Georgetown University Certificate in Early Intervention

Abstract

The Georgetown University Certificate in Early Intervention is a hybrid professional development program that instructs interdisciplinary early interventionists in contemporary evidence-based and family-centered practices. The program is delivered primarily online over 10 months with five in-person sessions including a culminating community-based professional conference to present capstone projects. Participants completed self-assessment surveys at the beginning and end of the program, as well as individual course satisfaction surveys. This article reports the evaluation findings from the first five cohorts of participants. The results indicate that participants perceived an increase in competence and confidence in early intervention principles and practices at the conclusion of the certificate program. This study contributes to the growing literature on the effectiveness of different modalities of professional development activities to build capacity of early interventionists to provide family-centered, evidence-based services.