Position Statements and Articles from Professional Organizations
The following position statements and articles from professional organizations support principles and evidence-based practices for services in natural environments:
The Arc of the United States and the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
Division for Early Childhood (DEC) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists in Early Intervention: Position Statement. (2008) Ad Hoc Committee on the Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in Early Intervention
Roles and Responsibilities of Speech Language Pathologist in Early Intervention: Guidelines. (2008) Ad Hoc Committee on the Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in Early Intervention.Providing early intervention services in natural environments. Woods, J. (2008, March 25). The ASHA Leader, 13(4), 14-17, 23.
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Maximizing your role in early intervention. Vanderholf, M. PT Magazine, December 2004.
Natural
Environments in Early Intervention Services. (2008)
(PDF: 497kb) Fact Sheet, Section on Pediatrics,
APTA.
Team-based Service
Delivery Approaches in Pediatric Practice. (2010)
(PDF: 273kb) Fact Sheet, Section on Pediatrics,
APTA.
