What we do
Our Holistic Approach to Early Childhood Intervention
At ECIL, we believe that supporting a child’s development means supporting the whole family—and doing so through a collaborative, interdisciplinary model rooted in global early childhood best practices.
We serve families who often need more than isolated services. That’s why ECIL offers a wraparound, family-centered approach to early childhood intervention, designed to address each child’s needs in context.
What Makes Our Services Different?
Our services are built on six core principles:
- Early childhood expertise: Grounded in international standards tailored to the unique developmental needs of children aged 0–4.
- Teamwork across disciplines: Our professionals work together—not in silos—to provide integrated, collaborative care.
- Whole-child development: We support cognitive, emotional, physical, sensory, and social development within a self-regulation framework.
- Family empowerment: Parents and caregivers are active partners in the intervention process.
- Individualized family plans (IFPs): Services are customized and continuously adapted to each child’s and family’s evolving needs, with measurable goals and regular reviews.
- Sustainable impact: We equip families with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to advocate for their child and navigate society with resilience.
Each family is paired with a dedicated case manager, who ensures that services are coordinated, goals are aligned, and communication remains open across all domains of care.
Our Core Units
ECIL’s work is delivered through four interconnected units:
- Early Intervention Services
Personalized developmental programs for infants and toddlers delivered in home, center, or hybrid settings.
- Medical & Therapy Services
A licensed, interdisciplinary team provides:
- Speech and Language Therapy (SLP)
- Occupational Therapy (OT)
- Physical Therapy (PT)
- Psychomotor Therapy (PMT)
- Medical follow-up and pediatric assessments
- Mental Health & Positive Parenting
We offer:
- Parental one on one tailored coaching and capacity building.
- Early childhood mental health services
- Parental related mental health services
- Parental counseling
- Research, Training & Development
- Research & innovation in early intervention models
- Professional training for professionals in related sectors
- Community support services and partnerships
- Fundraising, outreach, and public awareness
Case Manager:
The Case Manager at Early Childhood Intervention Lebanon (ECIL) leads the multidisciplinary team within a case management model using a holistic, child and family based, and biopsychosocial approach. Case managers coordinate the care and services provided for children with disabilities (below the age of three years) and their families who are in need of multidisciplinary services (OT, SLT, PMT, PT, psychotherapy, medical and other relevant services). They are also the gatekeepers for the families they’re responsible for, accompanying the families throughout the early intervention journey of their child in their five developmental domains.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordination Role
- Case Managers will act as the primary focal point for children and their families conducting the full case management process (assessment, care planning, referral, follow up and discharge)
- Manage the comprehensive process of enrolling new families in the center, including coordinating and participating in medical and therapeutic assessment appointments, conducting center interviews, and overseeing the entire enrollment process to ensure a smooth and supportive transition for new families.
- Lead on the development of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) for the child, in order to specify and determine the necessary therapies required for the child and the services required for the family.
- Coordinate and facilitate meetings for the team regularly to discuss the progress of the child in their relevant settings (i.e. home, nursery, intervention sessions …) and unify interdisciplinary therapy objectives.
- Coordinate and facilitate parents’ meetings with the team working with the child in order to share updates about the child’s development and skills.
- Refer the child to additional services as the need prevails during the child’s journey at the center
- Refer the child to external services when the child needs an intervention that is not provided by ECIL center.
Family Gatekeeper Role
- Re-inforce the education provided by multidisciplinary team to the family on the child’s condition and progress.
- Guide the family on the integration of skills learned in therapy in the child’s everyday life
- Monitor the child’s progress on a continuous basis and through involvement of the family in this assessment as the child develops.
- Maintain a solid professional relationship between ECIL’s team and children and their families by following the rules and regulations of ECIL’s center.
- Provides support to the child and family throughout the discharge process.
- Contributes to a smooth transition of the child and the family from ECIL center to educational setting.
Reporting
- Maintains documentation from different services provided to the child during their early intervention journey at ECIL (assessment documents, therapeutic plan, meeting minutes…)
- Provide reports on the child’s assessment, progress and treatment plan to the family at program enrollment, discharge and as needed.
- Reports any concerning issues first hand to the head of early intervention department
REQUIRNMENTS:
- Master’s degree in a relevant health discipline is a must (PMT, SLT, MH, OT, PT, or social work)
- Experience in working within a multidisciplinary team is a must.
- Experience in working with children with disability is necessary.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Emotional maturity and agility in working in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and ensure high quality work.
- Fluent in Arabic. Good in written and spoken English.
- Intermediate knowledge in Microsoft Office.
- Minimum 3 years of experience.
