What Works ? What Works? A Webinar Series on Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Presented by the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development with sponsorship from The A.L. Mailman Family Foundation Moderated by Kathy Hepburn, GUCCHD Technical support by Kevin Enright, GUCCHD

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What Works ? What Works? A Webinar Series on Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Presented by the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development with sponsorship from The A.L. Mailman Family Foundation Moderated by Kathy Hepburn, GUCCHD Technical support by Kevin Enright, GUCCHD Call-in Number: Room Code: If you can see this, but can’t hear the audio, dial the Call-in Number and enter the Room Code circled in red

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What Works ? What Works? A Webinar Series on Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Presented by the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development with sponsorship from The A.L. Mailman Family Foundation Moderated by Kathy Hepburn, GUCCHD Technical support by Kevin Enright, GUCCHD

What Works ? Webinar Series WebinarDates in 2010 An Introduction to Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation April 28 Preparing and Supporting the Work Force, Part 1May 26 Preparing the Supporting the Work Force, Part 2June 30 High Quality ServicesJuly 28 Relationships and ReadinessSeptember 29 Evaluation Early Childhood Mental Health ConsultationOctober 27 Building Capacity, Part 1November 17 Building Capacity, Part 2December 16 For brief descriptions of each webinar, go to 6

What Works ? Webinar #1 Introduction to Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: An Overview of Study Findings Roxane K. Kaufmann, M.A. Frances B. Duran, M.P.P. Deborah F. Perry, Ph.D. Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development April 28,2010 7

What Works ? Today’s Webinar Describe GUCCHD’s work in children’s mental health and the context of the study Highlight national data on the status of ECMHC Showcase key study findings, including an emerging model for effective consultation programs Describe evaluation in the context of study sites Discuss next steps for the field Highlight resources for further guidance 8

What Works ? Setting the Context GUCCHD’s work in ECMH Increased knowledge about child development and increased concerns about young children’s behavior Lessons from the Field 1999 Roundtable supported by SAMHSA Expanding use of ECMHC and research Mailman Family Foundation support 9

What Works ? Indirect mental health intervention for infants, toddlers and preschoolers Focused on young children in ECE settings and their caregivers Collaboration between a professional consultant with mental health expertise and consultees What is Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation? 10

What Works ? Types of ECMHC Child/family-centered consultation: Focuses on a particular child with challenging behavior and/or the family of that child Programmatic consultation: Focuses on a general program or classroom issue that impacts the mental health of staff, children and/or families Cohen & Kaufmann,

What Works ? What are the Goals of ECMHC? Reduce the impact of mental health problems among young children in ECE settings Build the capacity of ECE staff, programs, and families to promote young children’s healthy social/emotional development and address challenging or troubling behaviors 12

What Works ? Setting the Context (cont’d) Growing body of research on ECMHC, but key questions remained… –What are the essential components of effective mental health consultation? –What are the skills, competencies, and credentials of effective consultants? –What are the training, supervision, and support needs of consultants? –What level of intervention intensity is needed to produce good outcomes? –Which outcomes should be targeted and how should they be measured? 13

What Works ? The What Works? Study What Works? study (2009) –Targeted focus on exploring the key components of effective consultation programs –Site visits to 6 programs with positive outcomes –Participation from those delivering and receiving ECMHC services –National Scan 14

What Works ? Study Sites Child Care Expulsion Prevention (MI) Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (CT) Early Intervention Program/Instituto Familiar de la Raza (San Francisco, CA) Early Intervention Project (Baltimore, MD) Kid Connects (Boulder, CO) Together for Kids (Central Massachusetts) 15

What Works ? ECMHC: The National Picture National Scan Brief online survey Sent to all states’ and territories’ Children’s Mental Health Directors and ECCS Coordinators 35 states/territories responded 16

What Works ? National Scan Highlights Prevalence of ECMHC 29 states indicated availability of ECMHC; 21 with statewide efforts Key factors that supported ECMHC implementation: funding, research/data, leadership, state/community concerns, and/or early childhood initiatives Top Funding Sources State General Funds, Child Care Development Funds, Mental Health, Private Funds Evaluation Most (61%) have a coordinated statewide effort 17

What Works ? National Scan Highlights (cont’d) Consultant Qualifications –Few have state-level requirements Common Challenges –Lack of funding, providers and/or expertise –ECMH not valued/included in systems development efforts Lessons Learned –Collaboration and cross-agency cooperation is critical –Effective ECMHC attends to promotion, prevention & intervention –A highly trained and supported consultant workforce is crucial to effective ECMHC 18

What Works ? Question Review and Response 19

What Works ? An Emerging Model for ECMHC 20

What Works ? Solid Program Infrastructure Well-defined model Strong leadership Clear organizational structure Strong hiring and training component Supervision and support mechanisms for consultants Strategic partnerships Community outreach and engagement Clear communication Evaluation Financing 21

What Works ? Highly-Qualified Consultants Content Knowledge –Infant/early childhood mental health (I/ECMH) –Typical & atypical child development –Best/evidence-based practices in I/ECMH –Cultural and linguistic competence –Service systems and community resources 22

What Works ? Highly-Qualified Consultants (cont’d) Skills –Work at multiple levels Group settings and one-on-one Children and adults Infants, toddlers and preschoolers –Communicate effectively –Collaborator, educator, coach and cheerleader –Develop targeted & individualized strategies –Build strong, healthy relationships! Attributes 23

What Works ? High-Quality Services Include both types of consultation Provide an array of services/activities –Information gathering –Individualized service plan development –Plan implementation support –Provider/family education –Provider/family emotional support –Linkages to services beyond consultation (e.g., direct therapy) 24

What Works ? Tips on High-Quality Service Delivery Strong service initiation process Collaboration Family involvement Cultural and linguistic competence Individualization of services/strategies Consistency across home & classroom 25

What Works ? Tips on High-Quality Service Delivery (cont’d) Utilization of hands-on, practical materials Consistency in consultants Availability of consultants Integration of consultant into program routines and operations Facilitation of ECE program requirements and goals 26

What Works ? Catalysts for Success Positive Relationships Readiness for ECMHC 27

What Works ? Additional Considerations in Developing/Refining ECMHC Models Caseloads Intensity of services Use of best/evidence-based practice(s) Local resources/capacity 28

What Works ? Question Review and Response 29

What Works ? Expanding the Evidence Base Two reviews of the best available evidence –Staff & Program Level Outcomes –Child Behavioral Outcomes Increasing rigor in state level evaluations underway Use of valid and reliable tools Well articulated theory of change 33

What Works ? Evaluation Helps answer critical questions about your program: –What is your program doing? –What effects are you having on whom? –What parts work well? –What parts need improvement? Helps promote sustainability Continuous Quality Improvement 32

What Works ? Evaluation Efforts in Study Sites All selected sites had positive outcomes All programs have rigorous evaluations underway Mixed methods being used: quantitative and qualitative Variety of formative and summative outcomes Comprehensive table of tools (p ) 30

What Works ? Measuring Impact at Multiple Levels MD Evaluation: Logic Model 31

What Works ? Moving Toward Fidelity Begin with essential features: importance of clear model Challenge of not being a manualized intervention Approach similar to the National Wraparound Fidelity process –Key principles, then core practices The NEST and modified Delphi process 34

What Works ? Resources What Works? study Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: An Evaluation Toolkit (2007) Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (2000; 2005) Center for Effective Mental Health Consultation 35

What Works ? Research Syntheses Duran, F.B.; Hepburn, K.S.; Kaufman, R.K.; Le, L.T.; Allen, M.D.; Brennan, E.M.; & Green, B.L. Research synthesis: Early childhood mental health consultation. Available at Center for Social Emotional Foundations of Early Learning (CSEFEL) website Brennan, E. M., Bradley, J. R., Allen, M. D., & Perry, D. F. (2008). The evidence base for mental health consultation in early childhood settings: Research synthesis addressing staff and program outcomes. Early Education and Development. Perry, D.F., Allen, M.D., Brennan, E.M., & Bradley, J.R. (in press). The evidence base for mental health consultation in early childhood settings: Research synthesis addressing children’s behavioral outcomes. Early Education and Development 36

What Works ? Question Review and Response 37

What Works ? For More Information Frances Duran Deborah Perry Roxane Kaufmann 38

What Works ? Join us for next webinar…. Preparing and Supporting the Workforce, Part 1: Key Skills, Attributes, and Characteristics Wednesday, May 26, PM EST, 11 AM PT Presenters: Elizabeth Bicio Early Childhood Consultation Partnership, CT Pamala Trivedi Bright Beginnings, Inc., Washington DC Deborah Perry Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development 39

What Works ? After the Webinar Evaluation Unaddressed questions/archives Technology change For any webinar connection/participation issues, contact Kathy Hepburn, Thank You 40