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The Routines-Based Interview is a semi-structured interview about the family’s day-to-day life, focusing on the child’s engagement, independence, and social relationships. Its purposes are to create a strong relationship with the family, to obtain a rich and thick description of child and family functioning, and to result in a family-chosen list of functional and family outcomes/goals. The RBI Certification Institute is an intensive week-long training consisting of practice with real families, follow-up activities, evaluation of materials, and certification.

Timelines:

• Applications due DATE.
• Applicant selection and notification by DATE. Alternates will be selected in case any selected applicants are unable to attend.
• $300 nonrefundable deposit due by DATE (selected applicants only).
• Full payment due on the first day of the institute (DATE).

Selection Criteria:
Participants will be selected on the basis of the following:

• Evidence of opportunity to train others to conduct RBIs
• Evidence of opportunity to demonstrate competence
• Evidence of familiarity with recommended practices in early intervention
• Evidence of knowledge and child development
• Representation of numerous states/territories

Application Information:
Please email the following items to Kimberly Tomeny at eieio@ua.edu

• Application
• Résumé or curriculum vita

Content

Each of the following four main topics is competency based and has a performance checklist.

• Structure of the RBI
• High-quality interviewing
• Writing functional outcomes
• Training others to conduct RBIs and write functional outcomes

Process

• Multiple interviews with families
• Practice completing interviews
• Practice writing functional outcomes
• Practice describing interviews
• Feedback from experienced instructors all week long

Materials

Participants will receive the following materials at the institute:

• The RBI Manual
• A PowerPoint presentation that can be adapted an used in future trainings
• A thumb drive with materials
• Readings

Pre-Institute Activities
Selected participants will need to complete a few tasks to prepare for the Institute:

1. Identify families with whom to practice the RBI after the Institute;
2. Read the four articles or chapters that will be emailed;
3. Make hotel reservation; and
4. Make ground transport arrangements.

Post-Institute Activities

• To become certified as Routines-Based Interview Trainer, participants will need to complete and pass a competency exam within 1 month of the close of the Institute (date to be determined).
• After the exam, participants will need to practice interviewing, and video record an interview (min. 1 hour/max. 2 hours) and mail it to the instructors, along with the resulting IFSP/IEP outcomes, within 3 months (date to be determined).
• We will assess the quality of the interview and IFSP/IEP outcomes and issue certification to those meeting the competency-based quality standards. 

*No videos will be copied or returned. They are considered property of the Institute and used for training purposes only.