Podcasts & Webinars

Find podcasts and webinars to help you implement mental health consultation services or improve existing IECMHC programs.

The Center of Excellence for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) produces podcasts and webinars on important topics related to mental health consultation, including the implementation of strategies that are part of our technical assistance approach. Check back regularly for new content!

Podcasts

Louisiana’s Implementation of IECMHC

Listen as Allison Boothe, Ph.D., from Tulane School of Medicine talks about Louisiana’s decade-long experience implementing IECMHC with 12 consultants located across the state. This podcasts also highlights resources within the Center of Excellence’s IECMHC Toolbox that are useful for new programs implementing IECMHC, as well as veterans—like Louisiana—looking for areas to improve this important work. This podcast is 18:13 minutes.

Getting Started with Evaluation of IECMHC: How the Toolbox can Support Early Implementer

Deborah Perry, Ph.D. from Georgetown University helps listeners getting started with IECMHC navigate the Research and Evaluation section of the Toolbox. This podcast highlights the sections of the Toolbox you might use in setting up a plan for evaluation, choosing measures, setting benchmarks, and deciding on the data collection and analysis process. This podcast is 13:45 minutes.

Advanced Evaluation of IECMHC: How the Toolbox Can Support Well-Established Implementers

Listen to an interview with Elizabeth Bicio, LCSW, Director of Early Childhood Consultation Partnership and Early Childhood Programs at Advanced Behavioral Health headquartered in Middletown, CT. This podcast helps listeners navigate the Research and Evaluation section of the Toolbox through the lens of more advanced implementation with IECMHC: revisiting evaluation plans and the logic model, investigating progress made on short- , intermediate-, and long-term outcomes, refining the data collection and analysis process, and reporting findings to stakeholders. This podcast is 14:10 minutes.

Webinars

The Center of Excellence webinars feature presentations by experts on topics aligned with the IECMHC Toolbox, which provides tools and guidance for the implementation of IECMHC.

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation and the Center of Excellence

This video presents the highlights from an introductory webinar held on April 27, 2017 by the CoE team. Center of Excellence team members Kim Netter, Neal Horen, and Deborah Perry defined IECMHC, outlined the evidence base, importance and impact, and took participants on a tour through the first of its kind Toolbox for IECMHC. The webinar also set the stage for future webinars that will take participants on a deeper dive into areas of the Toolbox that will help them implement or expand their IECMHC practice.

The CoE for IECMHC Toolbox: An Introduction for Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs and Providers

CoE presenters Neal Horen and Amy Hunter along with facilitator Karen Cairone introduce viewers to the IECMHC Toolbox, highlighting resources that support the implementation of IECMHC in early care and education settings. The presenters help viewers understand how to use the IECMHC Toolbox in this context focusing on the sections of Systems and Policy, Workforce Development, and Communications. This video presents highlights from a webinar presented on May 23, 2017 by the CoE team.

The Center of Excellence for IECMHC Toolbox: An Introduction for Home Visiting Programs & Providers

CoE presenters Mary Mackrain and Linda Delimata along with facilitator Karen Cairone review how the Toolbox can support IECMH consultants within the home visiting context. The presenters provide case study examples which highlight the sections of Research & Evaluation, Models, and Financing. This video presents highlights from a webinar presented on June 21, 2017 by the CoE team.