Premium
Implementing a statewide early childhood mental health consultation approach to preventing childcare expulsion
Author(s) -
Carlson John S.,
Mackrain Mary A.,
van Egeren Laurie A.,
BrophyHerb Holly,
Kirk Rosalind H.,
Marciniak Deb,
Falvay Sheri,
Zheng Yan,
Bender Stacy L.,
Tableman Betty
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/imhj.21336
Subject(s) - socioemotional selectivity theory , mental health , fidelity , early childhood , best practice , psychology , nursing , service (business) , medical education , medicine , public relations , political science , gerontology , business , psychiatry , developmental psychology , marketing , law , electrical engineering , engineering
State- and local-level mental health administrators and practitioners can work collaboratively to provide effective early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) services that address the growing need in communities to promote healthy socioemotional functioning in infants and young children and prevent longer term mental health challenges. This article describes one state's model of ECMHC, the Child Care Expulsion Prevention Program (CCEP), as well as preliminary evaluation findings on consultants' fidelity to the developed approach to service within 31 counties in Michigan. The CCEP approach is flexible, yet adheres to six cornerstones which are essential to effectively and consistently carrying out services across local projects, including the provision of relationship-based programmatic and child/family-centered consultation, hiring and supporting high-quality consultants through professional development and reflective supervision, ongoing provision of state-level technical assistance, use of evidence-based practices, and collaboration with other early childhood service providers. In addition to the overview of CCEP's approach and effectiveness, lessons learned are provided to guide those engaged in policy development, practice, and applied research pertaining to ECMHC. Abstracts translated in Spanish, French, German, and Japanese can be found on the abstract page of each article on Wiley Online Library at http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/imhj.