DEBORAH POERIO, MS, APRN, FNP-BC President/CEO Integrated Health Services’ School Based Health...
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DEBORAH POERIO, MS, APRN, FNP-BC President/CEO Integrated Health Services’ School Based Health Center Program MINDY D’ANDREA, M.ED East Hartford School Readiness Administrator 1 A New Program for Parents, Teachers and Children attending East Hartford’s Preschools
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- DEBORAH POERIO, MS, APRN, FNP-BC President/CEO Integrated Health Services School Based Health Center Program MINDY DANDREA, M.ED East Hartford School Readiness Administrator 1 A New Program for Parents, Teachers and Children attending East Hartfords Preschools
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- THE PROBLEM 2 An increasing number of children entering preschool are having difficulty with the transition And parents dont know where to turn for help!
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- BACKGROUND & SIGNIFICANCE National 4%-12% Exhibit behaviors impeding ability to function (Source: Gilliam, et al, 2012) State (Connecticut) 12.3 of every 1,000 preschoolers expelled; 7th highest rate in the nation (Source: Gilliam, et al, 2012) Local (East Hartford) 10% Suspension/Expulsion 7th Highest Rate in State BH referrals increase by 150% (Source: CSDE, 2013) 3
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- SO.WHAT DO WE DO NOW? 4
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- RESEARCH THE PROBLEM 5 Expulsions decrease when teachers have access to a behavioral health consultant (#8) BUT what about the parents and children ?
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- 1. All preschool parents &/or teacher must complete a screening questionnaire on their child before starting school 2. Social Workers are available to help parents, teachers & children address concerns about their childs behavior as they enter school. 6 ADAPT ADAPT There is help The ADAPT Program Assessing Development to Assist Preschoolers in Transition
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- Is My Childs Information Confidential? Is My Childs Information Confidential? ABSOLUTELY !!!! ABSOLUTELY !!!! 7
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- EAST HARTFORD Whos Supporting This? Community Integrated Health Services (IHS) School Based Health Services (SBHC) East Hartford (EH) Public Schools/School Readiness (SR) Goodwin College (GC)/Early Child Magnet School (ECMS) ECHN (Hospital) Child/Adolescent BH Department Intercommunity Care Child First East Hartford Youth Services and DCF Legislators, and EH Mayor Schools/Preschools Program Directors Principals Teachers Parents Superintendent 8
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- Screening Questionnaire Concerned Parents & Teachers Unhappy Preschool Child Happy Preschool Child Counseling/ Parent Support Parent Permission to work with Social Worker 9
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- 10 OUR GOAL Happy Children Healthy and Ready To Learn! who are..
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- 11 EARLY CHILD MAGNET SCHOOL Priscilla Pandozzi, LCSW (860) 709-6810 SCHOOL READINESS SITES Mindy DAndrea, SR Administrator (860) 622-5975 Jessica Perkins, LCSW (860) 306-5127 Rachel Marcus, LCSW (Hockanum) (860) 622-5458 INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES/SBHC Debbie Poerio, President/CEO (860) 291-9787 *Presentation is not allowed to be reprinted without permission from authors CONTACT INFORMATION