Tulare SELPA - Autism Resources

Educational Intervention Approaches

Individualized Support Program
at the University of South Florida at Tampa

A parent-training program developed in West Virginia served as the predecessor of this model, which started in its current form in 1987. The Individualized Support Program is implemented in children’s homes and community settings during a relatively short period of intensive assistance and ongoing follow-up. The program is intended to be adjunctive to ongoing, daily, special educational services delivered in preschool and by other clinical providers. Specifically, it is oriented toward helping families gain the knowledge and skills needed to solve problems, as well as the competence and confidence needed to continue effective intervention and advocacy over the course of their children’s educational history. Essential elements of the model include: development of functional communication skills, facilitation of the child’s participation in socially inclusive environments, and multifaceted family support (Dunlap and Fox, 1999a, 1999b).

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