{"id":2067,"date":"2021-11-18T21:39:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T21:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/?page_id=2067"},"modified":"2026-01-20T18:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:02:01","slug":"roleofintervener","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/intervener\/roleofintervener\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of an Intervener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a name=\"overview\" id=\"overview\" class=\"anchor\"><\/a>An intervener is a designated related service provider who works one-on-one with an individual who is deafblind.&nbsp; The intervener is specially trained.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key Roles and Skills of an Intervener<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Models and supports receptive and expressive communication and language development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Builds concepts and increases conceptual understanding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provides access to environmental information that sighted and hearing peers receive naturally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Builds and maintains a trusting and interactive relationship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assists in establishing relationships with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promotes social and emotional development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction offers guidance on <a href=\"https:\/\/dpi.wi.gov\/sped\/educators\/consultation\/school-based-interveners\">school-based interveners<\/a> and how they support students who are deafblind. It explains how interveners help students learn, communicate, and participate with their peers, and how schools can include interveners in a student\u2019s IEP to ensure they have the support they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) recognizes interveners as a related service for a child who has combined vision and hearing loss. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ed.gov\/idea\/idea-files\/osep-letter-aug-2-2018-letter-to-linda-mcdowell-ph-d\/\">Letter to McDowell<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An intervener is a designated related service provider who works one-on-one with an individual who is deafblind.&nbsp; The intervener is specially trained.&nbsp;&nbsp; Key Roles and Skills of an Intervener The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction offers guidance on school-based interveners and how they support students who are deafblind. It explains how interveners help students learn, communicate, and participate with their peers, and how schools can include interveners in a student\u2019s<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/intervener\/roleofintervener\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2042,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2067","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2067"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3671,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2067\/revisions\/3671"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesp-dhh.wi.gov\/wdbtap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}