Lower Shore Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program
Lower Shore Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (LSECMHC) is a program of the Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Education Initiative (CABHEI), funded by the Maryland State Department of Education. The LSECMHC is designed to provide behavioral consultation services for childcare providers.
The typical consultation includes the following process, but we recognize that special circumstances may require additional contacts:
- Assessment Phase
- Observations in the child care setting
- Completion of screening/assessment tools
- A meeting with the childcare provider and caregiver(s) to review the results of the assessment and create a plan of action
- Teaching Phase
- One to two visits with the child care provider to teach new strategies
- One to two phone calls to support the implementation of the new strategies
- Evaluation Phase
- One follow-up observation in the child care setting to evaluate the use of the new strategies
- Completion of screening/assessment tools
Throughout the consultation process, community resource referrals are made as needed or requested by the childcare provider or family.
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