EARLY CHILDHOOD CONSULTATION PARTNERSHIP

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EARLY CHILDHOOD CONSULTATION PARTNERSHIP

• A COLLABORATION BETWEEN ADVANCED BEHAVIORAL
  HEALTH THE THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
  FAMILIES.
• FUNDED BY THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT MENTAL HEALTH
  STRATEGY BOARD.

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THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CONSULTATION PARTNERSHIP

• HELPING RELATIONSHIPS GROW, ONE STEP AT A TIME.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS ARE THE DAY TO DAY
EXPERTS.

• It is important to recognize and support early
  childhood educators as the day to day experts,
  who have some of the greatest impact upon many of
  our youngest children.

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STATISTICS

• Sixty-five percent of mothers with children under
  age six are in the labor force.
• Three out of five young children are in child
  care.
• Children enter child care as early as six weeks
  of age and can be in care for as many as forty
  hours a week until they reach school age.
• (Childrens Defense Fund, Apr. 2001)

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ECCP MISSION

• The Early Childhood Consultation Partnership
  strives to support and enhance the Building of
  relationships among and between all significant
  adults in a childs life. This in turn, serves as
  prevention, intervention, and treatment, all of
  which promotes the most enduring and optimal
  outcomes for young children, their families, and
  the providers who care for them.

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COLLABORATION THE FOUNDATION OF THE ECCP PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT

• SHARED VISION
• PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
• ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS

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EARLY CHILDHOOD CONSULTATION OVERVIEW

• 1 STATEWIDE COORDINATOR AND 11 EARLY CHILDHOOD
  MASTERS LEVEL CONSULTANTS.
• PHONE CONSULTATION.
• STATEWIDE TRAININGS.
• THREE LEVELS OF CARE.

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BRIEF CHILD-SPECIFICCONSULTATION

• 3 to 5 hours of consultation service.
• Pre and Post Scales.
• Parent/Teacher consult meeting.
• Intervention Recommendations.
• Referrals and Referral Assistance.

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CORE CLASSROOM-SPECIFIC

• 1 Classroom and 2 Child Assessments.
• 3 to 5 hours a week for up to 6 weeks.
• 1 TAB Training.
• Ongoing staff support.

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CENTER-BASEDCONSULTATION

• 5 Classroom and 10 Child Assessments.
• 8 to 10 hours a week. Up to 6 months.
• 3 TAB Trainings.
• Parent component.
• Direct support with Social/ Emotional
  interventions.

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ASSESSMENT TOOLS

• CHILD-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT TOOLS
• CBCL
• BITSEA
• ASQ
• ASQSE
• DECA C
• Connors
• BATELLE

• CLASSROOM-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT TOOLS
• ITERS-R
• ECERS-R
• DECA

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EARLY CHILDHOOD CONSULTANT TRAINING

• Mental Health Consultation.
• Assessment Tools.
• Attachment.
• Team Building.
• Early Childhood Development.

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DATA COLLECTION

• Statewide ECCP computer distribution.
• Development of Database.
• Data Collection.
• Data Formulation.
• Program Evaluation.
• Informing Policy Makers and Legislation.