Revisit the Friendly Head Start scenario and respond to the question that follows: East Bank Head Start is large Head Start program with 10 centers. Each center has two classrooms, serves 40 children, and has 4 full-time teachers. One of the centers, Friendly Head Start, has two components to their mental health services and approach: …
Within any program, the goal of continuous quality improvement is to examine the content and quality of ECMHC services within the program, to determine if the MHC services are achieving the expected outcomes of the consultation services, and to make improvements to the program based on the findings. While counting such things as number of …
Accountability, or the degree to which the MHC and the program are implementing the specified number and type of ECMHC services, is a necessary component of quality improvement. However, a broad quality improvement strategy is needed to better determine if consultation services are meeting the needs of children, families, and staff, and if not, identify …
Review the scenario and respond to the question that follows: East Bank Head Start is large Head Start program with 10 centers. Each center has two classrooms, serves 40 children, and has 4 full-time teachers. One of the centers, Friendly Head Start, has two components to their mental health services and approach: mental health consultation …
Head Start administrators and mental health consultants (MHCs) have important roles in developing and implementing accountability and quality improvement procedures. Accountability establishes the degree to which the MHC and the program are implementing the ECMHC services outlined in the mental health services plan, job description and/or contract, which should be consistent with existing policies and procedures, …
Learning Objectives After completing this module, you will be able to: Identify useful strategies for maintaining accountability and ongoing quality improvement for mental health consultation services.