Effective early childhood mental health consultants must possess a high level of cross cultural communication skills.
study by highlighting successful strategies used by
effective early childhood mental health consultants, approaches to services delivery, and the use of evidence based practices that represent high - quality services.
Effective early childhood mental health consultants must possess a high level of cross cultural communication skills including resources to support linguistic competence, using interpreters and translators, accommodating non-verbal and high or low context styles, and skilled dialogue for negotiating cultural differences.
Not exact matches
Highly - qualified
consultants represent a core component of an
effective early childhood mental health consultation program or services.
In a national cross-site study of
effective early childhood mental health consultation programs, 69 % of
consultants reported making at least monthly referrals to other community resources for
early care and education providers and 72 % reported making at least monthly referrals for families (Duran et al., 2009).
To be
effective, the
consultant must bring their knowledge as an
early childhood mental health professional as well as be culturally empathic and knowledgeable (Cohen & Kaufmann, 2005).
Purpose and Overall Goal The purpose and overall goal of this tutorial is to help
early childhood mental health consultants understand what is meant by cultural and linguistic competence and to recognize the preparation, skills, and practices that support
effective service delivery within and across diverse cultures and communities.
Highly - qualified
consultants represent a core component of an
effective early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) program or services.
Although there are a number of models for training
early childhood mental health consultants and increasing the availability of a prepared workforce (Korfmacher & Hilado, 2008), there are few formal training programs that emphasize the consultative stance as an important skill in
effective mental health consultation.
Early childhood mental health consultants must be prepared to recognize and address trauma in a way that supports and protects the child and his or her family, enables
Early Head Start and Head Start staff to respond effectively, and links children and their families to valuable resources and, when needed,
effective therapeutic intervention.