety of systematic professional development activities including interactive workshops, webinars, communities of practice, and expert- and peer-mentoring with performance-based feedback in support of caregiver-implemented intervention through coaching and consultation with families.

How do you get more information on DMM?Go to http://dmm.cci.fsu.edu

Distance Mentoring Model is a project within The Communication and Early Childhood Research and Practice Center (CEC-RAP). CEC-RAP is a collaborative center within the College of Communication and Information, School of Communication

Science and Disorders at Florida State University