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A Training Guide for the Early Childhood Services Community: Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders

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About the Course

This course provides the framework for training early childhood services providers in the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental and behavioral disorders in young children. The materials presented provide the mental health consultant with the training tools needed to inform and guide program planning within the context of early childhood services. The ultimate objectives of the course are to broaden the discussion on mental health consultation and to help integrate mental health consultation into early childhood services.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, A Training Guide for the Early Childhood Services Community: Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders created by Hepburn, Kathy S. et al

Journal/Publisher

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Publication Date

2005

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Hepburn, Kathy S.

Kaufmann, Roxane K.

Course Creator

Recommended For

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, early childhood program personnel, and nurses who seek knowledge about training early childhood service providers in mental health promotion and mental disorder prevention. It is appropriate for intermediate to advanced levels of participants' knowledge.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. Describe the major themes and expected outcomes regarding the materials presented.
  2. Recognize the value of mental health consultation and describe the value it brings to early childhood services delivery.
  3. Explain what makes for an effective mental health consultant.
  4. Describe the principles and explain the importance of an effective collaborative relationship.
  5. Understand the challenges of creating an effective consultative service and the strategies used to develop effective programs.

Availability

This course is available starting Nov 16th, 2006 and expires Oct 15th, 2019

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