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Service Coordination Caseloads in State Early Intervention Systems. NECTAS Notes, Number 8.

Under the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Part C) of the Individuals with Disabilties Education Act (IDEA), service coordination is defined as :. .. the activities carried out by a service coordinator to assist and enable a child eligible under this part and the child's family to receive the rights, procedural safeguards, and services that are authorized to be provided under the State's early intervention program. However, neither the federal IDEA statute nor regulations offer guidance on what constitutes a maximum, minimum, or typical caseload for a service coordinator. In practice, service coordination models and caseloads vary greatly according to the model of service coordination used. The ongoing, supportive, family-centered service coordination described in Part C of IDEA (see Table 1) requires lower caseloads than do administrative models in which case managers are mainly determining eligibility and monitoring service provision. This paper summarizes and provides examples of the models of service coordination in early intervention that the author has identified (see Table 2). The information presented has been provided or reviewed by coordinators of the reporting states' Part C programs. The examples illustrate the variation in policies and practices and are neither inclusive nor exhaustive of all state approaches to service coordination. Implications for best practice are not intended. Indeed, each identified model of service coordination has inherent strengths and weaknesses. Each model's effectiveness depends upon its implementation, its fit with local needs and resources, and its integration with the larger early intervention system.