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Making It Workfor Children & Families in TexasOrientation training module for statewide release 2015
Features of the NEW Making It Work Module:• A dynamic and interactive training experience, with opportunities
to review/recall, practice, and receive feedback • Addresses performance-based learning objectives that integrate
knowledge and on-the-job skills• Input from program personnel incorporated throughout the
development/review process
Develop your knowledge of
TAC and CFR
Apply what you’ve learned in life-like
scenarios and get feedback on your performance
Follow the ECI journey of three children & their
families from referral through transition
Access the MIW bookshelf for valuable resources & ongoing
professional development
Master the fundamentalsof your work in ECI as you make
connections between theory & practice
Making It Work was created by the Texas DARS Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) state office. For more information contact: Tracy Saenger at 512-424-6756 or [email protected]
Utilize supervisor guidelines to assist staff with an overview of supervision standards, screenshots of the module, and detailed explanations of activities.
Also includes support for Supervisors:
How to Implement Family Cost ShareTraining module released statewide May 2014
Featuring:• Learningobjectivesthatintegrateknowledgewithon-the-jobskills• Frequentopportunitiesforreview/recall&guidedpracticeinrealisticscenarios• Typicalchallengesthatstaffcanexpecttoencounterandtroubleshoot
Scenariosrequireapplicationandproblem-solving
Resources&toolscanbeusedon-the-job
afterthetraining
Navigationallowsusertoexploretopicsandself-pacelearning
ThismodulewasdesignedtohelpECIprogrampersonnel:
1. UnderstandtheirroleintheFamilyCostShare(FCS)system.2. KnowthelegalrequirementsforimplementingFCS.3. Besensitiveandculturallycompetentinfinancialdiscussions
withfamilies.4. AccuratelycompleteFCScalculationsandforms.5. ReviewtheFCSAgreementandadjustafamily’smaximum
charge,asappropriate.
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis/providers/providertraining.shtml
Activitiespromotereflection&awarenesssofinancialconversationsareapproachedwithsensitivity
Global Child OutcomesOverview of the Module
Training released statewide January 2014
Featuring:• Learning objectives that integrate knowledge with on-the-job skills• Frequent opportunities for review/recall & guided practice in realistic scenarios• Guidelines for supervisors to extend the learning process beyond the module
Guided practice to improve the quality of
outcome data
Activities promote reflection&critical
thinking Customizedfeedback based on
user’s decisions
Navigation allowsuser to explore topics and self-pace learning
Incorporatesinputfromthefieldto
address genuine on-the-job challenges
This module was designed to help ECI service providers:
1. Understand the three global child outcomes2. Assess children for functional skills
associated with each outcome3. Accurately assign and document ratings for
each outcome
The module culminates in the opportunity to conduct a complete global child outcomes summary process.
Given detailed information about a child from multiple sources, staff are challenged to assign ratings, explain the ratings to parents, and accurately complete the global child outcomes summary form.
Case Study
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis/childoutcomes.shtml