Interprofessional Early Intervention
Enhance your education and understanding of diverse learners, their families, and fellow professionals.
Elevate Your Teaching Degree
Designed with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in mind, you'll learn strategies for interprofessional collaboration in assessment and intervention practices.
Courses will introduce you to the unique needs of diverse learners (birth-3rd grade) through the lens of special education. The identification and characteristics of multiple disability populations — learning, intellectual, emotional, physical, health — will be described and discussed. A variety of topics will be covered throughout the program, including identification, services, disability/education law, transition to post-school outcomes, family/parent roles, individual rights, cultural diversity, and more.
This certificate is available to students majoring in the unified special education K-12 and elementary/middle major.
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Licensure Information
Completion of teacher preparation programs at UW-Eau Claire meets licensure requirements in Wisconsin. Our programs may not meet requirements in other states. It is very important that individuals seeking licensure in another state obtain the most recent certification/licensure information directly from the state in which they seek employment. Find contact information on each state licensure office here.
Licensure requirements can change at any time. UW-Eau Claire’s Teacher Education Program Office ensures that our programs meet the requirements for licensure in Wisconsin. If you seek licensure in another state, be aware that their requirements could change at any time.
The United States Department of Education requires institutions to disclose information for programs leading to professional certification or licensure concerning whether each program meets state educational requirements for initial licensure or certification. Please note:
- Obtaining a Wisconsin Teaching License PRIOR to applying for a teaching license in another state is usually helpful and strongly recommended.
- "Meets requirements" means that a student is eligible for a license with stipulations, typically for 1-3 years, in that state. The stipulations are likely to be specific testing requirements and/or competency through a course or examination. In some instances, additional stipulations might be added.
- Licensure grade levels vary from state to state. Students who are eligible for a specific grade range in Wisconsin may be licensed for a narrower grade range in another state. Each state determines grade ranges for licensing differently.
- State licensure requirements may change at any time. Licensure questions should be referred to the Teacher Education Program Office (tep@uwec.edu).
This certificate and accompanying licenses are available only to students majoring in Special Education, Unified Special Education K-12 and Elementary Middle K-9 or in-service teachers with the appropriate license.
Early Childhood Regular Education Birth to Grade 3
The requirements of this program meet the requirements in the following states and territories:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, American Samoa
The requirements of this program do not meet the requirements in the following states and territories:
Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia, Washington D. C., Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Early Childhood Special Education Birth to Grade 3
The requirements of this program meet the requirements in the following states and territories:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, American Samoa
The requirements of this program do not meet the requirements in the following states and territories:
Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Washington D. C., Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
The Interprofessional Early Intervention Certificate program is intended to prepare students to work with diverse children, families, and professionals. Through their coursework, students will learn about interprofessional collaboration in assessment and intervention practices for young children with special needs and their families.
Blugold Stories
Throughout the 12-credit program, you'll learn practical and applicable skills so that you can feel confident in any classroom, equipped with the knowledge and understanding of assessment in early intervention. You'll also learn how to choose developmentally, linguistically, and culturally appropriate tools and methods that are responsive to the characteristics of the young child, family, and program.
Here are a few courses in Interprofessional Early Intervention at UW-Eau Claire.
SEIP 200
Introduction to Diverse Learners
Students will be introduced to the unique needs of diverse learners (4K-12) through the lens of Special Education. The identification and characteristics of multiple disability populations (learning, intellectual, emotional, physical, health, etc.) will be presented and discussed. Topics related to identification, services, disability/education law, research, current issues and trends, transition to post-school outcomes, family/parent roles, individual rights, cultural diversity and assistive technology will be addressed. This class meets the Liberal Education requirement of R3.
SEIP 427
Early Intervention Service Delivery and Interprofessional Collaboration
This course unpacks the foundations of early intervention in the United States and service delivery models with a focus on interprofessional collaboration. Topics include legal foundations, Child Find, Individualized Family Service Plans (ISFPs), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) accountability, and primary provider support model. Students will also learn roles and responsibilities of IFSP team members in service delivery and decision making.
SEIP 428
Child and Family Assessment in Early Intervention
This course is designed to help students gain knowledge and understanding of the purposes of assessment in early intervention. Students will learn how to choose developmentally, linguistically, and culturally appropriate tools and methods that are responsive to the characteristics of the young child, family, and program. Students will analyze, interpret, document, and share assessment information using a strength-based approach with families and other professionals for eligibility determination, outcome/goal development, planning instruction and intervention, monitoring progress, and reporting.
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