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Best Practice Tutorial #1

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  2. 1Module 1: Mental Health Services and Mental Health Consultation in Head Start and Early Head Start
  3. 2Module 2: Where We are in the Field of Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

    1. Introduction
    2. The Evolution of Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
    3. Defining Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
    4. Establishing the Evidence Base
    5. Determining What Makes Consultation Effective
    6. Capacity Building for Delivering and Evaluating Consultation
  4. 3Module 3: Strengthening Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation in Head Start and Early Head Start Programs
  5. Posttest
  6. Take Home Messages
  7. Resources
  8. References

Module 2: Where We are in the Field of Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

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What this module covers

  • Describe the evolution of early childhood mental health consultation including its definition, evidence-base, and essential effective components, as well as community capacity for delivering services.

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