For inclusion to work, early intervention/early childhood special education specialists need to work collaboratively with caregivers (parents, teachers, etc.) to find strategies to help children function in their everyday routines. Collaborative consultation, sometimes known as coaching, requires the specialist’s obtaining context before suggesting a strategy. This process stands in contrast to an expert approach, where the specialist makes recommendations with inadequate context. Collaborative inclusion is framed in an equity framework, especially considering the frequent racial, socioeconomic, and educational disparities between specialists and caregivers.
Developer with colleagues of the Routines-Based Model. Founder and director of the Evidence-based International Early Intervention Office (EIEIO) at The University of Alabama.
