[Aliza Llovet]

I think giving voice to these little people who may not have all the skills to do so is one of my favorite things about working in early intervention.

The ability to observe and make connections of why a young child may be displaying certain behaviors or responses through the use of early childhood music based activities has been a such a great way to connect with the child but the caregiver as well. It provides ways to interact and engage the child that the parent might not have known how to or maybe didn’t even think they could. The caregiver in turn can then have the confidence to do the same with their child within their own routine.

[Aliza Llovet]

I think one of the most valuable takeaways is reframing what can be viewed as a challenging (exhausting) behavior to what it actually is as a developmentally appropriate behavior. This actually occurred in one of my early intervention telehealth visits this week with a family of twins. Mom really wanted one of the twins to sit at their table for the session and he was able to attend at the table briefly (swaying in his seat to the music) but then he wanted to get up and have more physical movement. As the provider, I was able to explain to Mom, who was getting upset that he wouldn’t stay seated, that he is at a stage that he wants to get mastery of his gross motor abilities (he was a late walker). We were then able to discuss how we could possibly support this behavior through movement activities before attempting more “structured” activities, changing expectation that maybe he is first standing by the table, etc.

[Aliza Llovet]

Hello!
I’m not sure if there is some sort of error on the website or if it’s from being on a Mac. When I look at where I should be clicking the videos for this week this is what I see:
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1A: Introduction To The Course (16 min)

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1B: Expectations and Learning Objectives for the Course (15 min)

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Is there a direct link or search parameter that you could share? Also the url for lick the drum did not work and I was able to find it through searching the title on Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/163531794

[Aliza Llovet]

Got it! Did the intro forum before reading this how to haha

[Aliza Llovet]

Great to have you joining us all the way from Texas!

[Aliza Llovet]

Hello! My name is Aliza Llovet, and I am a Team Leader for an early intervention program that serves the Metro Boston Area. I received my Bachelor’s and Master’s from Florida State University in Music Therapy. I have been working in early intervention for over five years. At the start of COVID, our program switched to a telehealth model and we have recently been practicing in a hybrid model by providing some services in home and some over zoom. I am looking forward to expanding my knowledge and interventions with this population that I love! I’m excited to be working with all of you over the next couple of weeks.

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