Purpose and Overall Goal The purpose of this tutorial is to provide
early childhood mental health consultants with an understanding of what is meant by partnering with families within a consultative approach as well as key practices that support the building and maintenance of strong, relationship - based partnerships.
Not exact matches
Who will benefit from this seminar: Individuals who have outside and collaborative relationships
with early childhood centers, such as inclusion coordinators, preschool coaches,
mental health specialists, and behavior
consultants
Early childhood mental health consultants can use information from this tutorial to strengthen their understanding of how to facilitate strong partnerships
with families within the consultation approach and overcome common barriers, building a framework within which the quality work begins and develops.
In addition to helping to frame and inform clinical diagnosis, these same elements could contribute to the
early childhood mental health consultant's efforts to complete a child assessment, define the concern in collaboration
with families and staff, assist families and staff in understanding any clinical diagnosis, and design responsive interventions.
The method is particularly relevant to
early childhood mental health consultants who face the challenges of working
with families and young children of diverse cultures and helping staff and families to negotiate and dialogue cultural differences.
Research on
early childhood mental health consultation shows that HS / EHS programs who are in strong agreement
with their
mental health consultant about a philosophy or approach to providing
mental health services demonstrated higher levels of best practice implementation and reported better perceived outcomes for children and staff (Green, Simpson, Everhart, Vale, & Gettman, 2004).
Specifically,
early childhood mental health consultants can play an important role in helping caregivers to engage in all of the above practices
with families through modeling and through direct contact
with families during the consultative process.
Research on
early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) shows that Head Start / Early Head Start programs who are in strong agreement with their mental health consultant about a philosophy or approach to providing children's mental health services perceived their consultant to be more involved, demonstrated higher levels of «best practice» implementation, and reported better perceived outcomes for children and staff (Green, Simpson, Everhart, Vale, & Gettman, 2
early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) shows that Head Start /
Early Head Start programs who are in strong agreement with their mental health consultant about a philosophy or approach to providing children's mental health services perceived their consultant to be more involved, demonstrated higher levels of «best practice» implementation, and reported better perceived outcomes for children and staff (Green, Simpson, Everhart, Vale, & Gettman, 2
Early Head Start programs who are in strong agreement
with their
mental health consultant about a philosophy or approach to providing children's
mental health services perceived their
consultant to be more involved, demonstrated higher levels of «best practice» implementation, and reported better perceived outcomes for children and staff (Green, Simpson, Everhart, Vale, & Gettman, 2004).
This article from the ZERO TO THREE Journal discusses how infant and
early childhood mental health consultation can help reduce the risk for expulsion and provides a detailed list of specific strategies
consultants recommend for use
with teachers.
This statement provided recommendations for expulsion and suspension practices in
early childhood settings, including advocating for teachers» access to
mental health consultants to provide specialized support and to build their own skills in working effectively
with young children and families.
Specific training in being a
consultant and practices associated
with the consultative stance requires special focus to fully prepare for
early childhood mental health consultation.
Early childhood mental health consultants can help identify and work in partnership
with families and caregivers to remediate problems that surface.
Some
mental health consultants, referred to as infant mental health specialists, have specialized training in working with families and very young children, birth to three years (see Infant Mental Health Specialists and Early Childhood Mental Health Consulta
health consultants, referred to as infant
mental health specialists, have specialized training in working with families and very young children, birth to three years (see Infant Mental Health Specialists and Early Childhood Mental Health Consulta
health specialists, have specialized training in working
with families and very young children, birth to three years (see Infant
Mental Health Specialists and Early Childhood Mental Health Consulta
Health Specialists and
Early Childhood Mental Health Consulta
Health Consultation).
Early childhood mental health consultants are professionals
with mental health expertise who also have knowledge, and experience related to working
with young children (birth to five) and their families.
Early childhood mental health consultation: A problem - solving and capacity - building intervention implemented within a collaborative relationship between a professional consultant with mental health expertise and one or more caregivers, typically an early care and education provider and / or family me
Early childhood mental health consultation: A problem - solving and capacity - building intervention implemented within a collaborative relationship between a professional
consultant with mental health expertise and one or more caregivers, typically an
early care and education provider and / or family me
early care and education provider and / or family member.