PretestPromoting mental health for children, families, and staff has been an integral part of the Head Start Program since it began in:1956196519721950 The current Head Start Program Performance Standards (1998) contain approximately ___ standards related to mental health.40607520 Principles that guide Head Start and Early Head Start mental health services include:Working from a wellness approachPrioritizing children with severe behavioral needsProviding services which are culturally responsiveA & C only The Head Start Program Performance Standards (1998) allow programs flexibility and the responsibility to decide how to implement the standards in ways that respond to their unique community and program needs.TrueFalse Head Start and Early Head Start programs do not require that programs enlist the services of a licensed mental health professional to provide onsite mental health consultation.TrueFalse Some of the challenges Head Start and Early Head Start programs face in designing and delivering early childhood mental health consultation include:Dedicating adequate funding to pay for consultationIntegrating consultation into the whole programNot enough clarity within the standards to adequately address mental healthA & B only Strong early childhood mental health consultation services typically can:Address child and family challenges that require intensive therapeutic mental health servicesIncrease the effectiveness of staff and families to support social emotional health and reduce challenging behavior of young childrenAddress staff and family well-beingB & C only The Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation provides all of the following except:Online, best-practice tutorials for early childhood mental health consultantsDirect mental health services for infants, toddlers, young children and their familiesDownloadable social-emotional resources that can be used by consultants with staff and familiesPractical guides for administrators Check your answersScreen 1 of 28NextModule 1: Mental Health Services and Mental Health Consultation in Head Start and Early Head Start
