Where does NM FIT fit and how will this help us? Clinical Treatment
Intervention
Prevention
Promotion Effective Workforce What are we encountering? What are we encountering? What are we encountering? What are we encountering? babies & Passionate toddlers! Families with diverse needs. No matter what our training or professional discipline, our toolbox never feels full enough! Pyramid trainings and coaching offer more tools and more opportunities to think together about supporting social and emotional development for all children and families. Some of the tools the trainings can provide: More knowledge about Positive & nurturing the social & emotional interactions & routines development of babies & toddlers Observation & Intervention Planning Supports Emotional literacy Strategies for teaming Prosocial & collaborating Behaviors
Emotional & Identifying continuing Behavioral professional Regulation development needs We can help families accomplish this What we can help families accomplish their goals without becoming another critical or
unhelpful, disconnected, advice-giving voice that leaves them feeling defeated. OSEP Annual Performance Report Requirements
Family outcomes: Child outcomes: Percentage who Percentage who demonstrate Know their rights Positive social emotional Effectively communicate their skills including social child’s needs relationships Help their child develop and learn Acquisition & use of knowledge & skills including early language/communication
Use of appropriate behaviors Social Emotional Competence to meet their needs IDEA Infant and Toddler Coordinators’ Ass. (ITCA) Recs. Development of “strong positive relationships between children served through Part C and their parents/primary caregivers, as well as the development of social-emotional skills (such as self- regulation, self-confidence, coping with frustration and getting along with others) are essential in achieving EI goals, and future success of eligible children.”
3 Tier Approach is Recommended The Pyramid Model: Promoting Social and Emotional Competence and Addressing Challenging Behavior
Tertiary Few Families
Secondary Some Families
Universal All Families Pyramid Model Professional Development (Since October 2006) New Mexico Pyramid Partnership: A Framework for Supporting the Social Emotional Well-Being of Infants, Young Children, and Families NM Pyramid Partnership
• Vision: All New Mexico Infant and Early Childhood practitioners, in partnership with families, will have the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and supports necessary to nurture infants and young children’s social emotional well-being within their family, culture, and community. NM Pyramid Partnership
• Mission: The NM Pyramid Partnership Framework will develop, evaluate, and sustain a statewide, collaborative professional development system that utilizes the Pyramid framework. The integration of the Pyramid framework with other related promotion, prevention, intervention, and treatment efforts in the state will ensure New Mexico practitioners learn to promote social emotional competence and understand the impact of nurturing relationships on children’s capacity to learn. NM Pyramid Partnership
• Systems represented: – Child Care – Pre-K – Part C/NM FIT – 619/Early Childhood Special Education – Infant Mental Health – Home Visiting – Head Start/Early Head Start – Universities NM Pyramid Partnership
• The Goals: – Promote the social emotional well-being of ALL infants and young children and address challenging behavior. – Increase the number of high quality trainers and coaches. – Achieve community- and state-level commitment in supporting the well-being of infants, young children and families. NM Pyramid Partnership
• The Results: – Increased social skills and positive behaviors in infants and young children – Enriched knowledge and skills of the early childhood workforce in an effort to develop and maintain social-emotional competence – Strengthened family skills and strategies to support their children – Implementation of the Pyramid Framework across all settings and programs New Mexico Pyramid Model
Master Cadre
Statewide Trainers and Coaches
Local Practitioners and Caregivers
Effective Workforce Supporting the Social Emotional Development of Infants & Toddlers through Family Coaching (Part C, Early Intervention) Pyramid Framework & PIWI
25 Triadic Interactions
Dyad Sample DOTs (from the child’s perspective)
Forming close and secure relationships How I interact with adults (social play) How I interact with other children Experiencing, expressing, and regulating emotions What I’m like (temperament) How I communicate my wants and needs Exploring the environment and learning How I let you know what I’m interested in How I explore my environment
27 • Questions?
Comments?
Ideas?
29 For more information:
Rob Corso [email protected]? Or
Jacqui Van Horn [email protected]