Infant & Toddler

Connection of Virginia

February 2024

PART C UPDATES

TRAC-IT SUPPORT:

Email: VATRACITSUPPORT@ssg-llc.com

Phone: (804) 508-7229

https://www.itcva.online/trac-it

Flyers begin mailing - 3/1 

Samples for the fliers, survey and cover letter can be found on our website on this page https://www.itcva.online/itcva-resource-library under Family Survey 

Wave 1 begin mailing - 3/29-4/5 

For families who have included their email address, the survey will be emailed directly to them. For the rest of the families the survey will be mailed to the address supplied.  Languages included in this years survey include Arabic, Mandarin, Farsi, Korean, Urdu and Vietnamese languages. 

Wave 2 begin mailing - 4/19-4/23 

Families who did not respond to the first round of surveys will receive a second copy of the survey to increase the overall response rate. 

Calls begin to localities with less than 15 completes - 5/14-5/21 

These calls are intended to increase each systems survey response to have a representative

SAVE THE DATES

PROMOTING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Pyramid Model Framework

What the Research Says

Watch this archived webinar by Mary Louise Hemmeter as she discusses the research that shows that the Pyramid Model is effective for supporting children's social-emotional development, and preventing and addressing their challenging behavior.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

A GEM YOU MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN?

WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED?

WHAT'S COMING

UP NEXT?

Developmental Services in Early Intervention resource  

Creating Connections to Shining Stars Conference

Call for Proposal open until 2/9

Kaleidoscope Spring 2024 will be March 26th. Register here.

RESOURCES

PODCAST DESCRIPTION:

Early interventionists (EIs) play a critical role nurturing the relationship between the caregiver and child to enhance all children’s social and emotional development to promote successful future outcomes. This podcast focuses on infant mental health topics that support the emotional well-being of all families. Join us to listen and reflect to promote meaningful moments for all families in early intervention.

This podcast is a collaborative effort from the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (through a contract with the Partnership for People with Disabilities/VCU). 

On Demand Link to Listen

National Deafblindness Resources Available

The National Center on Deafblindness (NCDB) is part of a network of projects for children and youth (birth through 21) with deafblindness. It supports state deafblind projects. States assist educators, agencies, and organizations in acquiring the knowledge and skills to help children with deafblindness learn, access the general education curriculum, and successfully transition to adult life.

• 2022 National Deafblind Child Count Report offers extensive information on the population of children in the U.S. who are identified as deafblind, ages birth through 21.
• NCDB/ATLAS Brief on Assessing Dual Sensory Loss is the third brief co-produced by the National Center on Deafblindness and Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems (ATLAS). It covers the impact of suspected dual sensory loss on communication and learning and offers recommendations for assessment.
• Tools to Employ and Support Interveners, now available in Spanish, describes the work interveners do to provide one-to-one support for a child who is deafblind. It includes detailed information on interveners' roles and responsibilities, navigating the employment process, and training and certification.
• Identification of Usher Syndrome, now available in Spanish, provides details on the types of Usher, how it is diagnosed, how it impacts learning, and much more.

Source: https://www.nationaldb.org/

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Local early intervention system managers (LSMs) or their designees, or directors of programs that contract with one or more local early intervention systems in Virginia, are invited to submit employment opportunities for posting.

• ITC Blue Ridge | EI Case Manager | Posted 2023-10-18 | PDF



• ITC Piedmont | Internship | Posted 2023-10-03 | DOCX

ITCVA DIRECT ACCESS

EARLY INTERVENTION CERTIFICATION



For questions about intial certification of practitioners, contact Anne Brager- 804-664-2462.

For questions about re-certification of practitioners, contact David Mills • 804-317-7776

For questions related to completing the online application, contact VATRACITsupport@ssg-llc.com or from 8AM-5PM ET by calling 804-508-7229.

Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia is part of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

https://www.itcva.online/itcva-staff-1

1220 Bank Street, 9th Floor, P.O. Box 1797, Richmond, Virginia 23219-1797

Main Office: (804) 786-3710 • Main Fax: (804) 371-7959

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