The K-5 EARLY The K-5 EARLY INTERVENTION INTERVENTION
PROGRAMPROGRAM
SCHOOL-BASED SCHOOL-BASED
FAMILY CRISIS FAMILY CRISIS THERAPISTSTHERAPISTS
Division of Prevention and Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health ServicesBehavioral Health Services
HISTORYHISTORY
• House Bill (HB) 247 was passed by the 137House Bill (HB) 247 was passed by the 137thth General Assembly and signed into law by then General Assembly and signed into law by then Governor Carper (1994)Governor Carper (1994)
• The purpose for passing the HB was to The purpose for passing the HB was to provide intervention services for students provide intervention services for students whose behavior problems impede the learning whose behavior problems impede the learning processprocess
• 9 Family Crisis Therapists were hired in 19969 Family Crisis Therapists were hired in 1996• We currently have 53 Family Crisis We currently have 53 Family Crisis
TherapistsTherapists
DPBHS VISIONDPBHS VISION
•Resilient Children and Resilient Children and Families Living in Supportive Families Living in Supportive Communities.Communities.
PROGRAM GOALSPROGRAM GOALS•Help children acquire the Help children acquire the
skills that are needed to be skills that are needed to be successful academically, successful academically, socially and behaviorallysocially and behaviorally
•Enhance collaborative Enhance collaborative activities between the DSCYF, activities between the DSCYF, school districts and the school districts and the surrounding communitysurrounding community
STAKEHOLDERSSTAKEHOLDERS
• Delaware’s Department of Services Delaware’s Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their for Children, Youth and Their Families – provides staffingFamilies – provides staffing
• Delaware's Department of Delaware's Department of Education-provides consultationEducation-provides consultation
• School Districts (14) and Charter School Districts (14) and Charter Schools (5) One Family Crisis Schools (5) One Family Crisis Therapist is assigned to each schoolTherapist is assigned to each school
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITYPROGRAM ELIGIBILITY• Program services are provided to Program services are provided to
students in grades K through 5 and their students in grades K through 5 and their familiesfamilies
• Students are referred through the Students are referred through the Student Intervention Team (comprised of Student Intervention Team (comprised of Principals, Family Crisis Therapists, Principals, Family Crisis Therapists, counselors, teachers, school counselors, teachers, school psychologists, and nurses), as well as psychologists, and nurses), as well as parentsparents
PROBLEMS ADDRESSEDPROBLEMS ADDRESSED
• Disruptive classroom behaviors Disruptive classroom behaviors (calling out, hyperactivity, non-(calling out, hyperactivity, non-compliance)compliance)
• Lack of family resources Lack of family resources
• Inappropriate coping skillsInappropriate coping skills
• Lack of social skillsLack of social skills
ROLES AND ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF
FCTFCT• Provide crisis and behavior interventionProvide crisis and behavior intervention
• Support students and encourage active Support students and encourage active participation in the learning processparticipation in the learning process
• Provide a holistic approach to counselingProvide a holistic approach to counseling
• Link the students and families to community Link the students and families to community programs and resourcesprograms and resources
• Provide quick response when a caseload Provide quick response when a caseload student’s behavior disrupts the teaching student’s behavior disrupts the teaching processprocess
Roles and Responsibilities of FCT-Roles and Responsibilities of FCT-continuedcontinued
• Participate on the SIT teamParticipate on the SIT team
• Provide home based interventionsProvide home based interventions
• Develop and monitor case plansDevelop and monitor case plans
• Monitor transition plans for students Monitor transition plans for students returning to the classroomreturning to the classroom
• Provide parent skills trainingProvide parent skills training
• Provide summer follow upProvide summer follow up
TRAININGTRAINING(included)(included)
• Family Emergency PreparednessFamily Emergency Preparedness• Resource Round UpResource Round Up• Triple P Positive Parenting ProgramTriple P Positive Parenting Program• Maintaining Professional BoundariesMaintaining Professional Boundaries• Child Abuse and Neglect TrainingChild Abuse and Neglect Training• DPBHS Consultation ProcessDPBHS Consultation Process• UCLA Assessment Instrument-PTSDUCLA Assessment Instrument-PTSD• Working with Teacher around “ADHD”Working with Teacher around “ADHD”• Childhood ObesityChildhood Obesity• DTI Computer Security TrainingDTI Computer Security Training
Parents and teachers Parents and teachers speak outspeak out
• A review of 824 Parent Early A review of 824 Parent Early Intervention Program Case Closure Intervention Program Case Closure Surveys and 843 Teacher Early Surveys and 843 Teacher Early Intervention Program Case Closure Intervention Program Case Closure Surveys from July 1, 2012 through June Surveys from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 completed by teachers and 30, 2013 completed by teachers and parents respectively, indicated that the parents respectively, indicated that the K-5 Early Intervention Program has K-5 Early Intervention Program has positively impacted students and their positively impacted students and their families.families.
Teachers Speak OutTeachers Speak Out
• 93% of teachers were satisfied with the 93% of teachers were satisfied with the improvements in the student’s behavior(s) for improvements in the student’s behavior(s) for which the student was referred to the Early which the student was referred to the Early Intervention ProgramIntervention Program
• 98% of teachers found the Early Intervention 98% of teachers found the Early Intervention Program’s FCT useful in helping them deal with Program’s FCT useful in helping them deal with disruptive behaviors in their classroom.disruptive behaviors in their classroom.
• 98% of teachers found the EI program’s FCT 98% of teachers found the EI program’s FCT useful in helping them involve and work with useful in helping them involve and work with parents to reduce the student’s behavior concernsparents to reduce the student’s behavior concerns
• 99% of teachers would recommend the Early 99% of teachers would recommend the Early Intervention Program to other teachers or schoolsIntervention Program to other teachers or schools
Parents Speak OutParents Speak Out
• 95% of parents were satisfied with the 95% of parents were satisfied with the improvements in the behavior(s) for which improvements in the behavior(s) for which their child was referred to the Early their child was referred to the Early Intervention Program Intervention Program
• 97% of parents found the EI program 97% of parents found the EI program useful in helping them cope with their useful in helping them cope with their child’s negative behaviors.child’s negative behaviors.
• 96% of parents found the program useful in 96% of parents found the program useful in helping them work with their child’s helping them work with their child’s teacher and schoolteacher and school
• 97% of parents would recommend the 97% of parents would recommend the program to others.program to others.
2012-2013 School Year 2012-2013 School Year DataData
• We received 740 referrals for the We received 740 referrals for the Early Intervention Program Early Intervention Program
• We conducted 8484 home visitsWe conducted 8484 home visits• We conducted 6430 office visits We conducted 6430 office visits • 66% of our referrals were male 66% of our referrals were male
studentsstudents• 34% of our referrals were female 34% of our referrals were female
studentsstudents
CASELOAD SIZECASELOAD SIZE
•1 FCT – 15 to 20 cases 1 FCT – 15 to 20 cases (families), including (families), including identified child, parents, and identified child, parents, and siblingssiblings
HOW MANY FCTS?HOW MANY FCTS?
•Currently, we have 53 Currently, we have 53 Family Crisis Therapists in Family Crisis Therapists in 53 schools, 14 school 53 schools, 14 school districts, and 5 charter districts, and 5 charter schools statewide. schools statewide.
Team Work Makes Team Work Makes The Dream Work!The Dream Work!
EARLY INTERVENTION SCHOOL DISTRICTS & CHARTER SCHOOLS
IN DELAWARE
*Brandywine Red Clay Consolidated *
Christina*
• *Colonial• *Reach Academy for Girls
*Capital *Caesar Rodney
* Lake Forest
* Milford * Cape Henlopen
Woodbridge *
Seaford *
Laurel * * Indian River
* East Side Charter School
Kuumba Academy * Gateway Lab*
* Thomas Edison Charter School
*Appoquinimink
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