Early Childhood Mental Health and Challenging Behavior Resources for Faculty
June 2013
Books
Campbell, S. B. (2006). Behavior problems in preschool children: Clinical and developmental issues (2 nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford.
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Describes needs and intervention for children with behavior problems (also discusses mental health relationship) and their families.
Dunlap, G., Wilson, K., Strain, P., & Lee, J. K. (2013). Prevent-teach-reinforce for young children: The early childhood model of individualized positive behavior support . Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
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Designed to be used to implement PBIS Pyramid Model (CSEFEL) for children at the top tier of the pyramid.
Keyser, J. (2006). From parents to partners: Building a family-centered early childhood program. St. Paul:
Redleaf.
Lenardson, J. D., Ziller, E. C., Lambert, D., Race, M. M., & Yousefian, A. (2010). Access to Mental Health
Services and Family Impact of Rural Children with Mental Health Problems . Maine Rural
Research Center Working Paper #45. University of South Maine.
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Talks about specific mental health needs of children in rural areas. Description is not limited to issues in the state of Maine.
Lindon, J. (2012). Reflective practice and early years professionalism (2 nd
ed.). London, UK: Hodder
Education.
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Includes reflective questions that can be used for class discussion.
Shirilla, J., & Weatherston, D.J. (2002). Case studies in infant mental health: Risk, resiliency, and relationships. Washington, D.C.: Zero to Three.
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Great case studies to use with students. Includes a variety of situations.
Summers, S. J., Chazan-Choen, R. (2012). Understanding early childhood mental health: A practical guide for professionals . Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
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Includes description of relationship between development and early childhood mental health (including impact of parent mental health) and intervention strategies.
Stormont, M., Lewis, T., J., Bechner, R., & Johnson, N. W. (2008). Implementing positive behavior support systems in early childhood and elementary settings . Thousand Oakes, CA: Corwin Press.
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Focus is more on behavior than mental health, but does describe how to set up program wide systems of behavior support.
Behavior Articles
Carbone, E. (2001). Arranging the classroom with an eye (and ear) to students with ADHD. TEACHING
Exceptional Children, 34(2) , 72-81.
Dadson, S. & Horner, R. H. (1993). Manipulating setting events to decrease problem behaviors.
TEACHING Exceptional Children, 25(3) , 53-55.
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Daniels, V. I. (1998). How to manage disruptive behavior in inclusive classrooms. TEACHING Exceptional
Children, 30(4) , 26-31.
Edmiaston, R., Dolezal, V., Doolittle, S., Erickson, C., & Merritt, S. (2000). Developing individualized education program for children in inclusive settings: A developmentally appropriate framework.
Young children, 55, 36-41.
Mason, S. A. & Egel, A. L. (1995). What does Amy like? Using a mini-reinforcer assessment to increase student participation in instructional activities. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 28(1) , 42-45.
Ratcliff, N. (2001). Use the environment to prevent discipline problems and support learning. Young
Children, 56 , 84-88.
Whitin, P. (2001). Kindness in a jar. Young Children, 56 , 18-22.
Mental Health Articles
Azzi-Lessing, L. (2010). Meeting the mental health needs of poor and vulnerable children in early care and education programs. Early Childhood Research & Evaluation, 12 (1). Retrieved from http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v12n1/azzi.html
Center for Early Education and Development (2009). Tip sheets: Guidelines for referral: Red flags . www.cehd.umn.edu/ceed/.../tipsheets/.../imhguidelinesforreferralsredflags-1.pdf
Center for Early Education and Development (2009). Tip sheets: Recognizing and coping with signs of distress in young children. Retrieved from www.cehd.umn.edu/ceed/publications/tipsheets/.../beamsignsofdistress.pdf
Cohen, J., Onunaku, N., Clothier, S., & Poppe, J. (2005). Helping young children succeed: Strategies to promote early childhood social and emotional development . National Conference of State
Legislatures. Retrieved from http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/help_yng_child_succeed.pdf?docID=621
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (2010). Children’s mental health prevention & early intervention: Schools on the front lines utilizing positive behavior support. Retrieved from http://old.thenationalcouncil.org/galleries/policy-file/PBIS%20Issue%20Brief.pdf
The Psychology Foundation of Canada. (n.d.). Kids Have Stress Too!
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Preschool program . Retrieved from http://www.psychologyfoundation.org/pdf/KHST_toolbox_activities_english.pdf
The Psychology Foundation of Canada. (n.d.). Kids Have Stress Too!®: Ideas, tips and strategies for parents of preschoolers. Retrieved from http://www.psychologyfoundation.org/pdf/KHST_toolbox_activities_english.pdf
Weatherston, D.J. (2000). The infant mental health specialist. Zero to Three . Retrieved from www.zerotothree.org/child-development/...mental-health/vol21-2s.pdf
Web Sites http://www.ecmhc.org/. Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (CECMHC), sponsored by the Office of Head Start. Descriptions of strategies that can be used with children and families. Includes a Routines Based Support Guide – how to use strategies in various childcare activity times. Can be used as a guide to help students plan interventions. There are a lot of resources for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants, but can be adapted for other use.
Great Tip Sheets.
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http://www.bblocks.samhsa.gov/educators/lesson_plans/default.aspx. Building Blocks for a Health
Future; sponsored by US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse & Mental health Services Administration. This link goes to the section for lesson plans for educators. There is other great information at other sections of the overall website. http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/early-childhood-mental-health/. Zero to Three publications about mental health of children birth through age 3. http://cecp.air.org/. Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice. Covers a wide variety of issues related to behavior problems and mental health issues; includes information about positive behavioral support and a number of helpful links. Sponsored by American Institutes for
Research (AIR), and is funded under a cooperative agreement with the Office of Special
Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education (ED), with supplemental funding from the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS). http://www.cehd.umn.edu/CEED/publications/tipsheets/default.html. Tip Sheets about early childhood mental health and positive approaches to challenging behavior for young children. Includes descriptions of functional assessment, intervention strategies, and case study examples.
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota, Early Childhood Behavior Project. http://www.pbis.org. OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports.
Includes information about positive behavioral support at a number of different levels. Includes articles about positive behavioral support. Sponsored by OSEP, Department of Education. http://serc.gws.uky.edu/pbis/. OSEP Center of Positive Behavioral Intervention & Support. Excellent site that involves interactive learning about definitions, assessment, and intervention planning.
Sponsored by University of Kentucky and U.S. Department of Education. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/. Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
(CSEFEL). Excellent site that includes several types of learning materials to provide various levels of support for young children. Includes all materials necessary to conduct training in PBS
(PowerPoint slides, handouts, example videos – for infants/toddlers and preschoolers), brief written information. http://www.challengingbehavior.org/. Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for
Young Children. Excellent site – takes some CSEFEL material and repackages it, and adds updated information form families and teachers.
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