Growing in Beauty Partnership Program

The Institute for Human Development’s Growing in Beauty Partnership Program (GIBPP) is funded by the Navajo Nation’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services. The Growing in Beauty program (GIB) assists the Navajo tribe in addressing their intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Arizona’s Part C Program for infants and toddlers (Arizona Early Intervention Program or AzEIP). The IGA between AzEIP and the Navajo Nation requires the tribal program to identify and serve children with disabilities from birth to three years old and their families as regulated by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. The IHD Growing in Beauty Partnership Program provides professional staff, including speech/ language pathologists, physical therapists and, when available, occupational therapists, to fill the personnel gaps in the tribal program’s interdisciplinary teams. The IHD/GIBPP also provides support from a licensed social worker, as needed.