St. Petersburg Institute for Early Intervention | St. Petersburg Institute of Early Intervention

Areas of work:

Developmental delay, Down syndrome, problems with motor, cognitive, communication, social-emotional skills

Services

• Promoting the physical and mental development of children
• Involvement of the child in natural everyday life situations
• Increasing the competence of parents
• Forming positive interactions and relationships between children and parents
• Inclusion of children in the peer environment

About the center

Working hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00

St. Petersburg Institute of Early Intervention - a non-profit organization that develops, tests, adapts, develops and distributes advanced modern methods of providing early assistance to children and their families in Russia and the CIS countries.

Early intervention programs have been developed for children of the first three years of life. Their goal is to identify problems or disorders in the development of the child as early as possible and provide appropriate assistance to the child and his family.

Early intervention programs are designed for all families with childrenhaving risk of developmental delay or impairment. Sometimes, from the moment a child is born, it may be obvious that the family will need the support of specialists in its development. This is often the case for children who are diagnosed shortly after birth (for example, Down's syndrome), children born prematurely, with low birth weight, or children who have been operated on immediately after birth.

Every year the Institute is approached more than 700 families with small children. The programs are implemented in different forms: about 120 families come to training sessions with specialists every year. Some families participate in the programs remotely, some families are accompanied by the Institute's specialists.

Individual early intervention programs focus on developing all basic skills, as well as any skills that a child learns during the first three years of life. Namely:

• Motor skills (reach and grab toys, turn, crawl, walk)
• Cognitive skills (think, remember, solve problems);
• Communication skills (listen to speech addressed to him, understand, talk);
• Social-emotional skills (play, interact with other people, show feelings);
• Self care skills (eating, dressing, washing).

To help every child and his family, the Institute has a professional interdisciplinary team of specialists:

• Psychologists
• teachers
• speech therapists
• physical therapists
• occupational therapists
• development pediatrician

How to get into the early intervention program?

Step 1. Initial contact by phone or via the contact form

Step 2. Filling out development questionnaires online

Step 3. Primary appointment with a developmental pediatrician and a specialist in the psychological and pedagogical orientation of the Institute.

Step 4. Decision to participate in the early intervention program and planning for evaluation procedures. In case of refusal of services - counseling, drawing up recommendations.

For more information, fill out the form on the site!