New Mexico Pyramid Model

Clinical Treatment

Intervention

Prevention

PromotionEffective

Workforce

Where does NM FIT fit and how will this

help us?

What are we encountering?

What are we encountering?

What are we encountering?

What are we encountering?

Passionatebabies & 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 togetherabout supporting social and emotionaldevelopment for all children and families.

Some of the tools the trainings can provide:

Emotional literacy

Emotional & Behavioral Regulation

ProsocialBehaviors

Observation &Intervention Planning Supports

Strategies for teaming & collaborating

More knowledge about the social & emotional development of babies &toddlers

Positive & nurturing interactions & routines

Identifying continuingprofessional 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

Child outcomes:Percentage who demonstrate

Positive social emotional skills including social relationships

Acquisition & use of knowledge & skills including early language/communication

Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs

Family outcomes:Percentage who

Know their rightsEffectively communicate their child’s needsHelp their child develop and learn

Social Emotional Competence

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

Tertiary Few Families

Secondary Some

Families

Universal All Families

The Pyramid Model: Promoting Social and Emotional Competence

and Addressing Challenging Behavior

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 trainersand coaches.

– Achieve community- and state-levelcommitment in supporting the well-beingof 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 developand maintain social-emotional competence

– Strengthened family skills and strategies tosupport their children

– Implementation of the Pyramid Frameworkacross all settings and programs

New Mexico Pyramid Model

Master Cadre

Statewide Trainers and

Coaches

Local Practitioners and Caregivers

EffectiveWorkforce

Supporting the Social Emotional Development of Infants & Toddlersthrough Family Coaching (Part C, Early Intervention)

Pyramid Framework& PIWI

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Dyad

Triadic Interactions

Sample DOTs(from the child’s perspective)

Forming close and secure relationshipsHow I interact with adults (social play)How I interact with other children

Experiencing, expressing, and regulating emotionsWhat I’m like (temperament)How I communicate my wants and needs

Exploring the environment and learningHow I let you know what I’m interested in How I explore my environment

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Questions?

Comments?

Ideas?

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Questions?

For more information:

Rob Corsorob.corso@vanderbilt.edu

Or

Jacqui Van Horn jacquivanhorn@comcast.net