Knowledge-sharing networks for early childhood professionals
Empowering early childhood professionals and specialists with valuable resources and knowledge in child development and behavior – all online, through virtual sessions.
Core Benefits
Resources
Access to valuable resources about child development and behavior
Connections
Connect with like-minded professionals with similar interests and concerns
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Immediate Feedback
Professionals will have the opportunity to share anonymous cases from their daily work for immediate feedback from other peer professionals 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 share (anonymously) the child behavior case from your work for immediate help from expert specialists.
- Feedback from a group of experts in 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.
