CHILD DEVELOPMENT: Behavioral/Mental Development
BEHAVIOR HOME PAGE
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at UK (SERC) are collaborating on this Web page on student behavior. The purpose is to provide a format that allows school personnel, parents, and other professionals to gain access to information, to share effective practices, and to receive ongoing consultation and technical assistance concerning the full range of behavior problems and challenges displayed by children and youth in school and community settings, as well as other behavioral issues that may affect their success in school.
Website http://www.ky.gov/agencies/behave/homepage.html
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at UK (SERC) are collaborating on this Web page on student behavior. The purpose is to provide a format that allows school personnel, parents, and other professionals to gain access to information, to share effective practices, and to receive ongoing consultation and technical assistance concerning the full range of behavior problems and challenges displayed by children and youth in school and community settings, as well as other behavioral issues that may affect their success in school.
Website http://www.ky.gov/agencies/behave/homepage.html
EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST (ECMH)
ECMH serves children ages birth to five years of age and their families in providing assessment, counseling, and supportive services in an effort to increase the social-emotional well-being of children in the community. Adanta is a community mental health center serving the Lake Cumberland Region.
Contact for Casey, Clinton, McCreary, Pulaski and Wayne Counties
The Adanta Group, 113 Hardin Lane, Somerset, KY 42503
(606) 679-6251
Email: [email protected]
Contact for Adair, Cumberland, Green, Taylor and Russell Counties
The Adanta Group, 3020 Old Lebanon Road, Campbellsville, KY 42718
(270) 465-7424
Email: [email protected]
Serving: Lake Cumberland Region
ECMH serves children ages birth to five years of age and their families in providing assessment, counseling, and supportive services in an effort to increase the social-emotional well-being of children in the community. Adanta is a community mental health center serving the Lake Cumberland Region.
Contact for Casey, Clinton, McCreary, Pulaski and Wayne Counties
The Adanta Group, 113 Hardin Lane, Somerset, KY 42503
(606) 679-6251
Email: [email protected]
Contact for Adair, Cumberland, Green, Taylor and Russell Counties
The Adanta Group, 3020 Old Lebanon Road, Campbellsville, KY 42718
(270) 465-7424
Email: [email protected]
Serving: Lake Cumberland Region
FIRST STEPS
First Steps, Kentucky’s early intervention system, serves children from birth to age 3 with developmental delays or specific medical conditions known to cause developmental delays. First Steps services are available statewide and include; developmental intervention, vision and audio logical services, communication development and assistive technology.
113 Hardin Lane, Somerset, KY 42501
(606) 678-2821 or (800) 378-2821
Email [email protected]
Website http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/firstSteps/
Serving: Lake Cumberland District / Kentucky
First Steps, Kentucky’s early intervention system, serves children from birth to age 3 with developmental delays or specific medical conditions known to cause developmental delays. First Steps services are available statewide and include; developmental intervention, vision and audio logical services, communication development and assistive technology.
113 Hardin Lane, Somerset, KY 42501
(606) 678-2821 or (800) 378-2821
Email [email protected]
Website http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/firstSteps/
Serving: Lake Cumberland District / Kentucky
INTERVENTION CENTRAL
An excellent resource offering free tools and resources to help school staff and parents to promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all children and youth. Created by Jim Wright, a school psychologist from Syracuse, NY.
Website http://www.interventioncentral.org
An excellent resource offering free tools and resources to help school staff and parents to promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all children and youth. Created by Jim Wright, a school psychologist from Syracuse, NY.
Website http://www.interventioncentral.org
KENTUCKY IMPACT
A statewide program which coordinates services for children with severe emotional disabilities and their families. Offers coordination between teachers, physicians, individual counselors and the family; intense in-home family services; and support groups. The IMPACT team is sometimes able to provide funds for the purchase of miscellaneous items needed by the child. The child must be under 18, have a diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder, and be severely limited in at least two of the following areas: self-care, interpersonal relationships, difficulty in daily life activities, self-direction, must have been disabled for at least one year, and must require service planning from two or more agencies.
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-D, Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-4456
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.mhmr.ky.gov/mhsas/KY%20Impact.asp
Serving: Kentucky
A statewide program which coordinates services for children with severe emotional disabilities and their families. Offers coordination between teachers, physicians, individual counselors and the family; intense in-home family services; and support groups. The IMPACT team is sometimes able to provide funds for the purchase of miscellaneous items needed by the child. The child must be under 18, have a diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder, and be severely limited in at least two of the following areas: self-care, interpersonal relationships, difficulty in daily life activities, self-direction, must have been disabled for at least one year, and must require service planning from two or more agencies.
100 Fair Oaks Lane, 4E-D, Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-4456
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.mhmr.ky.gov/mhsas/KY%20Impact.asp
Serving: Kentucky
STRATEGIES FOR PARENTS (from Project REACH)
This website was created to provide parents with strategies that will help to make their homes positive and productive environments for their families. The Project REACH staff has searched the research literature for strategies that are effective for improving the behavior of children with emotional and behavioral disorders. We took the most effective strategies from the research and translated them into easy step-by-step directions for implementing them in your home.
Project REACH is a National Center, funded by the Office of Special Education Programs for 5 years, to work with students with intensive social, emotional, and behavioral needs. The project is a collaborative effort between Lehigh University and the University of California, Riverside.
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.lehigh.edu/projectreach/parents-reach/open.htm
This website was created to provide parents with strategies that will help to make their homes positive and productive environments for their families. The Project REACH staff has searched the research literature for strategies that are effective for improving the behavior of children with emotional and behavioral disorders. We took the most effective strategies from the research and translated them into easy step-by-step directions for implementing them in your home.
Project REACH is a National Center, funded by the Office of Special Education Programs for 5 years, to work with students with intensive social, emotional, and behavioral needs. The project is a collaborative effort between Lehigh University and the University of California, Riverside.
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.lehigh.edu/projectreach/parents-reach/open.htm
ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
A national nonprofit organization that informs, trains and supports professionals, policymakers and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. Neuroscientists have documented that our earliest days, weeks and months of life are a period of unparalleled growth when trillions of brain cell connections are made. Research and clinical experience also demonstrate that health and development are directly influenced by the quality of care and experiences a child has with his parents and other adults. We know that as babies, the way we are held, talked to and cared for teaches us about who we are and how we are valued. This profoundly shapes who we will become. Early experiences set a course for a lifelong process of discovery about ourselves and the world around us. Simply put, early experiences matter. This site offers information on behavior, development, maltreatment, care, education and public policy.
1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC 20037
(202) 638-1144
Website http://www.zerotothree.org
A national nonprofit organization that informs, trains and supports professionals, policymakers and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. Neuroscientists have documented that our earliest days, weeks and months of life are a period of unparalleled growth when trillions of brain cell connections are made. Research and clinical experience also demonstrate that health and development are directly influenced by the quality of care and experiences a child has with his parents and other adults. We know that as babies, the way we are held, talked to and cared for teaches us about who we are and how we are valued. This profoundly shapes who we will become. Early experiences set a course for a lifelong process of discovery about ourselves and the world around us. Simply put, early experiences matter. This site offers information on behavior, development, maltreatment, care, education and public policy.
1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC 20037
(202) 638-1144
Website http://www.zerotothree.org