Maryland: COS Training for Part C Providers (2011)
The following resources were used in the COS training offered to Maryland Part C providers in November 2011. The training is organized by tracks. Track 1 content is intended for new users of the COS process, while Track 2 is designed for advanced users and trainers.
Power Point presentations and handouts for each session within each track are included below. Please note: some Power Point presentations do not include the videos used in this training due to restrictions in the permissions of use beyond the training in Maryland. For more information please contact Kellen Reid at kellen.reid@unc.edu.
Materials
Opening Session
Setting the Stage
- Setting the Stage PowerPoint
- Outcomes Step by Step Video
- IFSP Strengths/Needs Summary Directions
- COS Bucket List
Together with Families
Track 1
These resources were used by early intervention staff to promote their understanding of age-expected skills and behaviors in order to complete COS ratings with families.
The COS 7-point Scale
- COS 7-Point Scale PowerPoint
- At-a-Glance Child Outcomes
- COS Decision Tree
- COS Descriptors
- Subjectivity and COS Ratings
- Using the 7-Point Scale- Kim Activity
- Using the 7-Point Scale- Kim Activity Answer Key
Understanding Age Expectations
- Understanding Age Expectations PowerPoint
- AE-IF-F Activity
- AE-IF-F Activity Answer Key
- Understanding Age Expectations- Kim Activity
- Understanding Age Expectations- Kim Activity Answer Key
- COS Worksheet
Putting it All Together
- Putting it All Together PowerPoint (no videos)
- Meet William and His Family Activity
- IFSP Strengths/Needs Summary Blank Form
- COS Worksheet
- William Strengths/Needs Summary- Answer Key
- William COS Worksheet- Answer Key
- Observation Worksheet
- COS Family Worksheet
Additional Resources
- Healthy Beginnings Crosswalk for Maryland: Infant/Toddler Development by Age and the Three Early Childhood Outcomes
- Virginia’s Infant/Toddler Development by Age and Early Childhood Outcomes
Track 2
These resources provided additional training materials and activities designed to provide a framework and practical application for integrating the COS into the IFSP process.
Integrating the Three Early Childhood Outcomes into the IFSP Process
- COS/IFSP Processes Integration Framework
- COS/IFSP Processes Integration Framework Blank Form
- COS Family Worksheet
Locally-Developed COS/IFSP Integration Worksheets
- Intake COS Discussion (Frederick County)
- Initial Contact Assessment Planning (Baltimore County)
- COS Observation Worksheet (Baltimore County)
- COS Strengths and Needs Working Document (Baltimore County)
The Relationship of Quality of Practices to Child and Family Outcomes
- The Relationship of Quality of Practices to Child and Family Outcomes PowerPoint
- Mission and Principles
- Quality Practices to Outcomes
- Connecting Practices to Outcomes Activity
- IFSP Practice Rubric
- Quality Practices to Outcomes in Order by IFSP Process