Early interventionist vs family support specialist

Differences between early interventionist and family support specialist duties and responsibilities

Early interventionist example responsibilities.

• Track and maintain documentation on all IEP's.
• Provide therapy to children diagnose with various forms of autism.
• Plan and supervise socialization for children with autism to practice learned skills.
• Attend IFSP and IEP meetings for periodic and annual reviews of children's services.
• Provide autistic children and their families intensive apply behavioral analysis therapy to develop functional communication, social and self-help skills.
• Assist in the implementation of PBIS implementation.

Family support specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage RSP curriculum for wide spectrum of needs including LD and autism.
• Help children/youth in state custody achieve permanency whether through reintegration, adoption or custodianship.
• Provide first aid or CPR.
• Provide intensive services to families that are DHS who are determine to be reunify with their families.
• Attend and participate in weekly staff meetings, individual supervision, and other meetings require by DCF.
• Provide activities supervision and individual counseling to DCFS wards of the state within a therapeutic milieu setting.
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