460 IAC 20-4-3 Personnel development system

Sec. 3. The comprehensive system of personnel development established and implemented pursuant to this rule must: (1) be consistent with the comprehensive system of personnel development required under Part B of the Act and 34 CFR 300.380 through 34 CFR 300.387; (2) provide for a continuum of training to be conducted on an interdisciplinary basis, to the extent appropriate; (3) provide for the training of a variety of traditional and nontraditional personnel needed to meet the requirements of the early intervention system, including: (A) public and private service providers; (B) primary referral sources; (C) persons who will serve as service coordinators; and (D) paraprofessionals; and (4) ensure that the training provided relates specifically to: (A) understanding the basic components of early intervention services available in the state; (B) meeting the interrelated social or emotional, health, developmental, and educational needs of children eligible for early intervention services; (C) assisting families in: (i) enhancing the development of their children; and (ii) in participating fully in the development, implementation, and monitoring of IFSPs; (D) implementing innovative strategies and activities for the recruitment and retention of early education service providers; (E) training personnel to work in rural and inner city areas; and (F) training personnel to coordinate transition services for infants and toddlers into, within, and from an early intervention program to preschool or other appropriate services.