Programs and Services

Early Intervention

UCP's Early Intervention Program provides supports and services to children, ages birth through the age of three, and their families so that they are better able to help their children learn and grow.  Therapy services are provided in the child's home, or in the community, including the child's day care setting by developmental, occupational, physical, and speech therapists.  Early Intervention can include:

• Information on how children develop;
• Services to help your child move his or her body;
• Ideas for how your family can help your child at home and in the community;
• Ideas for how you can help your child grow and learn.

Children who may be helped by the Early Intervention Program:

• Children with delays in hearing, seeing, talking, moving, or, learning

• Children cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Children Born with low birth weight
• Children born to chemically dependent mothers
• Children with high lead levels
• Children who are seriously abused or neglected

UCP has a team of highly qualified dedicated early intervention professionals. Each of them is committed to helping children with special needs and their families overcome obstacles and achieve their goals.   UCP has an exclusive hiring process - credentials, experience, references - all are carefully checked and verified.
 

For more information about developmental milestones, or requesting an evaluation for Early Intervention services visit Community Links, a website of Dauphin and Cumberland/Perry Early Intervention.

Program Goals

• For children to develop to their fullest potential
• To strengthen and empower families
• For the children to be integral members of their families and of the community.

The Early Intervention Program is funded, in part, by the community's contribution to the United Way of the Capital Region and by the Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation.

Examples of How we Help:

Pediatric Treadmill Training Hits the Midstate

For more information about Early Intervention, please contact UCP at (717) 975-0611 or send an e-mail.

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Updated: 11/01/2009