BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department this month is spotlighting its Early Intervention Program. It’s part of the New York State Early Intervention initiative, which is part of a national program that serves infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities and delays and their families. The program is open to children under age 3 […]
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department this month is spotlighting its Early Intervention Program. It’s part of the New York State Early Intervention initiative, which is part of a national program that serves infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities and delays and their families.
The program is open to children under age 3 who have a confirmed disability or established physical, cognitive, communication, social-emotional, and/or adaptive developmental delay and is designed to help those children grow and develop. Services include evaluation services; home visits; speech, physical, and other therapies; child-development groups; family counseling; and even occasionally help with transportation. Services are provided with no out-of-pocket cost to families.
The county’s and state’s Early Intervention Program currently faces a shortage of qualified providers to deliver these services. The program is actively seeking certified and licensed audiologists, behavior analysts, mental-health practitioners, nurses, nutritionists/dieticians, occupational therapists, physical therapists, psychologists, social workers, speech-language pathologists, and teachers. More information about working with the NYS Early Intervention Program is available at https://health.ny.gov/EINeedsYou
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