Betty Hardwick ECI

Lindsey Stawarczik and Angela Righi are providing ECI training today for Day Nursery of Abilene staff! Our ECI Team is available to provide information and training about infant and toddler development and available services!

We have a new FULL-TIME (40 hr./weekly) employment opportunity for a fully licensed SLP or CFY/SLP intern with the Betty Hardwick ECI Program. Flexible work schedule. Hours will typically fall on weekdays between the hours of 8-5. Evening and weekend hours are also available.
Salary Range: $26.2674 To $34.1477 Hourly
Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) is a statewide program for families with children, birth to three, with disabilities and developmental delays. More info at the link below:
https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=7dc83634-3cde-4970-9c07-329d132992c6&ccId=19000101_000001&type=JS&lang=en_US&selectedMenuKey=CurrentOpenings&jobId=498355

Betty Hardwick Center’s ECI program is here to support you! Call us today! 325-627-0908

Babies who have been diagnosed with Down Syndrome are eligible for services from ECI to help with their development.

Find your local ECI program for information and services! To learn more, visit: citysearch.hhsc.state.tx.us

ECI has a new logo or "badge". The ECI Subrecipient Badge was created to support a unified identity and communicate to referral sources and families of children that ECI is a statewide program. Look for this new image on our signage and publications state wide.

Join us for the grand finale of Adventure Cove's Champions Day, marking the end of our 2024 season! Children with disabilities enter for free, and families receive 50% off on July 27th. Let's make it a day of celebration and inclusivity!

Back in October, in lieu of a traditional Halloween party, ECI thought all the way out of the box and organized its first ever “Trunk or Treatment.” This new format was designed to deliver actual treatment and family instruction to clients in a fun seasonal party environment. In keeping with the ECI model of providing services in a natural environment, the event took place in the nearby recreational space provided by Military Veteran Peer Network (another program of BHC).
It went so well that ECI expects this to be the new standard going forward, with Fall, Winter and Spring events each year. The second such treatment day event, titled, “Walking in a Winter Treatment-Land,” was held on January 23rd. The event was another success for staff and a hit with our ECI families.
This change came in response to declining interest in the traditional holiday parties, leading staff to brainstorm new solutions that worked better for everyone. The seasonal parties will continue, now in a more controlled environment and with hands-on treatment time, which has shown to be preferable for the toddlers and parents in attendance.
“This was more than just kids coming for the candy and costumes,” said Noreen White, ECI Director. “When you have kiddos under three, having the individual opportunities for them to do things is a better party anyway. It gears the seasonal activity toward what they need in keeping with their goals. It seems like a better use of time and has kept ECI families more engaged. I think that’s why it was successful.”

If you have a child enrolled in Betty Hardwick ECI you can ask your Service Coordinator about your child attending the next treatment activity.

Read the full article here..
https://mailchi.mp/8d2ab2c6d0ea/betty-hardwick-center-q3-9429478?e=343dd49311

The Betty Hardwick ECI Team wishes all of you a very Happy Holiday season! We are a group of committed professionals that are serious about Early Childhood Intervention. We are even more serious about taking group photos! 😄

We have a new full-time (40 hr./weekly) employment opportunity for a fully licensed SLP or CFY/SLP intern with the Betty Hardwick ECI Program.Work schedule will typically fall on weekdays between the hours of 8-5. Evening and weekend hours are also available. Fully Credentialed SLPs start at, $60,099-67,384.83, DOE, with salary increases at both 12 mos. and 24 mos, DOP. CFY candidates’ salaries start at $54,636/annually.
Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) is a statewide program for families with children, birth to three, with disabilities and developmental delays. More info at the link below:
https://bettyhardwick.org/.../eci-speech-language.../

** ECI Specialized Skills Trainer Position**
We have a new full-time (40 hr./weekly) employment opportunity for a Specialized Skills Trainer (SST) with the Betty Hardwick ECI Program. Work schedules will typically fall on weekdays between the hours of 8-5. Evening and weekend hours are also available. Candidates with experience working with families and young children are preferred. Salary $38,063.29- $40,609.45 DOE, with potential salary increases at both 12 mos. and 24 mos.

ECI Specialized Skills Trainers are like family coaches. They teach the family effective ways to teach their child. They work with families to help increase the child's ability to learn new skills in all areas of development: Develop positive social-emotional skills (making and keeping friends), Learn new cognitive (problem solving) skills. Learn to meet his/her adaptive needs him/herself (walking, talking, eating, dressing).

Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) is a statewide program for families with children, birth to three, with disabilities and developmental delays. More info at the link below:
https://bettyhardwick.org/job/3/

Betty Hardwick ECI team had a awesome provider day! Our theme this year was Building Team Resilience. We put on construction gear, picked up tool boxes, and enjoyed some much needed team building!

Congratulations Babe on your brand new forever home! Your ECI friends will always remember you!!

Babe was adopted!!! This little fella is a gentle and kind boy. We are just thrilled for this boy. Thank you to ECI for sponsoring Babe!! He is headed for the sweetest home.

Yesterday Babe came by to visit ECI and express his appreciation for the sponsorship! He was very welcome! 🥰

We love to work with our community partners on causes like this. We are sponsoring Babe to try to help him find his forever home! Here is an introduction to our new pal and you can look forward to more photos of him in action soon! ALL KIND Animal Initiative

ECI Families come on out to the annual Spring Egg Hunt! April 1st!

The ECI was a great success!! Children and their families enjoyed crafts, gifts, sandwiches, May Farm animals and photos with Santa. Here are some of the ECI team hanging out with Santa!

At ECI we share each other’s successes! During this year alone more than 10 ECI providers and administrator were voted by their peers as Outstanding Employees! We are a great team of Early Intervention professionals!

Please join us as we congratulate Madelyn (holding the pink pumpkin) and celebrate the upcoming arrival of Baby Sandefur!

Enjoying the 10th annual Down's Syndrome Awareness Buddy Walk. Traci Giddings Chelsea Knappick Noreen White

Mom – you do so much for everyone. It’s okay to take time to care of yourself, too. Hormonal changes, lack of sleep, and new responsibilities can sometimes make you feel like you're on an emotional roller coaster.

This resource can help moms learn about the difference between postpartum depression and "baby blues": https://bit.ly/3etObBZ

The annual spring ECI egg hunt was a success! Thanks to all of the families that attended, our friends who brought animals over from May Farm and our awesome staff members who worked the event. Can you spot the 4 party animals in the photo?

The annual ECI client holiday celebration was a great success thanks to our super team! Clients enjoyed May Farm animals, making Christmas ornaments, snowball tossing, tasty sandwiches, and Santa!

Our ECI team dressed up as iconic Retro TV characters for the annual Betty Hardwick Center costume contest. We represented the casts of Bay Watch, Charlie's Angels, and the famous Golden Girls! We even included a 80s commercial in our contest line up! I represented a Cabbage Patch Kid complete with ponytails and authentic Cabbage Patch kids! Traci was our narrator and giant remote holder! We won the contest!

More pictures from the RB Evans open house! New pictures in the lobby and new appliances in the kitchen!