# Routines-Based Early Intervention

Supporting Young Children and Their Families

by  
**R.A. McWilliam, Ph.D.**

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## Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Prologue
- Acknowledgments

### Section I: Introduction  
- Chapter 1: Advances in Early Intervention  
   - Concepts of Family Centeredness  
   - Natural Environments  
   - Inclusion and Embeddedness  
   - The Need for This Model

- Chapter 2: How to Use This Book  
   - Model Fidelity  
   - Implementation Across Types of Programs  
   - Relevant Research Embedded  
   - Cast of Characters  
   - Items from the FINESSE  
   - Conclusion

### Section II: Understanding the Family Ecology  
- Chapter 3: Intake  
   - First Encounters  
   - Written Materials  
   - Initial Referral Call  
   - Intake Steps  
   - Telling the Child’s Story  
   - Items from the FINESSE  
   - Appendix 3.1: Intake Checklist

- Chapter 4: Constructing Ecomaps  
   - How Do You Complete an Ecomap?  
   - Use and Interpretation  
   - Strengths and Concerns  
   - Review  
   - Treatment Fidelity Issues  
   - Examples  
   - Summary  
   - Test on Intake  
   - Appendix 4.1: Ecomap Checklist

### Section III: Evaluation and Assessment in Part C  
- Chapter 5: Assessment  
   - Evaluation and Assessment on the IFSP  
   - Current Levels of Functioning  
   - Service Coordinator Roles  
   - Items from the FINESSE  
   - Test on Assessment  
   - Appendix 5.1: Infant/Toddler Assessment Checklist

- Chapter 6: The Routines-Based Interview  
   - Confluence of Two Models  
   - Research on the RBI  
   - What Are Routines?  
   - Routines-Based Interview  
   - Outcome Writing  
   - Strategies and Review  
   - Sample Outcome Lists  
   - Implementation  
   - Items from the FINESSE  
   - Test on the RBI  
   - Appendix 6.1: Family Preparation Form  
   - Appendix 6.2: RBI Implementation Checklist

- Chapter 7: Writing Functional IFSPs and IEPs  
   - Functional Outcomes/Goals  
   - Eight Steps to Writing Participation-Based Outcomes  
   - Other Criterion Types  
   - FAQs  
   - Writing Family-Level Outcomes  
   - Items from the FINESSE  
   - Goal Functionality Scale III  
   - Section Summary  
   - Test on Needs Assessment and Intervention Planning

### Section IV: Model of Service Delivery  
- Chapter 8: Deciding on Services  
   - The Key Question  
   - Items from the FINESSE  
   - Sample Outcome List  
   - Test on Service Decision Making  
   - Appendix 8.1: Service Decision Checklist

- Chapter 9: Organizing Transdisciplinary Services  
   - Principles  
   - Organizing the Program  
   - Special Considerations for Consultation to Child Care  
   - The Joint Home Visit  
   - Addressing Fears of Change  
   - Services on the IFSP  
   - Benefits of the PSP Model  
   - Items from the FINESSE  
   - Checklists  
   - Section Summary  
   - Test on Organizing Service Delivery  
   - Appendix 9.1: Transdisciplinary Service Delivery Checklist  
   - Appendix 9.2: Primary Service Provider Checklist  
   - Appendix 9.3: Consulting Team Member Checklist

### Section V: Natural Environment Locations  
- Chapter 10: Support-Based Home Visits  
- Chapter 11: Collaborative Consultation to Child Care

### Section VI: Effecting Change  
- Chapter 12: Implementing the Model: Systems, Service Coordination, Personnel Preparation, and Evaluation

### References  
### Glossary  
### Appendix: Blank Forms

## About the Author  
**R.A. McWilliam, Ph.D.**  
Director of the Siskin Center for Child and Family Research, Siskin Children’s Institute, 1101 Carter Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402  
Dr. McWilliam's research centers on infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with and without disabilities, focusing on child engagement, service delivery models, and collaboration with families.

## Prologue  
This book describes a framework for a coordinated, empirically based approach to early intervention, shaped by personal experiences and engagement with services for families. The focus is on enhancing family quality of life and implementing routines-based early intervention.