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) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office Cl Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) OofhiS document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction Quality. Model of Interdisciplinary Training Points 01 view or opinions staled in this docu- ment do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. for Children with Handicaps A Series for Caregivers of Infants and Toddle MITCH Training Guide: Strategies for the Coordi MITCH Training within a "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATER L HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)... Florida Department of Education Division of Public Schools Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students Office of Early Intervention and School Readiness 1992 PS 5991-31-PS 0392-31 2 This is one of many publications available through the Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students, Florida Department of Education, designed to assist school districts, state agencies which support educational programs, and parents in the provision of special programs for exceptional students. For additional information on this manual, or for a list of available publications, contact the Clearinghouse/Information Center, Bureau of Education for Exceptional Students, Division of Public Schools, Florida Department of Education, Florida Education Center, Suite 622, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 (telephone: (904) 488-1879; FAX: (904) 487-2194; Suncom: 278-1879; SpecialNet: BEESPS). 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 5 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 iv 7 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 vi 5 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 vii