Comprehensive Assessments are performed at baseline and repeated periodically (usually every 6 months) using the EI® app and include:

• General Assessment by Community Rehabilitation Workers following the International Classification of Function and Disability Model.
• Environmental Assessment (looking at home and community factors).
• Physiotherapy Assessment, GMFM (Gross Motor Function Measure) for children with motor impairment.
• Speech and Language Assessment evaluation tool for children with communication impairment.
• Special Education Assessment and FACP (Functional Assessment Checklist for Programming) for children with cognitive impairment.
• WEE-FIM (Pediatric Functional Independence Measure) for all children.

Parent Outcomes including MCSI (Modified Caregiver Strain Index), FES (Family Empowerment Scale), CI (Caregiver-Child Interaction) for all caregivers.

Goals and Therapy Planning:

• Families identify and set goals for therapy using the COPM (Canadian Occupational Performance Measure).
• Rehabilitation Specialists work with families to identify child strengths, impairments and goals and create an individualized Early Intervention plan for each child for a set period (typically 6 month period) 

Delivery of Services:

• Service delivery varies depending on the process flow and set-up of each organization
• Service delivery models include community / home based, centre based, school based, mobile clinics, tele-rehab or a combination of these
• Referral to Medical or Surgical Specialists through camps occur to support medical needs of children 
• Provision of Assistive Devices and Technology (wheelchairs, walkers, postural devices, hearing aids, communication aids, etc.) through assessment and delivery camps are also organized

Community and Parent Supports:

• Formation of Early Intervention parent groups.   
• Monthly parent small-group meetings and parent large-group meetings every 6 months.
• Parent social media groups for peer connection and mentorship.  

School Enrollment and Inclusion

• Enabling Inclusion® programs  

Research

See our publication below which highlights how the Enabling Inclusion® program and app improved rehab worker job satisfaction,  child development, program engagement and school enrollment.  

Krishna D, Mutthukarrupan S, Bharathwaj A,  Ponnusamy R, Srinivasan, S, et al.  Rapid-cycle evaluation in an early intervention program for children in South India: optimizing service providers’ quality of work-life, family program engagement and school enrollment. Frontiers in Public Health. (2020).