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Alabama Resources: Identifying and Addressing Needs

This section contains resources for “Identifying and Addressing Needs" developed by Alabama.


  • Providing Feedback to Primary Referral Sources
    Carl J. Dunst (Trace Practice Guide Vol.1, No.4, December 2006) Findings from a practice-based research synthesis of the patterns of physician referrals of young children with disabilities and identified conditions (Dunst & Gorman, 2006) show that providing feedback to the referral sources is an important factor in sustaining referrals to secondary care providers.
    www.tracecenter.info/practiceguides/practiceguides_vol1_no4.pdf

  • Community Resource Data Form
    Alabama ABCD Project (2007) The purpose of this tool is to provide a structured approach to collecting information about services in the community that might benefit patients.
    AL CommunityResource_DataForm.pdf

  • Community Resources Inventory
    Alabama ABCD Project (2007) The purpose of this tool is to structure an approach to identifying community resources that might enhance a practice’s ability to serve patients. This tool will allow evaluation of which organizations to develop or improve links with.
    AL CommunityResource_Inventory.pdf

  • Alabama's Early Intervention System: Dear Doctor letter
    Alabama ABCD Project (2008) Alabama Early Intervention System's Dear Doctor letter, used by the service coordinators to communicate back with physicians about their patients.
    AL AEIS Dear Dr. Letter.pdf

  • Alabama's Early Intervention System's Dear Dr. Letter
    Alabama ABCD Project (2008) Alabama Early Intervention System's Dear Dr. letter, used by the service coordinators to communicate back with physicians about their patients.
    AL AEIS Dear Dr. Letter.pdf


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State-Specific Activities:

>>Making the Case

>>Engaging Leaders

>>Improving Quality in Office Practice

>>Identifying Children and Families at Risk

>>Identifying and Addressing Needs

>>Improving Policy

>>Gauging Success

>>Paying for Improvements

>>Testing Models

>>Spreading Results

 
 
   
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