Habilitation 5.3 All families are informed about the range 5.3.1 All families have timely and coordinated access to Age of initiation of formal early intervention is and nature of early intervention service high quality services. recorded centrally in the program for all options in order to facilitate timely 5.3.2 Support and advocacy services facilitate children diagnosed with permanent hearing engagement with early intervention. engagement with early intervention services at the impairment. earliest possible time. >97% of babies with permanent hearing 5.3.3 Services provide families with unbiased information impairment are engaged in formal on all options regarding approaches to intervention by four months of age. communication to assist informed decision making. Families who do not attend audiology or early 5.3.4 Early intervention services are commenced by four intervention services are notified to the family’s months of age and no later than six months of age. GP and/or Maternity and Child Health Nurse 5.3.5 Services are responsive to cultural and language for follow-up within four weeks. differences to allow first language development in a language other than English. 5.3.6 Engagement with specialist early intervention specific to hearing impairment should be facilitated in cases where hearing impairment is not the primary disabling condition. Habilitation 5.4.1 Services comprise professionals with appropriate Services demonstrate that all professional 5.4 All intervention programs assess expertise and qualifications specific to hearing staff members have the skills/qualifications language skills, cognitive skills, auditory impairment, including teachers of the deaf, that are necessary for providing families with skills, speech, vocabulary, and pathologists, and audiologists. the highest quality of service specific to development of all children with 5.4.2 All early intervention programs provide coordinated, children with hearing impairment. hearing impairment. ongoing measurement of outcomes for children in Services have a comprehensive orientation oral or visual language. and training program for involved in the 5.4.3 All parents are provided with information on the delivery of services to children and their status of their child’s development. families. 5.4.4 All assessments are completed using a common >97% of babies with confirmed hearing standardised assessment instrument (to be impairment receive a full developmental determined) at six-month intervals during the first assessment with standardised assessment three years of life. protocols (not criterion reference checklists) for language, speech, and nonverbal cognitive development by 12 months of age.
Habilitation 5.3 All families are informed about the range and nature of early intervention service options in order to facilitate timely engagement with early intervention. 5.3.1 All families have timely and coordinated access to high quality services. 5.3.2 Support and advocacy services facilitate engagement with early intervention services at the earliest possible time. 5.3.3 Services provide families with unbiased information on all options regarding approaches to communication to assist informed decision making. 5.3.4 Early intervention services are commenced by four months of age and no later than six months of age. 5.3.5 Services are responsive to cultural and language differences to allow first language development in a language other than English. 5.3.6 Engagement with specialist early intervention specific to hearing impairment should be facilitated in cases where hearing impairment is not the primary disabling condition. Age of initiation of formal early intervention is recorded centrally in the program for all children diagnosed with permanent hearing impairment. >97% of babies with permanent hearing impairment are engaged in formal intervention by four months of age. Families who do not attend audiology or early intervention services are notified to the family’s GP and/or Maternity and Child Health Nurse for follow-up within four weeks. Habilitation 5.4 All intervention programs assess language skills, cognitive skills, auditory skills, speech, vocabulary, and development of all children with hearing impairment. 5.4.1 Services comprise professionals with appropriate expertise and qualifications specific to hearing impairment, including teachers of the deaf, pathologists, and audiologists. 5.4.2 All early intervention programs provide coordinated, ongoing measurement of outcomes for children in oral or visual language. 5.4.3 All parents are provided with information on the status of their child’s development. 5.4.4 All assessments are completed using a common standardised assessment instrument (to be determined) at six-month intervals during the first three years of life. Services demonstrate that all professional staff members have the skills/qualifications that are necessary for providing families with the highest quality of service specific to children with hearing impairment. Services have a comprehensive orientation and training program for involved in the delivery of services to children and their families. >97% of babies with confirmed hearing impairment receive a full developmental assessment with standardised assessment protocols (not criterion reference checklists) for language, speech, and nonverbal cognitive development by 12 months of age.
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