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Bricks and Mortar: Paving a Smooth Path in Promoting Early Relationships with Children Across Systems of Service Delive

Bricks and Mortar: Paving a Smooth Path in Promoting Early Relationships with Children Across Systems of Service Delivery. Kristen F. Schaffner , MSEd , PhD Candidate Dianne Jandrasits , PsyD Lindsey G. Venesky , MSEd , PhD Candidate Kimberly Blair, PhD

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Bricks and Mortar: Paving a Smooth Path in Promoting Early Relationships with Children Across Systems of Service Delive

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  1. Bricks and Mortar: Paving a Smooth Path in Promoting Early Relationships with Children Across Systems of Service Delivery Kristen F. Schaffner, MSEd, PhD Candidate Dianne Jandrasits, PsyD Lindsey G. Venesky, MSEd, PhD Candidate Kimberly Blair, PhD Matilda Theiss Child Development Center of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC

  2. Introduction • Audience Poll • Please take a moment to introduce yourself to others around you. • In which organization, agency, or system do you work? • What is your role within that system? • What is the mission or identity of your agency/organization?

  3. Systems of Care • Child protection/welfare • Foster care • Adoption agencies • Early Intervention • Occupational Therapy • Physical Therapy • Speech Therapy • Developmental Therapy • Behavioral Health (BHRS) • Childcare • Preschool • Legal professionals/agencies • CASA • Legal Advocates/KidsVoice • Legal Guardians/Attorneys • Primary Care Providers • Nurses • Psychologists • Counselors • Social Workers • Policy and Advocacy

  4. Overarching Goal • Although each system has a unique identity and role within the system of care for young children, we all have an overarching, common goal. • Goal:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  5. Learning Objectives Through today’s presentation, participants will: • Gain knowledge of the current empirical base (research) and applications of research findings regarding the importance of early attachment • Gain knowledge of the current empirical base (research) and applications of research findings regarding protective factors for children faced with obstacles (trauma) in early development • Learn strategies to promote development of strong bonds for children supported by systems of care, with their caregiver(s) • Acquire resources and information to promote relationship-building among agencies within systems of care

  6. How Theory Impacts Practice Agree or Disagree? “Babies are too young to understand things that are happening to them. We shouldn’t talk about it. What they don’t know won’t hurt them. They won’t remember any of this.” “All children really need is food in their bellies, a roof over their head, and someone to love them.”

  7. Empirical Foundations • Research regarding attachment and how children develop through relationship • Child brain development research • Research regarding traumatic experience and impact on development • “Hidden trauma” • Prolonged stress/Chronic, Type II trauma • Research regarding protective factors and resiliency in young children

  8. Building Foundations

  9. Building Strong Foundations for Children in Care • Primary • Strong relationships, safety, food, shelter, clothing, regular routines, developmentally-supportive activities, caregivers involved in education, communication among caregivers/providers/agencies/systems • Secondary • Social skills curriculum/violence prevention program, transportation, legal advocates • Tertiary • Mental health services, therapeutic foster care

  10. Young “Travelers” • Participants’ stories of child travelers • Additional children’s stories

  11. Bumps in the Road • Challenges present on the path for children in “care” • Individual child/family – related • Systems – related

  12. Systems of Care/Safety Net • Multiple Systems • Legal • Child Protection/Welfare • Mental Health • Education, Medical • Multiple Agencies • Multiple Missions/Identities/Perspectives • Relationships Among Agencies • Bumps in the road inadvertently created through care • How might we pave a smoother path for children?

  13. Group Activity Road Paving Crew!

  14. Paving a Smooth Path • Systems Level: How will we create a relationship – informed sytem? • Service providers across systems: how will we recognize research findings to develop and implement policies, programs, interventions which promote and enhance early relationships? • How might we increase communication and collaboration among agencies to fill in any potholes in the road to a promising future?

  15. Paving a Smooth Path • Individual Child/Family Level • What can we do to promote strong bonds? • How can we promote strong foundations? • Relationships • Routines • Transitions • Developmentally Appropriate Practices

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