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High Country Early Intervention

Based in Prescott, Arizona, High Country Early Intervention (H.C.E.I.) serves children throughout Yavapai County. HCEI has been in existence since June, 1996.

This non-profit organization currently provides family-focused services to families with children ranging in age from birth to three years who experience developmental delays or disabilities. H.C.E.I. directly provides early intervention services.

Speech therapy, physical therapy, psychological and audiology services are provided on a sub-contract basis. Occupational and Music Therapy are now provided by our staff therapists. Children currently enrolled in our program are determined eligible under the Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP), and the Arizona Department of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). We also have provisions for children who may need intervention, but do not qualify for state funded programs.

Children are screened and assessed through a local initial planning process to determine their AzEIP eligibility. AzEIP families are referred to HCEI and assigned a service coordinator to assist in their ongoing services. Children and families may also be eligible for our services through the Department of Developmental Disabilities. Your DDD support coordinator will inform you of the eligible services for you and your child. These programs are state funded, so income is not an issue when determining eligibility.

During the initial home visit the EI and the parents may determine to which, if any, therapy services the child may be referred. Children receive weekly home visits, unless the parents request a different schedule or location of services. Therapy occurs both in the clinic setting and in the child's home. It is important to note that H.C.E.I. is family focused, so not only do we teach the child, we teach the family. Families served reside in all of Yavapai County.

Some of our developmental services include:

PHYSICAL THERAPY: We work with families to provide support to children in the areas of Gross

Motor Development, Fine Motor Development, Motor Planning and Visual Motor Skills. These may include improving and working with muscle tone, strength and development, range of movement, quality of movement, eye-hand coordination, attention to task and sensory integration. More on Physical Therapy...

SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPY: We work with families to provide support to children in the areas of language acquisition, articulation, oral motor stimulation, feeding issues and communication skills. More on Speech Therapy...

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: We work with families to assist children to learn functional skills. These include the ability to pay attention; remain calm; self-care skills, such as learning to feed themselves, brushing hair, brushing teeth, dressing, etc. More on Occupational Therapy...