The main finding of this important research from JAMA is extremely promising for early intervention OT professionals.

In the study, greater early intervention service intensity was associated with better functional gains.

But, there’s a problem.

Federal spending per child on early intervention services has declined over the past decade. And, in this climate of tightening budgets:

Most children in the study had delayed care.

And, low service intensity.

We are so thankful to welcome to the podcast pediatric private practice owner, Sarah Putt, OTR/L. Her and I will unpack what this all means for the OT community—and your OT practice.

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Episode article:
Timing and intensity of early intervention service use and outcomes among a safetynet population of children: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama...

Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro to Early Intervention Timing & Intensity
00:01:10 OT Potential Podcast Intro
00:02:46 Intro to Early Intervention Services
00:04:01 What was the Intent of this Research?
00:04:35 What were Their Methods?
00:05:52 Results
00:08:04 Discussion and Conclusion
00:09:34 Intro to Sarah Putt
00:11:39 Sarah's Private Practice OT EI Business
00:15:59 Impressions of the Article
00:25:17 Barriers to Service Initiation and Intensity
00:31:00 Possible Solutions for Improving Access to EI
00:34:37 Systems to Improve Communication, with the Referrer and Family
00:39:35 Advice for Starting Your Own EI Business?
00:48:59 EI Advocacy at the State and Federal Level
00:57:33 Final Thoughts