What Works? A Study of Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Programs


Resource Compendium

 

Below are a variety of resources to help states and communities in planning and implementing early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) programs. These resources, which are organized by topic, were gathered from the six ECMHC programs included in the What Works? study: Child Care Expulsion Prevention (Michigan), Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (Connecticut), Early Intervention Program/Instituto Familiar de la Raza (San Francisco, CA), Early Intervention Project (Baltimore City, MD), Kid Connects (Boulder, CO), and Together for Kids (Central Massachusetts). We thank them for their willingness to share their materials and practices with others.

MODEL DESIGN/FIDELITY ELEMENTS
Cornerstones of CCEP: An Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Approach (MI)
Kid Connects: A Replication Manual – Table of Contents (CO)
Kid Connects Model Elements (CO)

HUMAN RESOURCES/STAFFING
Job Descriptions
Consultant Job Description (CA)
Consultant Job Description (CO)
Consultant Job Description (MI)

Training
CCEP In-service Agenda (MI)
Consultant Start-Up Trainings List (CT)
When Young Children Need Help Seminar Syllabus (MA)

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS/DEFINING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Consultation Agreement Sample (MA)
Head Start MOU (CA)
Letter of Commitment to Participate (CO)
MOU Template (CA)
Plan to Collaborate on Social-Emotional Training Memo (MI)
Work Statement Narrative: CCEP ECMH Consultation Services (MI)
Work Statement Form for Provider Agencies - Sample A (MI)
Work Statement Form for Provider Agencies - Sample B (MI)

SERVICE DELIVERY/INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLANS
Child-Specific Action Plan Sample (CT)
Classroom Action Plan Sample (CT)
Center Action Plan Sample (CT)

OUTREACH/COMMUNICATION
Families
Encouraging Parents to Accept a CCEP Referral: Tips for Child Care Providers (MI)
How Will CCEP Services Work for My Child and Family? (MI)
Introducing CCEP Services to All Families with Children in Your Care (MI)
Partnership Notification (MD)

Early Care and Education Providers
Outreach/Marketing Letters to Center Directors (MD)

Primary Care/Pediatric Community
Outreach/Marketing Letters to Pediatricians (MD)

EVALUATION
Logic Models
Logic Model (CO)
Logic Model (MD)

Measurement Tools & Data Codebooks
Collaborative Classroom Assessment (MA)
Early Care Site Readiness Assessment (CO)
Early Intervention Program Codes and corresponding Activity Form (CA)
Parent/Caregiver Information Form (MD)
TFK Service Delivery Report (MA)

Indicators/Benchmarks
ECIC Early Childhood Social & Emotional Health Benchmarks (MI)

OTHER RESOURCES
ECCP Library Resources List (CT)
ECMHC Resource List (CT) 
TFK Economic Report (MA)

 

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