Secondary clients include childcare providers, Early Head Start staff, school district personnel, physicians, members of the State ICC, and case managers from county-based Special Child Health Services. Clients are divided by geographic regions. Technical assistance for families is also provided through the Family Support Coordinators in the REICs. Some instructional videocassettes are available, and some self study modules are under development. TA system operations Needs are assessed regionally through surveys and monitoring results at least annually and sometimes more frequently.
Priorities are determined and activities planned by state and regional staff.
There are a number of activities planned on an annual calendar, including orientation training to the IFSP and Administrator Forums. Expansion to a comprehensive, coordinated master calendar of training activities is under development. These recommendations resulted in short and long range activities to implement system changes that include the establishment of additional task forces and workgroups. Evaluation of the TA system Participant evaluations are completed on statewide and regional training, and results are used to modify training. Progress is being monitored on programs natural environment work plans following technical assistance on that topic.