ERIC ED403672: MITCH Training Guide: Strategies for the Coordination of MITCH Training within a Community. A Series for Caregivers of Infants and Toddlers. Model for Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps.

124 Pages·1992·2.2 MB·English

by  ERIC

DOCUMENT RESUME
EC 302 310
ED 403 672
MITCH Training Guide: Strategies for the Coordination
TITLE
of MITCH Training within a Community. A Series for
Caregivers of Infants and Toddlers. Model for
Interdisciplinary Training for Children with
Handicaps.
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, Fla.; Monroe
INSTITUTION
County School District, Key West, FL.
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau
SPONS AGENCY
of Education for Exceptional Students.
PUB DATE
92
128p.; For related documents, see EC 302 311-325.
NOTE
Non-Classroom Use (055)
Guides
PUB TYPE
MF01/PC06 Plus Postage.
EDRS PRICE
*Child Caregivers; *Child Development; Day Care;
DESCRIPTORS
*Disabilities; Infants; *Inservice Education;
Interdisciplinary Approach; Models; Preschool
Education; Regional Programs; *Special Health
Problems; Teacher Qualifications; Teaching Methods;
Toddlers; Training Methods
Florida; *Model of Interdisciplinary Training Child
IDENTIFIERS
Handicap
ABSTRACT
This guide describes the Model of Interdisciplinary
Training for Children with Handicaps (MITCH) program and suggests
ways to implement this training program for Florida caregivers of
infants and toddlers with disabilities on a local level. It includes
guidelines for conducting training sessions and for training
instructors. Specifically, the guide describes: responsibilities of
trained MITCH instructors; the existing network of instructors and
coordination by geographic area; the role and responsibilities of
Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Network Group
Coordinators; criteria for choosing persons to be trained as
instructors; procedures for training instructors; procedures for
setting up a MITCH training session; and material for doing a
presentation about MITCH. The MITCH program has developed 13 training
(1) intellectual
modules which provide caregivers with training on:
(3) meeting special
(2) speech and language development,
development,
(4) the impact of the special needs child on family
needs,
(5) listening and sensory integration,
(6) the
functioning,
(8) health care,
caregiving environment, (7) behavior management,
(9)
(10) nutrition and feeding, (11) communication
motor development,
skills for caregivers, (12) visual impairments, and (13) children at
risk due to substance abuse. Appendices include reproducible MITCH
forms, names and addresses of resource agencies, and general
information about Project MITCH. Also included is an addendum for the
MITCH Training modules which contain listed corrections that should
be made to the text of the materials and a list of handout/overhead
pages that have been revised. (DB)
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A Series for Caregivers of Infants and Toddle
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Strategies for the Coordi
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1992
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Model of Interdisciplinary Training
for Children with Handicaps
A Series for Caregivers of Infants and Toddlers
MITCH TRAINING GUIDE:
Strategies for the Coordination of
MITCH Training within
a Community
Florida Department of Education
Division of Public Schools
Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students
Office of Early Intervention and School Readiness
1992
This training guide was developed through the MITCH (Model of Interdisciplinary Train-
ing for Children with Handicaps) Project, FDLRS/South Associate Center, Dade and
Monroe County Public Schools, and funded by the State of Florida, Department of
Education, Division of Public Schools, Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students and
the Office of Early Intervention and Readiness, through federal assistance under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B, Title II, Preschool.
Copyright
State of Florida
Department of State
1992
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Model of Interdisciplinary Training
for Children with Handicaps
A Series for Caregivers of Infants and Toddlers
MITCH Training Guide:
Strategies for the Coordination of
MITCH Training within
a Community
Carole Fox Abbott, Ph.D.
MITCH Project Specialist
FDLRS/South Associate Center
Miami, Florida
Florida Department of Education
Division of Public Schools
Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students
Office of Early Intervention and School Readiness
1992
PS 0392-31
Dade County School Board
Ms. Janet R. McAliley, Chairperson
Dr. Michael Krop
Ms. Betsy Kaplan, Vice-Chairperson
Mr. Robert Renick
Mr. G. Holmes Braddock
Mr. William H. Turner
Dr. Rosa Castro Feinberg
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Project MITCH Staff
Carole Fox Abbott, Ph.D.
Tanya Nunez and Tania M. Diaz
MITCH Project Specialist
MITCH Project Assistants
FDLRS/South Miami
FDLRS/South
Miami
Project MITCH Advisory Board
Gail Curry
William Osterhoudt
Executive Admininstrator
Director
FDLRS/PAEC - Chip ley
Exceptional Student Education
Monroe County Public Schools
Ronald K. Felton
Key West
District Director, Division of
Exceptional Student Education
Linda R. Pena
Dade County Public Schools
Miami
Director of Development
Association of Retarded Citizens
Dr. Susan Gold
Miami
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Mailman Center
Miami
Elizabeth P. Ridgley
Principal
Dr. Mimi Graham
The Anglo-American Schools of
Early Childhood Consultant
Florida II
Miami
FSU Center for Prevention and
Early Intervention Policy
Dr. Keith Scott
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Project Director
FDLRS/Mailman - Miami
Lois Klezmer
Coordinator
Dr. Mary Theresa Urbano
Early Childhood Education
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and
Miami-Dade Community College
- Miami
Nursing; Director of Nursing
Mailman Center - Miami
Sim Lesser
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sharon Vaughn
Early Childhood Education
Professor
Miami-Dade Community College - Miami
University of Miami - Coral Gables
Dr. Eleanor L. Levine
Sondra Wallace
Instructional Supervisor
Educational Director
FDLRS/South Miami
Head Start
Miami
Dr. Joyce G. Mc Calla
Special Projects Administrator
Metro-Dade Department of Human
Resources
Miami
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In addition to the MITCH Advisory Board members, special thanks are given to the
following:
The Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students (BEES) Editorial
Committee:
Doris B. Nabi
Nancy D. Thomas
Administrator
Program Specialist
Program Services
Prekindergarten Handicapped Program
Office of Early Intervention and
Ruth S. Jones, Ph.D.
School Readiness
Supervisor
Program Services
Cathy Bishop
Program Specialist Supervisor
Arlene Duncan
Infants and Toddlers
Program Specialist Supervisor
Office of Early Intervention and
Clearinghouse/Information Services
School Readiness
Program Services
Suzy Fay
Mary E. Bryant
Program Specialist
Administrator
Publications
Office of Early Intervention and
Program Services
School Readiness
Critical readers and persons who reviewed this booklet:
Carol Bianco
Sabrina Crosby
Pre-K Specialist
Child Find Specialist
Pine Ridge Center - Ft. Lauderdale
FDLRS/NEFEC - Palatka
Penny Borgia
Dr. Elizabeth Gammel
Executive Education
Project Specialist
All Saints Early Learning Center
FDLRS/Pre-K Support
Jacksonville
Service Grant
FDLRS/South Miami
Cynthia Bouloy
Dr. Marci Greene
Inservice Specialist
FDLRS/South Miami
Pre-K Specialist
FDLRS/Big Cypress
Naples
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Judy Gustafson
Brenda Robinson
Parent/Pre-K Specialist
Learning Resources Specialist/Pre-K
FDLRS/East - Melbourne
FDLRS/Westgate
Pensacola
Sue Johns
Mary Ann Rodriguez
Pre-K Specialist
Consultant
FDLRS/PAEC Panama City
FDLRS/Hillsborough Tampa
Diane Johnson
Charlene Swanson
Director
Coordinator 20 Hour Training
FDLRS/Miccosukee
Nova University
Ft. Lauderdale
Tallahassee
Dr. Eleanor L. Levine
Debbie Tammaro
Instructional Supervisor
Child Find Specialist
FDLRS/South Miami
FDLRS/Suncoast
Sarasota
Carolyn Mellaci
Paula Walker
Child Find Consultant
Pre-K Handicapped Specialist
Ft. Pierce
FDLRS/Galaxy
Clearwater
FDLRS/Gulfcoast
Rosemarie Parsch
Faye Yongue
Coordinator of Program Services
Pre-K Handicapped Specialist
Duval County Schools
FDLRS/PAEC - Chip ley
Jacksonville
Other Contributors
Revised MITCH Evaluation Form
Workshop Checklist
Mary Ann Rodriguez
Brenda Robinson
Pre-K Specialist
Learning Resources Specialist
FDLRS/Hillsborough
FDLRS/Westgate
Nova Schedule of Training
Resource List
Dr. Mary Theresa Urbano
Charlene Swanson and Members
of FDLRS/Reach Network Group
Director of Nursing
Ft. Lauderdale
Nova University
Mailman Center - Miami
Workshop Checklist
Brenda Robinson
Learning Resources Specialist
FDLRS/Westgate
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