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Community Child Care Resorces Inc. " Psychological Service " Children's Services Advisory Committee The Children' s Center in Titusville, Florida, the Space Coast Early Intervention Center, and The Walden Preschool in Maryland are three model early intervention childcare facilities . Although these centers provide programs for special needs children, they each also enroll a "typically developing" population of students . All three are recognized as models of excellence, and all three have a strong mental health counseling component to their overall program . Last year CCCR initiated a component to the Psychological Support Program that provided every CCCR classroom the opportunity for site visits by contracting therapists . The therapist worked with the classroom as a whole, and did not counsel individual children. In an end-of-year survey, all center directors indicated that the positive impact on classroom behavior was significant. They indicated that their teachers were less frustrated and seemed more willing to try new strategies . The percent of children exhibiting behavior/emotional concerns in the classroom dropped from 29% fall of 2001 to 12% fall of 2002 as evidenced by Devereux Early Childhood Assessment screenings . Although it is impossible to weigh all the factors, it does seem reasonable to conclude that this type of classroom intervention has a positive impact. 4. List staffing needed for your program, including required experience and estimated hours per week in program for each staff member and/or volunteers (This section should conform with the information in the Position Listing on the Budget Narrative Worksheet). Professional Staff: Executive Director_ ( 1 ) On average 8 hours per week are devoted to program. Experience/expertise in: securing and distributing funding for the program, monitoring compliance regarding reporting and billing procedures, maintaining a varied "bank" of quality therapists, available to • serve families at a reduced hourly billing rate . Family Resource Coordinator: _( 1 ) On average 10 hours per week are devoted to program. Experience/ Expertise in: assessing referrals, monitoring treatment plans , implementing program changes in the classroom serving as a liaison among parents, therapists, and centers . Support staff Secretary/Bookkeeper: ( 1 ) On average 4 hours per week is devoted to the program. Experience/expertise in: processing invoices from providers, monitoring parent compliance regarding "out of pocket" payments, checking family health insurance benefits . 5. How will the target population be made aware of the program? CCCR families are made aware of the psychological support program during intake, at the CCCR orientation, and individually through the Family Resource Coordinator. In addition, all center staffs are aware of the availability of the program, and can refer families as needed to the Family Resource Coordinator. 6. How will the program be accessible to target population (i. e. location, transportation, hours of operation) ? Within the parameters of therapist specialty, there is parental choice. This enables a parent to choose a therapist convenient to home or work. Some contracting therapists have evening and weekend appointments available for CCCR families . Some contracting therapists are willing to hold individual therapy sessions at the child' s center. Parents unable to pay the $ 5 . 00 "out of pocket" charge may have it waved through CCCR' s program committee i