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The IDA Institute, home to the Infant and Toddler Developmental Assessment, the IDA, offers advanced training for IDA practice. For criterion referenced developmental testing, evaluation and assessment for the infant and toddler, the IDA is the best choice for evidence based best practice. In addition to training for the Infant and Toddler Developmental Assessment, the IDA Institute offers IDA scoring practice, consultation and support for the IDA. Consultation and support for the Infant and Toddler Developmental Assessment, as well as IDA training, are provided under the leadership of IDA author Susan Vater, who created the IDA with Sally Provence, M.D. and Joanna Erikson. At the IDA Institute, you can learn best practice for developmental evaluation and assessment utilizing the IDA test. The IDA Institute can provide you with the best quality IDA education, as endorsed by T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. and Kyle Pruett, M.D., leaders in the field of child development. In addition to training for the Infant and Toddler Developmental Assessment, the IDA Institute has IDA testing materials and manuals, the IDA administration manual, the IDA testing kit and IDA forms and supplies for purchase, in partnership with IDA publisher ProEd and Riverside Publishing. For all of your IDA testing and training needs, let the IDA Institute serve as your most trusted resource. ©2011 The IDA Institute |
The live and online IDA Seminars are for service providers from the full range of developmental disciplines including: child development specialists, early childhood special educators, early intervention professionals, nurses and nurse practitioners, occupational and physical therapists, speech and language pathologists, physicians (pediatricians, family practice, child psychiatrists), physician assistants, psychologists, social workers, audiologists & nutritionists.
IDA is a transdisciplinary process that can be used by professionals who have experience working with infants, toddlers and their families Those who provide assessments using the IDA function as ‘developmental generalists’ also contribute the expertise of their own discipline at the live and online seminars and throughout the assessment process.
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The IDA Training Materials and resources are available
through the IDA Store to support on-site and online training.
Before the live or online IDA Training:
-Read the IDA Foundations & Study Guide
and the IDA Administration Manual
-Review the items in the IDA Kit
-Optional: Review the IDA Readings
Training Content Onsite and Online
IDA overview and unique features
Family and Health Components
Provence Profile administration, scoring
Integration and service planning
IDA overview and unique features
Family and Health Components
Provence Profile administration, scoring
Integration and service planning
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