How do I make a referral? There can sometimes be a wait for assessment. Usually the first Dublin South Early A referral to the Early Intervention appointment the Team will be in

Team can be made by your child’s your home and involves meeting

GP, physiotherapist, speech and on/more of the Team to discuss Intervention Team language therapist, public health your child’s development to date Parent’s Leaflet nurse, occupational therapist, social and to estabish your concerns. worker or any other health care professional.

Health Service Executive Getting further information? Our team’s referral form must be complete and signed by the referrer and parent. In the case of If you would like further information twins/siblings individual referral on our service or are not sure forms are required. whether your child should be referred to the EIT please contact You can obtain a copy of our referral us. We are happy to answer any form by telephoning the EIT or on the questions you may have.

HSE’s website at: http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list Contact Details: /2/PrimaryCare/pcteams/dublinsouth pcts/dunlaoghaireglasthulepct/eit.ht ml HSE Dublin South Early Intervention Team, Unit 10-11 Leopardstown Shopping Centre, Off Ballyogan

What will happen next? Road, Leopardstown, Dublin 18. Tel: (01) (01) 921 2533.

All referrals are discussed at our Supporting children team’s referral meeting which occur This is a voicemail service so when twice monthly. Following this to meet their you telephone our Team you will be meeting yourselves as parents and potential asked to leave a message and a the referral agent will receive a letter inidcating if your child’s member of our Team will return referral has been accepted. your call as soon as possible.

Dublin South Early Intervention What services do we provide? Who might benefit from our Team – Who are we? service?

Dublin South Early Intervention Team We offer assessment and a wide range of provides family-centered assessment supports and services to the children and Children who are exhibiting and supports for young children with families attending our team. These delays/difficulties in more than one area emerging developmental concerns. inputs include: of development, and where no clear Children under the age of 5 who are reason for these difficulties has been - Multidisciplinary team assessments of living in the Dublin South Local Health established, might benefit from the strengths and needs of children Office can be referred to our service. accessing the EIT. These children would The Dublin South Local Health Office and their families benefit from support and evaluation from covers the communities of: a number of members of the clinical - Individual interventions Team. The areas of difficulty which may - Dun Laoghaire - Group interventions be evident can include delay/difficulties - Sallynoggin in: - Referral to Primary Care service as - Stillorgan - Foxrock indicated for intervention  Speech and Language - Blackrock - Parent Programmes (e.g. EarlyBird,  Motor skills - Booterstown Hanen ‘More Than Words’ and Hanen  Social Interaction - Monkstown ‘Talkability’, Parents Plus)  Learning new tasks - Loughlinstown/Ballybrack - Cabinteely - ‘Supporting Your Child’ series of Together with families, the clinical Team - Shankill - Dalkey talks. aims to clarify the nature of the - Killiney difficulties being experienced by the child, and to assist in supporting the Children are eligible for intervention Our core Team consists of a: development of the child through a until their 6th birthday. combination of parent supports and interventions. Depending on the outcome - Physiotherapist of the evaluation, it may be that a child - Social Worker would be referred to a more appropriate - Occupational Therapist service who can provide - Speech and Language Therapist support/intervention appropriate to a - Psychologist child’s profile of difficulties.

Our Team is commonly referred to as the EIT.