Reaching Team Consensus

How Do You Rate?

Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia

Informed Decisions

Conditions: 1. Operational definitions

of the observed attributes

2. Structured rating format to record informed opinion

3. Gather data from multiple sources

4. Establish consensus-decision making process

5. Provide training to facilitate reliable ratings

Research on clinical judgment shows that professionals can reach reliable conclusions under certain conditions

The process meets all of these conditions.

Essential Elements for an Effective Child Indicators Summary Process

• Understanding of Indicators and Summary Statements

• Assessment • Working as a team• Functional development• Age-expected child development• Involving families

Review of the Three Child Indicators

Outcomes Jeopardy

Pointing to the cabinet for

cereal

Reading the letter “S” on the Stop sign

Washes hands before lunch

BitingPlays by himself in the classroom

Plays with rhyming words

Building a castle from

blocks with a friend

Problems sleeping

Sharing a cookie at lunchtime

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Indicators Jeopardy

How Did You Rate?Child Indicators

Shortcut to ChildOutcomesStepByStep.mov.lnk

http://www.cde.state.co.us/media/ResultsMatter/RMSeries/ChildOutcomesStepByStep.asp

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Comparison to Age Expected FunctionUnderstanding the 7 Point Scale

All of the skills we would expect

Many age expected skills with some skills

of a younger child

Very early skills that we would expect of

a much younger child

Some age-appropriate functioning but very

little

Many important skills that are nec. for development of

more adv. skills

Age expected skills– some

concerns

Occasional use of some AE skills

with more skills of a younger child

Beginning to show some early skills

nec. for development of more adv. skills

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Rating Scale Jeopardy

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How Did You Rate?Seven Point Scale

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How Do You Rate?Other Essential Knowledge Needed

Increasing Interrater ReliabilityEssential Elements Needed

Team Activity

Informed Decisions

Conditions: 1. Operational definitions

of the observed attributes

2. Structured rating format to record informed opinion

3. Gather data from multiple sources

4. Establish consensus-decision making process

5. Provide training to facilitate reliable ratings

Research on clinical judgment shows that professionals can reach reliable conclusions under certain conditions

The process meets all of these conditions.

Team Practice

Essential Elements for an Effective Child Indicators Summary Process

• Understanding of Indicators and Summary Statements

• Assessment • Working as a team• Functional development• Age-expected child development• Involving families

Questions?

THANK YOU!Contact Information

Beth Tolleybeth.tolley@dbhds.virginia.gov

Phone:  804-371-6595

Anne BragerAnne.brager@dbhds.virginia.gov

Phone: 434-338-7747