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Community Child Care Resources, Inc. Psychological Services Children's Services Advisory Committee Co PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Entire Section C, 1 — 6, not to exceed two pages) 1 . List Priority Needs area addressed. Mental Health Wellness 1 . Increasing programs that promote enhanced emotional-social skills . 2 . Increasing early intervention for borderline children- physical/emotional. 2 . Briefly describe program activities including location of services . a. All referrals start with the CCCR Family Resource Coordinator (FRC) , who conferences with the parent to assess the problem, along with the need for intervention. Already-employed strategies and resources will be reviewed and recorded b. Once need is established, the FRC secures authorization for the referral from the Executive Director (E. D . ) c . Parents select a therapist from a list of appropriate CCCR providers, and give written consent for information sharing d . The E. D . contacts the selected provider about CCCR' s funding criteria and reporting requirements e . Families with medical insurance use those benefits first. Families pay the therapist a $ 5 . 00 fee for each visit f. The FRC monitors the treatment plan through regular conferences with families, and consults with providers (as appropriate) e. The FRC facilitates recommended changes in the child' s individual school program, and with the classroom teacher monitors progress f. Services are provided at the office of the selected therapist or at the Centers . Psychological� Support to Centers : a. Contracting CCCR therapist allots 2-3 hour time blocks to CCCR centers with documented need . Purpose : work with classroom teachers on behavioral issues that may be interfering with social and/or cognitive learning in the classroom b . A teacher completes the pre-observation form prior to therapist visit. The therapist records observations, conferences with teacher, gives written strategies and sets date for follow-up c. The FRC follows-up to help the classroom teacher implement and evaluate program changes 3. Briefly describe how your program addresses the stated need/problem . Describe how your program follows a recognized "best practice" (see definition on page 12 of the Instructions) and provide evidence that indicates proposed strategies are effective with target population . CCCR recognizes that research indicates parent support and education are vital to a child ' s successful preschool experience . A child ' s development does not end when he leaves the classroom . The child that goes home to a dysfunctional family will not thrive . CCCR' s Psychological Support Services component is often the only source of professional intervention for families . Dollars are best spent on childcare, when the child is able to return home to a functional family, capable of positively reinforcing, nurturing and appreciating the child. 12 individuals sought treatment last year (28 individual sessions . ) . All showed improvement in their Global Assessment of Function Scores , compared to 82 % the previous year . Three years ago , CCCR developed 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 entire classroom, and did not counsel individual children. In an end-of-year survey, center directors indicated that the positive impact on classroom behavior was significant. They indicated that teachers were less frustrated and seemed more willing to try new strategies . The percent of children exhibiting behavioral concerns in the classroom dropped from 29% in Fall of 2001 to 12% in Fall of 2002 to 6% in the Fall of Application for 2005 -2006 service period 6