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Recorded presentation

Rune J. Simeonsson, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 8185, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8185, 919-962-2512, rjsimeon@email.unc.edu and Donald Lollar, EdD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, 1600 Clifton Rd. E87, Atlanta, GA 30333.

The ICF-CY provides potential for standard documentation of chronic conditions and disability in childhood across disciplines and service settings. However, the use of the ICF-CY is contingent on the availability of data from measurement tools to assign codes and severity qualifiers. In that measures corresponding to the elements of the ICF-CY are limited and need development, a useful step is the identification of a limited set of codes defining essential dimensions of child disability. Extensive ICF “core sets” have been developed for adult medical conditions (Stucki et al, 2003). This project identified “developmental core sets” for children focusing not on medical conditions or diagnosis, but indicators of disability by age groups. Drawing on research and ICF-CY field trial questionnaires, indicators for “developmental core sets” were identified for four age groups of children <3, 3-6, 7-12 and 13-18 years emphasizing Body Functions, Activities and Participation domains of the ICF-CY. The derivation of the “developmental core sets” was carried out in several rounds using a Delphi procedure (Goodman, 1987) involving the achievement of consensus by reviewers representing consumers, practitioners and researchers. The focus on developmental indicators rather than medical conditions in the derivation of “developmental core sets” was based on the goal of producing measures that would (a) yield individual profiles of functioning and (b) facilitate inter-disciplinary applications in identifying children for health, education and habilitation services.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant will

• Recognize key developmental indicators in documentation of childhood disability for 4 age groups
• Identify minimal set of developmental indicators with ICF-CY codes
• Apply developmental indicators in selection of assessment instruments

Keywords: Children With Special Needs, Psychological Indicators

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation