Because the mental health system and the Head Start / Early Head Start systems are so different, program administrators can play a key role in
supporting the mental health consultant in this new role.
Cherokee Project LAUNCH
supports mental health consultants in Head Start settings and is integrating ECMH consultants within its home visiting consortium.
Not exact matches
She currently serves as an early childhood
mental health consultant in Marin County,
supporting parents and professionals in meeting the emotional needs of young children (ages birth - 6 years).
Our board and advisory committee, volunteers and
consultants are maternal - child
health experts with training and experience in family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, maternal
mental health, perinatal psychology, maternity and newborn nursing, midwifery, lactation
support, public
health,
health promotion, doula
support and childbirth education.
«Hawaii has struggled to meet the needs of its students,» especially those that are needy, have disabilities, or wrestle with their
mental health, said George Sugai, a DOE
consultant for 20 years and co-director of the Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and
Supports.
This conference brings together directors of special education and pupil services, district administrators, assistant directors, education
consultants, program
support teachers to discuss current school
mental health issues, solutions, special education updates and legal updates.
Generally speaking, the
consultant provides training, education and
support to the staff that provide direct care to the children so that the staff learn how to prevent
mental health difficulties from developing and intervene appropriately when
mental health difficulties have already developed.
Early childhood
mental health consultants can act as the bridge between families and staff, helping each to better understand their differences in perspectives, making adjustments to interventions as needed, and
supporting ongoing and mutual collaboration.
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.
study, by describing common and diverse approaches to training and supervision of early childhood
mental health consultants, incorporating additional research on this topic, as well as showcasing models, strategies, and tools that contribute to a prepared and
supported workforce.
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.
This resource is designed to
support your work as an early childhood
mental health consultant.
Helping
consultants get to know other early childhood
mental health consultants can also be important to
supporting the
consultant professionally.
Many programs remain challenged to make the most of
mental health consultation and continue to work toward full integration of consultation into the program, acceptance of
support by families and staff, and identifying resources to find or pay for appropriately prepared and accessible
mental health consultants.
Remember that
mental health consultants who feel connected and
supported are likely to stay with your program.
Through the current funding provided by the Office of Head Start, we have expanded and updated the TTYC by providing more detailed information on the use of TTYC, adding strategies for toddlers, providing a decision - making tool for determining the
support a child might need, and offering specific guidance on how
mental health consultants in Early Head Start / Head Start could use these tools with Early Head Start / Head Start teachers, staff and families.
Administrators will learn how to ensure more effective
mental health consultation by facilitating staff -
consultant relationships and providing
support and oversight to
mental health consultants.
Understand how to
support effective
mental health consultation by providing
support and oversight to the
mental health consultant.
Early childhood
mental health consultants promote healthy development by working to
support social and emotional wellness in all young children and make every effort to prevent the occurrence or escalation of social and emotional problems in children at - risk.
Objective 3: Understand the administrative role in implementing a
mental health strategic plan by creating organizational readiness,
supporting staff -
consultant relationships, and providing oversight for
mental health consultation services.
Support and oversight of the
mental health consultant is a very important process in establishing an effective
mental health services program, but it is often over looked by program administrators.
Identify resources to help
support professional development efforts for
mental health consultants
Some core activities that
consultants might do to facilitate enhancements to
mental health services and
supports in HS / EHS settings include:
Early childhood
mental health consultants also
support parents of young children around social and emotional development.
Program leaders need to ensure that
mental health consultants have good supervision and
support for their work.
In these ways, and others,
consultants can help influence ECE program practices that, in turn,
support cultural and linguistically competent ECE services as well as
mental health consultation to staff, children, and families.
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.
CoAIMH has
supported a variety of professionals through the IMH Endorsement ® application process, including but not limited to home visitors, early care and education teachers / caregivers, early childhood
mental health consultants, Early Intervention providers, psychologists, licensed social workers, research faculty, and policymakers / administrators.
Integrate a
mental health consultant into home visiting teams who can attend case reviews and team meetings, provide individual case consultation, and offer training and
support on the infusion of effective
mental health strategies into home visiting programs.
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.
Purpose and Overall Goal The purpose and overall goal is to help early childhood
mental health consultants understand what is meant by «the consultative stance» and the practices that
support its effectiveness.
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.
At the local level, organizations implementing MIECHV - funded home visiting are required to contract with an infant
mental health consultant to help facilitate integration of reflective practices, increase managers» skills to engage in reflective practice, and provide case
support.
All MIECHV local implementing agencies have been required by the state to contract with an infant
mental health consultant to help facilitate integration of reflective practices, build a common language, increase the skills of managers and supervisors to engage in reflective practice, and to provide case
support.
Encourage hospitals to take preventive steps in implementing things such as: (1) protected sleep times (to reduce the sleep interruption and insomnia surrounding birth), (2) include overview of maternal
mental health disorders including symptoms, triggers and risk factors, and area treatment programs in birth class curriculum, and handouts to mothers when registering (3) training of hospital staff that interact with new mothers including MDs, lactation
consultants, nurses and others and (4) providing new mom and baby classes for mothers postpartum including exercise and walking classes, which can help mothers increase social
support and reduce anxiety related to baby care, and more.
Head Start or Early Head Start programs can influence the effectiveness of
mental health consultation by
supporting relationship - based work and making the most of the
consultant's skills associated with the consultative stance.
If an endorsement candidate has difficulty finding a supervisor /
consultant who meets the qualifications, MACMH - IEC can be a resource for the names of individuals from around the state who have earned endorsement, who meet the standards and are qualified to provide reflective supervision / consultation to promote or
support the practice of infant
mental health.
Relationship building and collaboration opportunities Effective
mental health consultation can only occur if there is organizational and administrative
support for
consultants, staff, and families to spend time together.
An early childhood
mental health consultant needs to have a firm grasp of social and emotional milestones and
support strategies so they are confident and competent in modeling and coaching others to use similar practices.
Her years as Reflective Practice
Consultant with the Minnesota Department of
Health allowed Jill to learn about building a statewide system of support for reflective practice through the training and mentoring of Public Health supervisors, home visitors, and infant mental health consul
Health allowed Jill to learn about building a statewide system of
support for reflective practice through the training and mentoring of Public
Health supervisors, home visitors, and infant mental health consul
Health supervisors, home visitors, and infant
mental health consul
health consultants.
In some Head Start and Early Head Start programs, the
mental health consultant to the program provides staff development and staff
support that include opportunities for reflective practices.
Early childhood
mental health consultants promote healthy growth in young children's social and emotional development by guiding and
supporting the caregivers and parent's in the child life to recognize, understand and
support social and emotional development.
The
mental health consultant could encourage the preferred caregiver to slowly begin to
support interactions between the caregiver, Kate, and another familiar adult.
As described more fully below, the collaborative process is uniquely suited to provide
support to the divorcing couple from licensed
mental health professionals with special training in collaborative divorce, as well as financial
consultants with specific training in both the collaborative process and the finances of divorce.