Tutorial 9: Implementing and Evaluating ECMHC Services
This tutorial gives Head Start and Early Head Start administrators ideas and tools to plan and sustain effective mental health consultation. Administrators learn to write strong job descriptions and contracts for consultants. They also learn to build a mental health team or committee to guide and sustain the consultant’s work. The last module covers quality assurance and quality improvement feedback loops for consultation services.
34 resources in this set
CoursePretest: Implementing and Evaluating ECMHC Services CourseModule 1: Job Descriptions, Hiring, and Contracts CourseWhy is it Important to Have Strong Job Descriptions, Request for Proposals, and Contracts? CourseWhat are the Key Components of a Good Job Description? CourseActivity: Program Values and Priorities Inform Job Descriptions CourseActivity: Job Description Checklist CourseWhat to Include in a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Mental Health Consultants? CourseActivity: Interviewing for Hire CourseWhat Should be Specified in the Consultant’s Contract? CourseMaking the Job Description and Contract Living Documents CourseModule 2: Building and Using a Mental Health Workgroup CourseWhat is a Mental Health Workgroup and Why Do We Need One? CourseActivity: How Would a Mental Health Workgroup Fit in My Program? CourseStrategies for Identifying and Engaging Key Team Members CourseKey Activities for the Mental Health Workgroup (MHW) CourseActivity: Committing to a Mental Health Workgroup CourseModule 3: Accountability and Continuous Quality Improvement CourseUnderstanding the Administrator and Consultant Roles in Accountability and Quality Improvement CourseActivity: Determining Accountability Measures CourseAccountability and Continuous Quality Improvement CourseUsing Outcome Measures and Evaluation for Continuous Quality Improvement CourseActivity: Determining Outcomes and Measures CoursePost-Test: Implementing and Evaluating ECMHC Services CourseTake Home Messages
Templates
CourseConsultant Monthly Activities Report CourseContract: Head Start Program, Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation CourseDeveloping Policies and Procedures to Support Mental Health Consultation CourseHead Start Early Head Start Program: Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant, Interview Questions CourseHead Start Program: Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant, Position Description CourseMental Health Services Satisfaction Survey for Staff CourseMental Health Services Satisfaction Survey for Parents CourseRequest for Proposals: Head Start Program, Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
Resources and references
CourseResources CourseReferences
Become a Center of Excellence and Attunify Certified Consultant
Train with the team that wrote the national IECMHC competencies.