The following workbook, storybook, online training, and PowerPoint presentation were used in the statewide “Strategies for Developing Family-Directed Outcomes” training, which was funded by the Minnesota Department of Education. You are welcome to download and use all the of the materials (Please credit MACMH).

The ”Strategies for Developing Family-Directed Outcomes” workbook is designed to give early intervention service providers several tools to help them develop successful family outcomes, which will in turn increase the number of families participating in Part C who report that early intervention services helped them to effectively communicate their children’s needs, know their rights, and help their children develop and learn.
• Download the Strategies for Developing Family-Directed Outcomes (PDF)

“The Gift That Is My Child” storybook is a wonderful tool to use with families (available in English and Spanish). The storybook allows families to journal about their child, their family, their strengths, and their questions. The storybook offers a starting point for developing family-directed family outcomes.
• Download the “Gift That Is My Child” storybook in English (PDF)
• Download the “Gift That Is My Child” storybook in Spanish (PDF)

The ”Strategies for Developing Family-Directed Outcomes” PowerPoint presentation includes 84 slides that follow the content in the workbook. The “Writing Family Outcomes” handout covers basic language for writing an outcome. When used in the statewide trainings, this content took about 4-6 hours to convey (depending on the number of questions and level of discussion).
• Download the “Strategies for Developing Family-Directed Outcomes” PowerPoint presentation (PPT)
• Download the “Writing Family Outcomes” handout (PDF)

The ”Strategies for Developing Family-Directed Outcomes” online training is a brief overview of the content presented at the 4-hour workshops. The online training includes reflection sections that reinforce the major themes of the training as well as links to resources for further reading and study.
• Enter “Strategies for Developing Family-Directed Outcomes” online training