Share Knowledge and Connect with Other Families and Early Childhood Specialists
Empowering Mississippi families by answering their questions and linking them with valuable child development resources and knowledge
Core Benefits
Convenience
Virtual sessions are provided at convenient times
Experts
Expert insights from early childhood specialists
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Immediate Feedback
Families with young children will have the opportunity to share parenting experiences from their daily lives for immediate feedback from other parents/caregivers, as well as expert specialists in fields such as early childhood development and education, child psychology, pediatric medicine, social work, and speech-language pathology.
What We Offer
- A free supportive network to learn how to address puzzling or challenging child behaviors.
- Ability to join the program from the comfort of your own smart device, laptop, or computer for:
- Free mini training workshops
- An opportunity to ask questions and share information about your child for immediate answers and support from expert specialists in fields such as child psychology, pediatric medicine, social work, speech language pathology, and early childhood development and education.
How It Works
Project ECHO seeks to increase the developmental and health knowledge of early childhood professionals and family members of children aged 0-8. Participants in each group meet separately online once a week for 1-hour sessions. Each session includes a mini workshop, a real-life case-based presentation and discussion of the case with input from peer professionals or family members, and early childhood specialists.
The mini workshop is presented by early childhood specialists (ex. social worker, child psychiatrist, etc.) about topics related to behavioral and developmental health issues of young children. Each participant in the family and professional group is provided an opportunity during the session to share a challenge involving a child with behavioral or developmental health issues. The participants receive immediate feedback, support, and resources from the specialists and fellow professionals or family members, depending on the group.
