Family Guided Routines Based Intervention (FGRBI) and Caregiver Coaching is an early intervention model that incorporates the Part C of IDEA mandates and the recommended evidence-based practices for supports and services for young children with delays and disabilities and their families. Caregiver Coaching research documents strategies that facilitate the implementation of FGRBI by caregivers with their children in everyday routines and activities and validates coaching strategies for dissemination. The Caregiver Coaching framework guides EI providers to use recommended practices throughout the home or center-based visit to increase the caregiver’s competence and confidence to embed priority child outcomes and targets. Together, FGRBI and Caregiver Coaching offers strategies for early intervention professionals across disciplines to support development of positive child and family learning outcomes.
FGRBI and Caregiver Coaching aims to:
- translate evidence-based practices into procedures that will be effective, efficient, and capacity-building for interdisciplinary team members,
- develop a better understanding of the factors that contribute to effective natural environments intervention for children and their families in their everyday routines and activities,
- investigate strategies for providers to use to facilitate caregiver’s interactions with their children that promote their engagement and participation in learning throughout their day, and
- explore professional development on caregiver coaching in collaboration with local community and national Part C programs to ensure “real world” results and applications.