1. 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

2. What Works ? Use the Chat (Q&A) pod to ask a question or respond to a general question to the audience.

3. What Works ? Logistics Close all file sharing applications and streaming music and video Send questions during the webinar that will be held for Q&A periods After the webinar: –Evaluation –Archives, support materials, and unanswered questions at : http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/90642.html http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/90642.html

4. What Works ? Webinar Series Webinar Dates in 2010 An Introduction to Effective Early Childhood Mental Health ConsultationApril 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 ReadinessSept. 29 Evaluation Early Childhood Mental Health ConsultationOct. 27 Building Capacity, Part 1Nov. 17 Building Capacity, Part 2Dec. 16 For brief descriptions of each webinar, go to http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/90642.html http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/90642.html

5. What Works ? Webinar #4 High Quality Services: Interventions that Work and Successful Strategies for Serving Special Populations Presenters: Linda Brault and Laura Fish WestEd Center for Child and Family Studies, CA Kathryn Falkenstern Morrison Child & Family Services, OR Carole Upshur and Melodie Wenz Gross University of Massachusetts Medical Center, MA July 28, 2010

6. What Works ? Today’s Webinar Revisit key study findings and essential features of high quality ECMH consultation services Describe three evidence-based interventions used in ECMH consultation models Discuss issues related to implementation and evaluation in each model Identify requirements for delivery (infrastructure, training, cost), challenges and successes for each evidence-based intervention Share resources and links for additional information

7. What Works ? High Quality Services Strong leadership An explicit theoretical approach A clearly defined program model Clear organizational structure Highly qualified and supported staff Accountability and fidelity to the model Evaluation Positive outcomes

8. What Works ? An Emerging Model for ECMHC

9. What Works ? High-Quality Services Consultant activities: –Information gathering (ECE-1) –Individualized service or program plan development (ECE-3, FAM-2, PROG -2) –Plan implementation support (ECE-2, FAM-1, PROG-1,3) –Provider/family education (FAM-3) –Provider/family emotional support –Linkages to services beyond consultation (e.g., direct therapy) Include both types of consultation: Child /Family-Centered and Programmatic Service array: Promotion, prevention, intervention

10. What Works ? Tips on High-Quality Service Delivery Strong service initiation process Collaboration Family involvement and consistency across home & classroom Cultural and linguistic competence Individualization of services/strategies – adapting for unique settings and populations 25

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

12. What Works ? The Move to Evidence-Based Practices We are still working to establish the evidence- base for ECMHC There are evidence-based or evidence-informed practices relevant to ECMH How might combining ECMHC and EBP work?

13. What Works ? Question Review and Response

14. What Works ? Resources Research Synthesis: Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/documents/rs_ecmhc.pdf Policy Brief : Integrating Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation with the Pyramid Model http://www.challengingbehavior.org/do/resources/ documents/brief_integrating.pdf Targeting Children’s Behavior Problems in Preschool Classrooms: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial, Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology 2009, Vol. 77, No. 2 302-316 http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/uploads/003/327/Raver%20et%20al %202009.pdf SAMHSA National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/index.asp

15. What Works ? Resources What Works? study & Resource Compendium http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/78358.html http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/products/78366.html Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: An Evaluation Toolkit (2007) http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/72407.html Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (2000; 2005) & A Training Guide for the Early Childhood Services Community http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/svp05-0151/ http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/svp05-0151B/ Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation http://www.ecmhc.org

16. What Works ? For More Information Linda Brault Laura Fish lbrault@wested.orglfish@wested.org Kathryn Falkenstern Kathryn.Falkenstern@morrisonkids.org Carole Upshur Melodie Wenz Gross Carole.Upshur@umassmed.edu Melodie.Wenz-Gross@umassmed.edu

17. What Works ? Join us for next webinar…. R&R: Relationships and Readiness in Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Wednesday, September 29, 2010 2-3:30 PM EST, 11 AM-12:30 PM PT Presenters: Cassandra Coe, LCSW Instituto Familiar de la Raza, CA Jordana Ash, LCSW Kid Connects Boulder, CO

18. What Works ? After the Webinar Evaluation Unaddressed questions/archives on webpage For any webinar connection/participation issues, contact Kathy Hepburn, ksh@georgetown.edu Thank You