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ERIC Number: EJ852697
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Feb
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1062-1024
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Reducing the Risk for Preschool Expulsion: Mental Health Consultation for Young Children with Challenging Behaviors
Perry, Deborah F.; Dunne, M. Clare; McFadden, LaTanya; Campbell, Doreen
Journal of Child and Family Studies, v17 n1 p44-54 Feb 2008
Increasing numbers of young children are being expelled from child care settings because of their problem behavior. Access to mental health consultation is related to lower rates of expulsion, but additional data are needed to document the pathways through which mental health consultation reduces the risk of expulsion. We report on outcomes from a 4-year project designed to reduce the number of children expelled for problem behavior in a large suburban county in Maryland. Two master's-level professionals provided behavioral consultation to child care providers who identified nearly 200 children at imminent risk for expulsion. Child care providers rated children's social skills and problem behaviors at referral and discharge using the Preschool Kindergarten Behavior Scales and the Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment. Statistically significant increases in social skills and reductions in problem behaviors were seen for children who received individualized consultation. More than three-quarters of the children who were at risk for expulsion were able to be maintained in their current child care placement; of those that changed placements, only half (n = 13) were removed involuntarily. These findings provide additional support for mental health consultation as a promising strategy to reduce the risk for expulsion for young children with problem behaviors.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales
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