Programmatic Consultation
Welcome to Module 7, which presents the seventh Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Competency, Programmatic Consultation. This module will start with an introduction from Leah Eckley.
Leah Eckley, LMSW, is the Assistant Director of Mental Health Services at Southwest Human Development in Phoenix, Arizona. In this role, she is a leader of the Smart Support program which is Arizona’s system of infant and early childhood mental health consultation known as “Smart Support”. Smart Support serves over 300 early care and education sites each year, serval home visiting teams as well as family, friend and neighbor programs. Leah also supports Expulsion Prevention initiatives at SWHD. Prior to Southwest Human Development, Leah’s work has included roles in early intervention, child care resource and referral and early care and child care systems. Leah holds a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University as well as the Infant/Toddler Mental Health Clinical Certificate from the Harris Institute at Southwest Human Development. She is a frequent presenter on topics related infant and early childhood mental health and preschool expulsion prevention.
Introduction to Module 7 Transcript (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
Begin Module 7
Module 7 Programmatic Consultation Transcript (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
Resources
- Create a culture of support and collaboration among staff https://preventexpulsion.org/1f-create-a-culture-of-support-and-collaboration-among-staff/ (opens in a new tab)
- Collect and examine data on behavior incidents to make disciplinary practices and policies more fair for all children https://preventexpulsion.org/1a-develop-processes-for-data-based-decision-making/ (opens in a new tab)
- Books to Support Social Emotional Development https://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/documents/booklist.pdf (opens in a new tab)
- Tips for school staff who work with any child who has experienced trauma https://www.nctsn.org/resources/self-care-educators (opens in a new tab)
References
- Johnston & Brinamen, 2006
- Gilliam, 2016 Bias Isn't Just A Police Problem, It's A Preschool Problem : NPR Ed : NPR (opens in a new tab)