In this episode of the Leading Voices podcast, host Danny Torres talks with Angela McGuire, Project Director within WestEd’s Early Childhood Intervention, Mental Health, and Inclusion team under Early Childhood Development and Learning. Angela leads the Comprehensive Early Intervention Technical Assistance Network (CEITAN), which has supported the professional growth of early childhood intervention professionals for more than 30 years. Together, they discuss the critical role of early intervention in improving outcomes for our youngest children with disabilities and how state agency leaders can best support early intervention professionals in their work.
Their conversation covers the following topics:
What state leaders need to know to best support early intervention professionals
The Comprehensive Early Intervention Technical Assistance Network (CEITAN) work in California
The relationships between parents or caregivers and professionals in early intervention work
How early intervention professionals help prepare families as their children move into the K-12 system
Workforce development and capacity building for early intervention professionals

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Additional Resources
Transforming Early Intervention and Improving Outcomes for Children—Q&A with Angela McGuire (Blog Post)
Cultural Humility Series (Webpage)
Early Childhood Development, Learning, and Well-Being (Webpage)
California Early Start (Webpage)

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