Ongoing Service Coordinators
Ongoing Service Coordinators (OSCs) help children and families in the following ways:
Early intervention service coordination combines the traditional case management activities of organizing and coordinating needed services with the philosophy of family-centered care. Service coordinators help families identify and prioritize concerns, assist parents in the development of plans and strategies to meet the needs of their children and family units, and strengthen families' competencies and sense of control over life events.
The ongoing service coordinator is responsible for monitoring the delivery of early intervention services in accordance with the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). Ongoing service coordinators provide parents with continuing opportunities to share information, priorities, and concerns regarding their IFSP. The OSC will utilize a variety of methods including home visits, telephone contacts with parents/caregivers, communication with service providers, and meetings with the parent and service providers to foster and support collaboration and integration of service strategies.
Duties your Abilities in Bloom ongoing service coordinator will provide include:
Serving as the single point of contact in helping parents to obtain the services and/or assistance they need
Maintaining monthly contact with all team members and families
Monitoring the IFSP outcomes and strategies to make sure they reflect the family's priorities, concerns and resources, and that changes are made as the family's priorities, concerns and resources change
Assisting families in identifying service providers and overseeing the timeline for the start of services
Coordinating assessments when additional services may be needed (Early Intervention services offered include: special instruction, speech and language, occupational therapy, physical therapy, ABA-applied behavioral analysis, nutrition, social work, and behavioral counseling. Assistive technology can also be pursued when needed.)
Facilitating and participating in the development, review and evaluation of IFSPs every six months
Informing families of the availability of advocacy services
Connecting families to resources outside of Early Intervention which will benefit the child's development or meet the needs of the family
Ensuring that current and accurate health insurance coverage is documented
Obtaining any necessary information from a child's pediatrician
Providing pertinent developmental information to empower families of children with longer term needs
Early Intervention services are only offered to children until the age of three. At that time the ongoing service coordinator is responsible for facilitating the child's transition to preschool special education services and/or other programs and services needed by the child and family.
