ECMHC Evaluations at the Innovations Institute

The Early Childhood mental Health Consultation Evaluation Project is funded in whole by the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood Development.

Purpose

The purpose of the project is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program that is being implemented across the state of Maryland. In addition to the overall effectiveness of the program, we will examine whether particular aspects of the program are associated with positive short-term and long-term outcomes of the young children, parents, and early care and education (ECE) providers who receive consultation services.

What is Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation?

A problem-solving and capacity-building intervention implemented within a collaborative relationship between a professional consultant with mental health expertise and one or more individuals with other areas of expertise - primarily child care, child development, and families - or individuals with child care responsibilities. (Cohen & Kaufmann, 2000; 2005).

Principal Investigators

• Bruno J. Anthony, Ph.D., Director of Research and Evaluation, Center for Child and Human Development, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Deborah F. Perry, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
• Sharon Hoover Stephan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine 

Training Documents

• Training PowerPoint Presentation
• Measures Summary Chart
• Overview
• Logic Model
• Evaluation Team Ratings of Pre-School Climate Scale

Tools

• Model Description
• Quarterly Site Interviews
• Knowledge & Skills
• Service Log
• Preschool Climate Scale
• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
• Teacher Opinion Survey
• Goal Achievement Scale
• Teacher Final Perceptions Form
• Parent Final Perceptions Form
• Consultant Final Perceptions Form
• Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)
• Devereux Early Children Assessment (DECA)
• Parenting Stress Index
• Parent Behavior Inventory
• Expulsion Qualitative Interview

Pilot Manual / Resources for Consultants

• Frequently Asked Questions (updated 9/8/2009)
• Pilot Evaluation Flow Chart
• Pilot Evaluation Table of Measures
• Pilot Evaluation Protocol
• Sample Roster
• Glossary
• Liaison Map
  

Participating Early Childhood Mental Health Programs

• Abilities Network
• Apples for Children
• Arundel Child Care Connections
• Baltimore City Child Care Resource Center
• Child Care Choices
• Child Care Resource Center Howard County
• Lower Shore Childcare Resource Center
• Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
• Prince George's County Resource Center
• Project Rights Steps
• Southern Maryland Child Care Resource Center

Affiliations

• Georgetown University: www.gucchd.georgetown.edu
• University of Maryland Baltimore: www.umaryland.edu

Contact Us

Sarah James
Project Coordinator
Innovations Institute
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Office: (410) 706-5764
Fax: (410) 706-6220
Email: sjames@psych.umaryland.edu

Other Helpful Links

• Questions and Answers (coming soon!)
• Evaluation Liaison Contact Information
• WEBINAR Presentation from 4/6/2009 - updated 4/15/2009
• WEBINAR Recording Streaming Sudio from 4/6/2009
  (Audio is played as it is received over the internet and does not get stored permanently in the computer.  However, there may be brief interruptions in the audio as it is downloaded.)
• WEBINAR Recording Download Audio from 4/6/2009
  (The audio can be played after it is fully downloaded onto the computer and can be saved or deleted after use.  The listener will have to wait for the entire file to download before he or she can listen, but the listener should be able to hear the entire clip without interruption.)
• Georgetown University Resources (coming soon!)
• Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (coming soon!)
• ECMHC Training Guide (coming soon!)
• ECMHC Toolkit (coming soon!)

Resources

• CKD Communications, LLC
• VIA Consulting, LLC
• MSDE