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
Trainings for Therapeutic Interventions
Center for Play Therapy at University of North Texas
Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
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]
First Approach Skills Training (FAST) Program
Continuing Education Opportunities
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Culturally-Responsive Practice
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™ 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.
Regional Resources
Coming soon!
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Principles & Practice
Coming soon!
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
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:
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Up to five sessions for mental health assessment.
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Provider travel to home or community settings for the purposes of assessment.
They also:
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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 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)
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:
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Prenatal to age five relational health
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Workforce and rates
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Student behavioral health and suicide prevention
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Youth and young adult continuum of care
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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
DC: 0-5 trainings provided free to
Apple Health Providers through the
IECMH Workforce Collaborative