Transcript A Week in the Life of a Licensing Specialist

Supporting a Tiered Model
Framework
Panel Members:
•Rosemarie Allen
•Ardith Ferguson
•Linda Forrest
•Paula Neth
•Tom Patton
•Holly Wilcher
•Claudia Zundel
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Presented by Rosemarie Allen, M.Ed
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The
Vision
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Ensuring a Sustainable Statewide
Program
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The “Center” For Social Emotional
Competence and Inclusion:
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Funded by several departments
RFP created by the state leadership
team
Initial funding $450,000 dollars the
first two years.
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The Center
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CDHS through its Divisions of Child Care
and Developmental Disabilities in
partnership with the Division of
Behavioral Health is developing a center
that will provide a centralized point of
contact, coordination, and technical
support for early childhood socialemotional training for early care and
education settings including family child
care and in home providers.
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Primary Work of the Center
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The primary work of the center will be
based on two national models currently
being implemented in Colorado:
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The Pyramid Model Approach for Promoting
Social and Emotional Development of
Infants and Young Children
The SpecialQuest Birth-Five Approach to
Early Childhood Inclusion
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Training
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At least one statewide training on the
Pyramid Model and/or SpecialQuest will
be held per year.
Develop a method to provide ongoing
assistance and support to the trainers.
This will include phone support and at
least one face to face contact yearly
The Center will develop and maintain a
registry of approved trainers
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Coaches
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The Center will maintain a list of at
least 20 active coaches, as well as
remain sensitive to community need
for coaching the Center will:
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develop qualifications for coaches
create a formal quality assurance
process for approving coaches;
maintain a database of approved
coaches
develop a method to continually
support the coaches.
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Demonstration Sites
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The Center will provide needed
technical assistance and support to
five demonstration sites. The
existing sites are:
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Fremont County Headstart,
Creative Options (Aurora)
Mesa County School District.
The other two sites could be anywhere
within the state.
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Technical Assistance
Providers
 The Center will provide technical
assistance via means that maximize both
effectiveness and efficiency in addressing
a particular issue; i.e., appropriate for the
request and overall program budget.
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The Center will be expected to respond to
provider calls within one business day.
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Providers
The Center will develop a contract with
providers concerning how the provision of
additional training and technical assistance,
consultation or other appropriate supports
may be provided.
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The Center will develop and implement
outreach strategies that reach all early care
and learning environments with a special
emphasis on those representing diverse
backgrounds.
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Technical Assistance
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Programs
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The Center will provide guidance for private or
public programs implementing the Pyramid
Model/Special Quest Approach across a
multiple classrooms and/or settings.
This will include, at a minimum, materials,
phone consultation and on site assistance to
promote sustainability.
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Technical Assistance (continued)
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Community
The Center will develop materials
and methods for the creation of a
community-based leadership team
that can sustain the Pyramid Model
and SpecialQuest Approach.
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Agency Requirements (Continued)
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Serve as an “Umbrella” organization
to support Social/Emotional
Programs and Inclusion, statewide.
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The Role of
Early Intervention Colorado
Division for Developmental
Disabilities
Presented by Ardith Ferguson, M.Ed.
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A Statewide Program that includes
Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
EI Colorado is collaborating with the
Divisions of Child Care and Behavioral
Health:
$300,000
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Infant and Toddler Focus (continued)
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First year training will be on infant
and toddler modules
Providers will include those working
as early interventionists in home and
community settings
One of the demonstration sites must
include an infant and toddler focus
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Infant and Toddler Focus (continued)
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The skills and knowledge of EI
providers will be expanded which in
turn will help create and retain jobs
in Colorado
More inclusive settings will be
available for infants and toddlers with
disabilities
Better collaboration will exist
between early childhood agencies
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Presented by Linda Forrest
Arapahoe Community College
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Arapahoe Community College
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Embedding Evidence-based Competencies for
Promoting Social and Emotional Development and
Addressing Challenging Behavior in Early Care &
Education Settings
Course of study through community college that
leads to social/emotional certificate/endorsement
NAEYC accreditation
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Presented by Paula Neth, Qualistar Early
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Learning
CONNECTING GREAT KIDS with GREAT CARE
Promotional Level:
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Qualistar Rating and Improvement System
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High Quality Supportive Environments
Nurturing and responsive relationships
Prevention Level:
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Coaching and technical assistance
support to individual programs and
classrooms
Intervention Level:
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Referrals for child care providers and
families
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Presented by Tom Patton, CDE
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Insuring a Sustainable Statewide
Program
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Coordinate with other PBS efforts:
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CDE Positive Behavior Supports (Big B
PBS)
Regional Support to coaches
 State Personnel Development
Improvement Grant (SPDIG)
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The “Center” and State level
partnership
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Coordinate training and coaching support
Provide accessible resources through
web site
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Training
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Support district and BOCES staff to
participate in PBS trainings
Provide coaching training to existing
and new coaches
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Technical Assistance
Leadership Teams
 CDE will provide technical assistance and
support to Leadership Teams for up to
one year for planning for implementation.
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Provide technical assistance to existing
Leadership Teams who have been
implementing in the past 3 years.
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Levels of Intervention
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Provide training and technical
assistance on tiered levels of
intervention for more challenging
behavior (RtI/PBS)
Explore becoming formally
connected to the Technical
Assistance Center on Social
Emotional Intervention for
Young Children (TACSEI)
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Presented by Holly Wilcher,
Colorado Office of Professional
Development
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Supporting a Professional
Development System
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Technical Assistance
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Literature
Consultation
Presentations
Social and Emotional Training Needs
Assessments
Professional Development Planning
for communities
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Supporting a Professional
Development System cont.
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Early Childhood Social and Emotional
Interdisciplinary Credential and Core
Knowledge
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Voluntary Quality Assurance process
Professional development pathways
Matrix of professional development offerings
Trainer and Training Approval
Process
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Formally recognizes trainers:
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Content expertise
Adult learning experience
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Supporting a Professional
Development System cont.
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Career Pathways
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Guidance for careers related to early childhood
social and emotional health
Education Stipend Project
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Rewards early childhood professionals for
pursuing education (e.g. social and emotional
related coursework in higher education settings)
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Division of Behavioral Health
Claudia Zundel, MSW
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Division Overview
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Three Sections: Prevention,
Intervention, Treatment
Position shared with childcare
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Colorado’s System of Care for Children 0 - 5
Infrastructure
supports all
levels of need
Screening/
Assessment
Wrap Around
Social Marketing
Services/ Intervention
Direct Services for Children w/ Severe Emotional
Disturbances
(as defined by Project BLOOM)
3% -5%
Family/Youth
Involvement
& Activities
Early Intervention/Prevention
Services to High Risk Populations,
(e.g., Child Welfare, Substance Abusers,
Teen Parents, etc…)
15% – 20%
Universal Prevention/Promotion
Development of
Specific Services
Program
Evaluation
Promoting All Children’s
Social/Emotional Health
Care
Coordination
75% - 80%
Training
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Early Childhood Specialist Program
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Duties
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Training
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Results
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Mental Health Consultation
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SSUF Program
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Kid Connects
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State Infrastructure
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Rules
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Blue Ribbon Policy Council
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Closing Quote
“The cost of failure to intervene
early is far too high a price to
pay when predictable negative
outcomes can be prevented.”
(Gould, Cost of Failure Study, 2000)
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Thank you!
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Questions?
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