Up To 3 Early Intervention
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Contact Person
| Name: | Marla Nef |
|---|---|
| Phone: | 797-2043 |
| Email: | Send Email |
| Office: | CPD 164A |
| Address: | Center for Persons with Disabilities 6810 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-6810 |
Project Staff
- Natalie Allen
- Paige Anderson
- Genna Arnell
- Kathryn Bezzant
- Jamie Bitner
- Andrea Bullock
- Kelsi Callister
- Sherry Castro
- Tiffany Compton
- Erika Gautavai
- Rafael D. Gutierrez
- Lora Hansen
- Amy Henningsen
- Tressa Johnston
- Sherry Joy
- Danielle Kirkpatrick
- Jennifer R Lovell
- Tiffany Lowry
- Cathy Mace
- Collette Marcum
- Kelly Maybury
- Jessica L McKenna
- Nicholle Mecham
- Ross Menlove
- Charlee Nealy
- Marla Nef
- Susan Oldham
- Sue Thain Olsen
- Jeanie Peck
- Curt Phillips
- Heather Pound
- Arron Preston
- Janel Preston
- Anna Marie Puertas
- Jenni Radford
- Gretchen E Scheidel
- Stacy Sessions
- Tyler Laird Smith
- Emma Speth
- Caroline St-Onge
- Ashlee Thomas
- Trevor L Thomas
- Lacie Vincent
- Carol Winn
- Ryan Winn
- John Zeugschmidt
Project Details
Project Context:
The Up To 3 program at Utah State University is one of fifteen Early Intervention Programs in Utah, contracted with the Utah Department of Health's Baby Watch Program, Utah's designated lead agency under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), Part C. The Up To 3 program provides services to families with infants or toddlers, under the age of 3, with developmental delays, disabilities, or diagnosed conditions with a high probability of resulting developmental delays.
Project Focus:
The mission of the Up To 3 program is to provide families with the knowledge and tools to enhance their child's growth and development. Program staff implements family-centered practices which support the philosophy that a family's concerns, values, priorities, and resources establish the framework for service. This process results in the development of an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) which directs the specific services needed for the child and who will deliver those services.
The Up To 3 program at the CPD was presented with the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) 2004 Exemplary Program Award, the 2004 Literacy, Linking a Lifetime of Learning Award from Utah's Governor Olene Walker, and received Utah State University's 2005 Robins' Award for Outstanding Achievement of the Year.
Services:
Up To 3 provides early identification and developmental services for families of infants and toddlers, ages birth to three in the following counties in Utah: Rich, Box Elder, and Cache.
Services offered include:
- A full assessment of a child's current health and development status.
- Service coordination among providers, programs and agencies.
- Strategies to build on family concerns, priorities, & resources (CPR).
- Developmental services: occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language therapy, etc.
- Services directed towards a specific disability/health condition, such as autism, sensory integration, feeding & swallowing.
These services are provided through the coordinated effort of parents, community agencies, and a variety of professionals. Places where services are provided include the Up to 3 Center, homes, and community settings such as child care.
Children and their parents enrolled in Up To 3 have the opportunity to participate weekly in Mommy and Me gymnastic classes at PEAK Gymnastics and Tanglewood Gymnastics. The Up To 3 physical therapists consult with the teachers from the community programs to design gym activities that provide practice and challenges for gross motor development. Up To 3 families also participate in the Tanglewood Studios music and story classes in Bothwell and Brigham City. These classes enhance language acquisition through music, movement, and literacy. Recent brain research has determined that when children sing and move to music, their developing brains are entirely engaged and stimulated. Both the left and right sides of the brain are activated when singing, stimulating both new learning and memory.
2010 Focus:
Currently, Up To 3 is serving infants & toddlers, which represent families in the Rich, Box Elder, and Cache Counties. Up To 3 is focusing on expanding community supported services into Box Elder County.
