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IECMH Resources

The following resources support the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC: 0-5™) training initiative. They are meant to help all professionals working with very young children learn more about these efforts and how to access additional IECMH resources to support their work.

DC: 0-5 Resource Hub

Clinical Resources


Screening Guides for Clinicians

Birth To 5: Watch Me Thrive! A Compendium Of Screening Measures For Young Children

A Behavioral Health Provider’s Guide for Developmental and Behavioral Screening



Global Developmental Screening

Ages and Stages Questionnaire, Third Edition (ASQ-3)



Behavioral Screening

Early Childhood Screening Assessment (ECSA)

Scoring Guide for Pediatric Clinicians

Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist (BPSC)

Scoring Guide for Pediatric Clinicians

Preschool Pediatric Symptom Checklist

Scoring Guide for Pediatric Clinicians

The Survey of Well-being of Young Children (SWYC)

Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile™ Infant-Toddler Checklist

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire 



Sexual Behavior Screening

Child Sexual Behavior Inventory (CSBI)


Trauma & Traumatic-Distress Screening

Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS): Caregiver Report for Children Ages 3-6

Clinical Guide for Administering the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS)


Parenting

Parenting Stress Index, Fourth Edition (PSI-4)

Child Abuse Potential Inventory, Second Edition (CAPI-2)


Assessments for Diagnostic & Clinical Evaluation

Coming soon!



Handouts

Coming soon!



Resources for Allied Professionals

Tips for Talking with Parents about Developmental Concerns



Trainings for Clinicians & Allied Professionals


General Education on IECMH

The Growing Brain



Trainings for Therapeutic Interventions

Center for Play Therapy at University of North Texas

Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

Incredible Years (IY)

Barnard Center for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) [in Spanish]

Childhood Traumatic Grief (CTG) [Supplement to TF-CBT training] 

Circle of Security

First Approach Skills Training (FAST) Program


Continuing Education Opportunities

Erikson Institute



Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Culturally-Responsive Practice


Ethnomed

Clinical Formulation Interview (CFI): Informant Version



Research & Peer-Reviewed Literature


California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse


Policy


WA State IECMH Medicaid law (link to WAC)

DC:0-5 Resource Hub

DC: 0-5 Billing Guidance

The Washington State Health Care Authority offers many resources to support providers in adopting the DC: 0-5™, including billing guidance related to mental health assessments for young children (MHAYC) and an interim Apple Health DC: 0-5™ Crosswalk for use by Apple Health mental health professionals diagnosing children from birth through age five.

To learn more, please visit the MHAYC Provider Page.

Billing Resources

Regional Resources

Coming soon!

Regional Resources

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Principles & Practice

Coming soon!

IECMH Principles

Parent-Child Relationship
Programs at the Barnard Center Free Lecture Series

Parent-Child Relationship Programs gives professionals, parents and other caregivers the knowledge and skills to provide nurturing environments for young children by developing and disseminating innovative evidence-based and research-based products and training programs used in many disciplines and settings.

Policy Information

Policy Information

Learn more about efforts to integrate DC:0-5 into state policy and systems

in Washington and beyond.

Washington State Health Care Authority

Apple Health mental health policies have been updated to align with best practices for mental health assessments for children from birth through age five.

The policies allow reimbursement for:

  • Up to five sessions for mental health assessment.

  • Provider travel to home or community settings for the purposes of assessment.

 

They also:

  • Require Apple Health mental health providers to use the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC:0-5™).

Please visit the HCA Mental Health Assessment for Young Children webpage for more information about these changes, project updates, and related supports for providers.

ZERO TO THREE

ZERO TO THREE developed and published the DC: 0-5 (and prior versions) to provide guidance to infant and early childhood professionals in mental health and related fields. Learn more about this work here.

Advancing DC:0-5 Policy and Practice Within Systems of Care (2020)

Advancing Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: The Integration of DC:0-5™ Into State Policy and Systems (2016)

Advocacy Opportunites

Advocacy Opportunities

Children and Youth Behavioral Health Workgroup (CYBHWG)

The Children and Youth Behavioral Health Work Group (CYBHWG) provides recommendations to the Legislature to improve behavioral health services and strategies for children, youth, young adults, and their families. The group includes representatives from the Legislature, state agencies, health care providers, tribal governments, community health services, and other organizations, as well as parents of children and youth who have received services.

CYBHWG Advisory Groups include:

  • Prenatal to age five relational health

  • Workforce and rates

  • Student behavioral health and suicide prevention

  • Youth and young adult continuum of care

  • Behavioral health integration

Legislation related to policy changes in Mental Health Assessment for Young Children, including training in DC: 0-5, came from recommendations developed by the Prenatal to Five Relational Health Subgroup (P5RHS) and put forward by CYBHWG.

To learn more about the work of the CYBHWG and the Advisory Groups, as well as how you can become involved, please contact cybhwg@hca.wa.gov.

For questions about how your program or organization
can grow capacity in providing IECMH services,
please contact us at training@wa-aimh.org

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DC: 0-5 trainings provided free to

Apple Health Providers through the

IECMH Workforce Collaborative 

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