CSEFEL Partnership Pyramid Model
Check out the curriculum and activities for families.
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Maryland has a strong history of excellence in early childhood education and a commitment to infant/early childhood mental health. As a result, Dr. Carol Ann Heath-Baglin and Dr. Al Zachik of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene co-chair a state partnership called the Early Childhood Mental Health Steering Committee (ECMHSC) that includes families, state and local child serving agencies, and early childhood providers and advocates. Through the work of the ECMHSC, Maryland was initially one of three states to receive a grant from the Center for Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL).
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The goal of the CSEFEL initiative is to enhance capacity to strengthen social and emotional development of young children. This is being done by building a consistent, evidence-based professional development framework for the early care and education workforce.
The role of CSEFEL is to provide training and technical assistance on the Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence to State teams, demonstration sites, trainers, and coaches. Maryland’s role is to plan and coordinate the initial and ongoing implementation of the Pyramid model statewide.
Read more about the Maryland SEFEL initiative, including accomplishments and planned future activities.
CSEFEL Resources
Young Children's Social and Emotional Development - New CSEFEL updates! (September '09)
CSEFEL Partnership Pyramid Model
The Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI) has created a PowerPoint presentation with audio and captioning that provides a comprehensive overview of the Pyramid Model for Promoting the Social and Emotional Development of Infants and Young Children. Click here to view the presentation. Click here to download a transcript. Note: In order to view the presentation, you may need to download Adobe Flash Player.
Check out the other SEFEL-related Professional Development resources and opportunities as well as curriculum and activities for families.
Sample Syllabi - Are you looking for ideas on how to incorporate the CSEFEL approach or materials into courses? Designed specifically for preservice faculty, CSEFEL has created a new resource on their website where you can browse sample syllabi that illustrate how others have embedded the CSEFEL material/approach into coursework. The possibilities for incorporating materials are limitless and they are eager to continue adding to this resource! If you have used CSEFEL materials in your courses and would be willing to share your syllabus with others, please contact Rob Corso at (217) 390-0403 or rob.corso@vanderbilt.edu.
"Preventing Challenging Behavior: A Model for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder" Web Event Recordings Now Available!
Challenging behaviors of young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are the most serious impediment to healthy social, emotional, and intellectual development. Challenging behaviors are a major barrier to inclusive and optimal education and they detract from a family’s quality of life. As a result, there is a great need for strategies that are effective at preventing challenging behaviors and promoting adaptive social-emotional development. This web presentation and teleconference provided a discussion of issues related to ASD and prevention of challenging behaviors, and presented a three-tiered framework for organizing prevention and intervention strategies applicable for home, community and preschool settings.
Resources for Trainers and Coaches offers decision making guidelines, training tutorials, chat sessions, information for pre-service faculty and so much more!
