First Steps Service Provider Manual
First Steps Service Provider Manual
Chapter 1: Provider Enrollment
Chapter 2: Early Intervention Teams
Chapter 3: Evaluation and Assessment
Chapter 4: IFSP
Chapter 5: Authorization and Services
Chapter 6: Home Visiting Practices
Chapter 7 Progress Notes and Recordkeeping
Chapter 8: Missed Visits and No-Shows
Chapter 9: Billing and Accountability
Chapter 10: Mileage and Travel Incentive
Chapter 1: Provider Enrollment
Ch. 1 Content
Documents
- Missouri First Steps Personnel Standards
- Provider Enrollment Forms - Links to Provider and Payee forms that are available online.
Links
- WebSPOE
- First Steps Online Module Training
- SPOE Regions Map
- Service Matrix
- First Steps Area Directors Map
Chapter 2: Early Intervention Teams
Ch. 2 Content
Documents
- Key Principles of Early Intervention and Effective Practices: A Crosswalk with Statements from Discipline Specific Literature
- Incremental Approach to Decision Making
Chapter 3: Evaluation and Assessment
Ch. 3 Content Coming Soon
Documents
- Essential Skills for OT Practitioners During Intervention
- NECTAC Screening and Diagnostic Assessment Instruments
- Pro-Ed's Statement on Tele-Assessment NEW!!
Templates
- Missouri First Steps Provider Service Request
- DAYC-2 Evaluation Report
- DAYC-2 Guidelines for Writing the Evaluation Report
Chapter 4: IFSP
Ch. 4 Content Coming Soon
Documents
- Family Assessment Interview Worksheet (Concerns, Priorities and Resources)
- Family Assessment Interview Follow Up Questions
Links
Chapter 5: Authorization and Services
Ch. 5 Content Coming Soon
Documents
Links
- Tele-Intervention for Providers
- Providing Early Intervention Services Through Distance Technology
- Supporting Families During the Pandemic: Four Therapists Share Their Wisdom
Chapter 6: Home Visiting Practices
Ch. 6 Content Coming Soon
Chapter 7: Progress Notes and Recordkeeping
Ch. 7 Content
- Ch. 7 Recorded Presentation (approximately 20 minutes)
Chapter 8: Missed Visits and No-Shows
Ch. 8 Content
Chapter 9: Billing and Accountability
Ch. 9 Content
Documents
Chapter 10: Mileage and Travel Incentive
Ch. 10 Content
- Online System for Provider Mileage Eff. July 2017 Recorded Presentation (approximately 16 minutes)
- Online System Handout (2 slides per page)