This webinar will describe the key members of the early intervention team and the important role that each member plays. The session will present strategies for clear communication in team meetings and will analyze factors that contribute to successful collaboration during early intervention visits. Strategies for effective shared treatment sessions and a coaching approach will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify key members of the early intervention team
• Develop strategies for clear communication in team meetings
• Analyze factors that contribute to successful collaboration during early intervention visits
• Discuss strategies for shared treatment sessions in early intervention

M'Lisa Shelden is a licensed physical therapist in the state of Kansas. She received her degrees in physical therapy and early childhood special education from the University of Oklahoma. She has 40+ years of experience working in the fields of developmental disabilities, school-based services, and early intervention. Prior to joining the faculty at WSU, she served as the Director of the Family, Infant and Preschool Program (FIPP) in Morganton, North Carolina from 2002-2018. Dr. Shelden was Assistant Professor of Research in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center from 1990-2002. She is a former Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist and Practice Chair for the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association. Dr. Shelden is a graduate Fellow of the ZERO TO THREE National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families and a recipient of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Mary E. Switzer Merit Fellowship. Dr. Shelden served as the teaming strand chair for the revision of the International Division of Early Childhood Recommended Practices in Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education.