A mental health consultant plays an important role in children’s early childhood. An early childhood consultant should be an expert in mental health, who also needs to be knowable and experienced with birth to 5 years old children and their families. Also, must have the knowledge in social and emotional development in children.
The role of mental health specialist is to promote healthy growth in young children’s social and emotional development. By focusing on guiding and supporting the children’s families and the caregivers to be involved in children’s lives. So, they can recognize and understand how to support the children’s social and emotional development. They can help identify and work in partnership with families and caregivers to help
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They need to create and implement an action plan for achieving the established early childhood standards. First, they use observations of individual children, classrooms or large groups to provide strategies to promote high quality effective practices that support children’s development and learning. Second, they help to ensure that teachers, home visitors, family service staff, families and community partners understand the states readiness goals and know how to support children’s progress. Third, they insure them so they can describe how addressing mental health in early ages supports children’s development. Fourth, they help staff and families understand the connection of positive nurturing relationships with children. Also, they provide training and information sharing on the latest research and effective strategies for supporting young children’s social emotional …show more content…
They provide guidance on the process for collecting and analyzing data including ensuring the assessments are appropriate for the children and families in the program (developmentally, culturally, linguistically, etc.) and are accurately measuring children’s progress. Also, they provide guidance on how to understand the child assessment results and how to individualize services for each child. Also, they help families and staff understand the role and value of child assessment in determining how children are progressing. Another, responsibilities of a mental health consultant are to examine and assist the program to examine data for patterns of progress for groups of children to revise or develop and implement plans for program improvement. Assist staff to explore patterns of progress and outcomes in groups of children by age, rates of attendance, program option or setting, language group, risk factor, environmental changes. Assist program leadership to explore program adjustments such as frequency and type of training, strategies for engaging families and or program
A significant facet of an early childhood professional is the ability to work with families. This however can be an area in which many professionals entering into the field can feel inadequate. In order to fully support all areas of a child’s performance as a professional it is critical to work with their families. In order to effectively work with families, you must be able to understand the diversity and complexity of families.
There are challenges trying to meet the needs these children in a group setting because they require a lot of interaction and personal attention in order to thrive. Another thing we get from doing these assessments is the scores are letting us know what is happening in the classroom, because it can help us improve the quality of care given to the infants and toddlers.
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In this reflective analysis of NAEYC Standard three, Observing, Documenting, and Assessing to Support Young Children and Families, I will first reflect on my growth, as an early childhood professional, during my course of study. Secondly, I will address my strengths related to the standard and discuss areas in need of further professional development. Finally, I will outline my goals for future growth and development. Early childhood educators demonstrate professional competence by understanding the role of assessment and the various methods of assessing student learning, including observation, documentation and standardized testing. These assessment strategies, along with partnerships with parents, can support students in their development and growth, by informing instruction and evaluating instructional practices.
This case study will examine Klara’s biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial development. The Desired Results Development Profile (DRDP) was utilized to observe Klara’s development. A DRDP is an established tool used to advance the quality of early care and educational programs in California (DRDP). Each domain of the DRDP is analyzed by the measures of, “exploring,” “developing,” “building,” and, “integrating.”
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In conclusion, development and improvement in early youth include collaboration of inner procedures, supported by outer help and stimulation. Understanding the idea of human development will bolster my training in evaluations, mediations and surveys. While both physical and biological changes affect the child, I should have the capacity to recognize
Research carried out by Ofsted (2011) shows that, assessment improved a practitioner’s awareness of a child’s strengths and weaknesses. Subsequently, this had a positive influence on their planning, as they were able to differentiate and offer adequate support for children. Ofsted believes it to be the best way to improve pupil’s attainment (Ofsted, 2011).
Mental health teams generally comprise of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists and social workers, but other therapists such as family therapists, psychotherapists and counsellors might also become involved in the care of the patient (Perkins & Repper 1998).
Children who participate in quality early learning programs tend to be more successful later in school. They are also most socially and emotionally competent. In addition those children show higher verbal and intellectual development during early childhood than children who do not participate in early learning programs (A Parent’s Guide to Choosing Quality Child Care). In order for a child care center to be a quality center they must have an educated staff, a program accreditation, and good health and safety practices. Parents choose high quality child care for many reasons. These programs prepare children for school in which they gain intellectual and social skills. Also the programs are a good opportunity for children because they receive age-appropriate learning materials and activities to let the children learn and grow.
Mental health nurses, also called psychiatric nurses, provide support and care to people with emotional and mental disorders.” (Career Cruising) Depending on where people choose to work in mental health nursing, the duties vary; many have common goals for themselves, and their patients. “The nurses try to keep their patients safe, help them adjust to their environment, and as much as possible, help them regain their mental health. Nurses do all these things by observing, assessing, and reporting on their patients’ conditions, and by providing therapeutic care and treatment to the patients.”
Morrison, G. S. (1976). Chapter 6: Early Childhood Programs APPLYING THEORIES TO PRACTICE. In Early childhood education today (10th ed., pp. 5-31). Columbus, Ohio: Merrill.
Many associate psychology with sitting in a chair in a small office as someone taking notes, asking how you feel about a certain event or feeling, or analyzing your deepest secrets and memories. However, it branches off into many other fields. A clinical psychologist’s main job is “to reduce the distress and improve the psychological wellbeing of clients” (Bond). This can include anything from depression, eating disorders, and addiction, to mental illness, family and personal relationships, and learning disabilities (Bond). A clinical psychologist usually will choose to have an emphasis in a certain field such as children and learning disabilities and work in schools or social work facilities, or mental illness and work in a hospital (Bond).
Early childhood education plays a key role in a child’s academic development because he or she learns soft skills, job skills, and develop positive traits. Preschool is not like kindergarten, but instead a stepping-stone that prepares young students for the years of schooling they will have later in life. As more schools began to open families wanted to be able to verify that programs would benefit and protect their children. In response, the National Association for the Education of Young Children was made to help families find the best care for their children, by providing the early childhood educators with training and ensuring the quality of children’s daily experiences. (“NAEYC”5).