spcaa head start & early head start mental health and disability

SPCAASPCAAHead Start & Early Head Head Start & Early Head

StartStart

Mental Health and Mental Health and DisabilityDisability

Mental Health and Disability Mental Health and Disability Unit Unit

Jennifer Quinones Jennifer Quinones Mental Health Manager Mental Health Manager

(806) 891-2156(806) 891-2156

Blanca Herron Blanca Herron Mental Health Assistant Mental Health Assistant

(806) 893-5827(806) 893-5827

Leigh WellsLeigh WellsMental Health AssistantMental Health Assistant

(806) 893-3167(806) 893-3167


Services Provided Services Provided Mental Health/Disability Manager and Assistants:Mental Health/Disability Manager and Assistants:

– Complete classroom observations Complete classroom observations – Conduct regular on site visitsConduct regular on site visits– Refer to:Refer to:

Local Education Agency (LEA) for disability Local Education Agency (LEA) for disability servicesservices

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) for mental Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) for mental health serviceshealth services

– Monitor services and documentationMonitor services and documentation– Train SPCAA staff and parents at parent meetingsTrain SPCAA staff and parents at parent meetings– Data entry in Child PlusData entry in Child Plus– Report to Policy Council on the status of Disability Report to Policy Council on the status of Disability

and Mental Healthand Mental Health– Oversee Program Information Report informationOversee Program Information Report information


Services ProvidedServices Provided

Monitoring Monitoring – Child Plus tracking system for concerns Child Plus tracking system for concerns

and follow up on servicesand follow up on services– Mental Health professional reports for Mental Health professional reports for

recommendationsrecommendations


Services ProvidedServices Provided Staff Development Staff Development

– Provide annual pre-service training for SPCAA staff and Provide annual pre-service training for SPCAA staff and during new staff orientationduring new staff orientation

– We submit our annual trainings for record keeping in our We submit our annual trainings for record keeping in our employee fileemployee file

– We conduct criminal background on all our providersWe conduct criminal background on all our providers

Fiscal ManagementFiscal Management– The Mental Health/Disability Manager approves The Mental Health/Disability Manager approves

payments for services provided to children in Mental payments for services provided to children in Mental Health and Disabilities.Health and Disabilities.

– MH/Disability Manager is responsible for purchasing MH/Disability Manager is responsible for purchasing supplies to meet the needs of children with special supplies to meet the needs of children with special needs.needs.

Performance StandardsPerformance Standards

1308.6 Assessment of children 1308.6 Assessment of children 1308.4 Purpose and Scope of 1308.4 Purpose and Scope of

Disabilities Service Plan Disabilities Service Plan 1308.19 Developing Individualized 1308.19 Developing Individualized

Education Programs (IEP)Education Programs (IEP) 1304.21 Child Mental Health 1304.21 Child Mental Health

Child Guidance Child Guidance Policies and Policies and ProceduresProcedures

Behavior Tracking Policy and Behavior Tracking Policy and FormForm

See Behavior Tracking Form in See Behavior Tracking Form in

Child Guidance Child Guidance

1308.6 Assessment of 1308.6 Assessment of childrenchildren

§ 1308.6§ 1308.6Subpart D—Health Services Performance Standards Subpart D—Health Services Performance Standards (b) Screening, the first step in the assessment (b) Screening, the first step in the assessment

process, consists of standardized health process, consists of standardized health screening and developmental screening which screening and developmental screening which includes speech, hearing and vision. It is a brief includes speech, hearing and vision. It is a brief process, which can be repeated, and is never process, which can be repeated, and is never used to determine that a child has a disability. It used to determine that a child has a disability. It only indicates that a child may need further only indicates that a child may need further evaluation to deter-mine whether the child has a evaluation to deter-mine whether the child has a disability. Re-screening must be provided as disability. Re-screening must be provided as needed.needed.

Articulation Screening Articulation Screening

Pearson Preschool Language ScalePearson Preschool Language Scale

Fourth Addition Fourth Addition

PLS 4 PLS 4

PLS 4PLS 4 PLS 4 is designed to identify children PLS 4 is designed to identify children

who may need to be referred for who may need to be referred for further speech or language further speech or language assessments.assessments.

Can be administered in 5 -10 minCan be administered in 5 -10 min Can be administered by teachers, Can be administered by teachers,

paraprofessionals, and teacher’s paraprofessionals, and teacher’s aidesaides

Pearson Preschool Language Pearson Preschool Language Scale Fourth 4Scale Fourth 4

PLS 4 PLS 4

Screens: Screens:

Language Language Social / Interpersonal skillsSocial / Interpersonal skillsArticulation Articulation Connected speechConnected speechStuttering Stuttering Voice disordersVoice disordersCommunication skillsCommunication skills

Performance StandardPerformance Standard

1308.4 Purpose and Scope of 1308.4 Purpose and Scope of Disabilities Service Plan (10%)Disabilities Service Plan (10%)

““The Head Start responsibility is to make The Head Start responsibility is to make available directly or in cooperation with available directly or in cooperation with other agencies ser-vices in the least other agencies ser-vices in the least restrictive environment in accordance with restrictive environment in accordance with an individualized education program (IEP) an individualized education program (IEP) for at least ten percent of enrolled children for at least ten percent of enrolled children who meet the disabilities eligibility who meet the disabilities eligibility criteria.”criteria.”


Disabilities eligibility criteria:Disabilities eligibility criteria:

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/guidance/rules/89.1040.html


U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

3/10/09 Enrollment of Children with Disabilities 3/10/09 Enrollment of Children with Disabilities

1308.191308.19

Head Start programs should note that to be counted Head Start programs should note that to be counted toward the 10% actual enrollment requirement, toward the 10% actual enrollment requirement, the children with disabilities they serve must, the children with disabilities they serve must, under Section 640(d)(1), have been determined under Section 640(d)(1), have been determined eligible for special services under IDEA by the eligible for special services under IDEA by the agency providing IDEA services in their agency providing IDEA services in their community. community.

Therefore, Head Start programs Therefore, Head Start programs should not count, for purposes of should not count, for purposes of meeting this requirement, those meeting this requirement, those children who have an children who have an individualized education program individualized education program (IEP) developed solely by the (IEP) developed solely by the Head Start program, as Head Start program, as described under 45 CFR described under 45 CFR 1308.19(d) 1308.19(d)

Example:Example:

A private provider evaluates a child A private provider evaluates a child with potential special needs, with potential special needs, develops the IEP, and ultimately develops the IEP, and ultimately provides the special services as provides the special services as required by the IEP. required by the IEP.

Does a child on an IEP that is Does a child on an IEP that is completed by a private provider completed by a private provider count towards the 10% as count towards the 10% as required? required?

In order for the child in this In order for the child in this example to be counted toward example to be counted toward the required 10%, the LEA must the required 10%, the LEA must have agreed to and signed the have agreed to and signed the Individualized Education Plan Individualized Education Plan (IEP) that will be implemented. (IEP) that will be implemented.

This ensures that the LEA has used This ensures that the LEA has used the information provided to the information provided to determine that the child is determine that the child is eligible for special services un eligible for special services un IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) Education Act)

““Happiness comes when we test our Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful skills towards some meaningful

purpose.”purpose.”

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