Early intervention provides services and supports to infants and young children with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. Evidence-based practices in early intervention focus on the following: a) building family confidence, knowledge, and skills to support their child’s development and family goals through family coaching; b) responsiveness to each family’s unique needs and perspectives through shared-decision making; and c) family and professional collaboration.
The Pyramid Model framework and early intervention both emphasize collaboration among early intervention team members and families with a focus on building the capacity of professionals and families to support young children’s social and emotional development. Early intervention professionals implementing Pyramid Model practices use family coaching to help families understand and promote their child’s social and emotional development, set goals, implement interventions to prevent and address behaviors that are challenging, and enhance healthy attachment relationships.
