The evidence base for mental health consultation in early childhood settings: A research synthesis addressing children's behavioral outcomes

Early Education and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 795-824

  Perry, Deborah F ^a   Allen, Mary Dallas ^b   Brennan, Eileen M ^c   Bradley, Jennifer R ^d  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d J Bradley and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649701306     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280903475444     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. **Achenbach, T. M., & Rescorla, L. A. (2001). Manual for the ASEBA school-age forms and profiles. Burlington: University of Vermont Research Center for Children, Youth, and Families.
2. Ackerman, B. P., Izard, C. E., Kobak, R., Brown, E. D., & Smith, C. (2007). Relation between reading problems and internalizing behavior in school for preadolescent children from economically disadvantaged families. Child Development, 78, 581-596.
3. Alkon, A., Ramler, M., & MacLennan, K. (2003). Evaluation of mental health consultation in child care centers. Early Childhood Education Journal, 31(2), 91-99.
4. **Alpern, G. D., Boll, T. J., & Shearer, M. S. (2000). Developmental Profile II manual. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services.
5. Belsky, J., Burchinal, M., McCartney, K., Vandell, D. L., Clarke-Stewart, K. A., & Owen, M. T. (2007). Are there long-term effects of early child care? Child Development, 78, 681-701.
6. *Bleecker, T., & Sherwood, D. L. (2003). A final report of the 2001-2002 evaluation of the high quality child care mental health consultation initiative. San Francisco, CA: Department of Public Health, Community Health Programs.
7. ***Bleecker, T., & Sherwood, D. L. (2004). San Francisco high quality child care mental health consultation initiative. San Francisco, CA: Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services
8. *Bleecker, T., Sherwood, D., & Chan-Sew, S. L. (2005). San Francisco high quality child care mental health consultation initiative. San Francisco, CA: Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services
9. Brennan, E. M., Bradley, J. R., Allen, M. D., & Perry, D. F. (2008). The evidence base for mental health consultation in early childhood settings: Research synthesis addressing staff and program outcomes. Early Education and Development, 19, 982-1022.
10. Brennan, E. M., Bradley, J. R., Allen, M. D., Perry, D. F., & Tsega, A. (2005, March). The evidence base for mental health consultation in early childhood settings: Research synthesis and review. Paper presented at Establishing the Base for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation, Tampa, FL.
11. Brennan, E. M., Bradley, J. R., & Lieberman, L. A. (2008). Child care: An essential support for working families. In J. M. Rosenzweig & E. M. Brennan, Work, life, and the mental health system of care: A guide for professionals supporting families of children with emotional or behavioral disorders (pp. 175-200). Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
12. Bruns, E. J., Suter, J. C., Burchard, J. D., Force, M., & Leverentz-Brady, K. (2004). Assessing fidelity to a community-based treatment for youth: The Wraparound Fidelity Index. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 12, 69-79.
13. Campbell, S. B. (2002). Peer relationships and young children's development. In Behavior problems in preschool children: Clinical and developmental issues (2nd ed., pp. 172-202). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
14. Capizzano, J., Adams, G., & Sonenstein, F. (2000). Child care arrangements for children under five: Variation across states (Series B, No. B-7). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
15. Caplan, G. (1963). Types of mental health consultation. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 33, 470-481.
16. Cohen, E., & Kaufmann, R. (2000). Early childhood mental health consultation. Washington, DC: Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Georgetown University Child Development Center.
17. Cohen, E., & Kaufmann, R. (2005). Early childhood mental health consultation. Washington, DC: Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Georgetown University Child Development Center.
18. Colorado Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health. (2006). Interrater reliability study. Retrieved from http:www.cdhs.state.co.us/dmh/PDFs/DECCARinterraterccar2006rpt.pdf
19. **Conners, C. K. (1997). Conners' Teacher Rating Scale-Revised (L). North Tonawanda, NY: Multi-Health Systems.
20. Cook, T. D., Cooper, H., Cordray, D. S., Hartmann, H., Hedges, L. V., Light, R. J., Mosteller, F. (Eds.). (1992). Meta-analysis for explanation: A casebook. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.
21. Cooper, H. M., & Lindsay, J. J. (1998). Research synthesis and meta-analysis. In L. Bickman & D. J. Rog (Eds.), Handbook of applied social research methods (pp. 315-337). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
22. Denham, S. A., McKinley, M., Couchoud, E. A., & Holt, R. (1990). Emotional and behavioral predictors of preschool peer ratings. Child Development, 61, 1145-1152.
23. Donohue, P., Falk, B., & Provet, A. G. (2000). Mental health consultation in early childhood. Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
24. *Duffy, M. J. (1986). An experimental study of the effects of a prescriptive mental health consultation approach on the adjustment of children enrolled in the Blue Water Head Start Program in St. Clair County, Michigan. Dissertation Abstracts International, 47, 1924A.
25. **DuPaul, G. J., Power, T. J., Anastopoulos, A. D., & Reid, R. (1998). Manual for the AD-HD Rating Scale IV. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
26. Duran, F., Hepburn, K., Irvine, M., Kaufmann, R., Anthony, B., Horen, N., & Perry, D. (2009). What works? A study of effective early childhood mental health consultation programs. Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Center for Child and Human Development.
27. **Ellis, R. H., Wackwitz, J. H., & Foster, M. (1991). Use of an empirically derived client topology based on level-of-functioning: Twelve years of the CCAR. Journal of Mental Health Administration, 18, 88-100.
28. **Ellsworth, R. B. (1977). CAAP scale: The measurement of child and adolescent adjustment. Roanoke, VA: Institute for Program Evaluation.
29. **Eyberg, S., & Pincus, D. (1999). Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory and Sutter-Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory-Revised. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
30. **Fantuzzo, J., Stolzfus, J., Lutz, M. N, Hamlet, H., Balraj, V., Turner, C., & Mosca, S. (1999). An evaluation of the special needs referral process for low-income preschool children with emotional and behavioral problems. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 14, 465-482.
31. *Farmer-Dougan, V., Viechtbauer, W., & French, T. (1999). Peer prompted social skills: The role of teacher consultation in student success. Educational Psychology, 19(2), 207-219.
32. Garner, P. W. (2006). Prediction of pro-social and emotional competence from maternal behavior in African American preschoolers. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 12(2), 179-198.
33. Gilliam, W. S. (2005). Prekindergarteners left behind: Expulsion rates in state prekindergartener systems. New Haven, CT: Yale University Child Study Center.
34. *Gilliam, W. S. (2007). Early Childhood Consultation Partnership: Results of a random-controlled evaluation. Final report and executive summary. New Haven, CT: Yale University Child Study Center.
35. Gilliam, W. S., & Shahar, G. (2006). Preschool and child care expulsion and suspension: Rates and predictors in one state. Infants and Young Children, 19(3), 228-245.
36. **Green, B. L., Everhart, M., Gettman, M. G., Gordon, L., & Friesen, B. (2004). Mental health consultation in Head Start: Selected national findings. Portland, OR: Portland State University, Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health.
37. ***Green, B. L., Everhart, M., Gordon, L., & Gettman, M. G. (2006). Characteristics of effective mental health consultation in early childhood settings: Multilevel analysis of a national survey. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 26, 142-152.
38. *Green, B. L., Simpson, J., Everhart, M. C., Vale, E., & Gettman, M. G. (2004). Understanding integrated mental health services in Head Start: Staff perspectives on mental health consultation. NHSA Dialog, 7(1), 35-60.
39. Greenwald, A. G. (1975). Consequences of prejudice against the null hypothesis. Psychological Bulletin, 82, 1-20.
40. **Gresham, F. M., & Elliot, S. N. (1990). Social Skills Rating System manual. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service.
41. Hepburn, K. S., Kaufmann, R. K., Perry, D. F., Allen, M. D., Brennan, E. M., & Green, B. L. (2007). Early childhood mental health consultation: An evaluation tool kit. Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Center for Child and Human Development.
42. Johnston, K., & Brinamen, C. (2006). Mental health consultation in child care: Transforming relationships among directors, staff, and families. Washington, DC: Zero to Three.
43. *Lehman, C., Lambarth, C. H., Friesen, B., MacLeod, M., & White, D. (2005). Evaluation of the Incredible Years and mental health consultation to child care centers. Unpublished manuscript, Portland State University, Regional Research Institute for Human Services, Portland, OR.
44. McGinnis, E., & Goldstein, A. P. (1990). Skillstreaming in early childhood: Teaching prosocial skills to the preschool and kindergarten child. Champaign, IL: Research Press.
45. **Merrill, K. W. (2002). Preschool and kindergarten behavior scales (2nd ed.). Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
46. Mullen, P. D., & Ramírez, G. (2006). The promise and pitfalls of systematic reviews. Annual Review of Public Health, 27, 81-102.
47. **Naglieri, J. A., LeBuffe, P. A., & Pfeiffer, S. I. (1995). The Devereux Scales of Mental Disorders. San Antonio, TX: Psychological Corporation.
48. *Olmos, A., & Grimmer, M. (2004). The Parent/Provider Effectiveness in Early Learning Environments (PEARL) project. Denver, CO: Mental Health Corporation of Denver.
49. *Perry, D. F., Dunne, M. C., McFadden, L., & Campbell, D. (2008). Reducing the risk for preschool expulsion: Mental health consultation for young children with challenging behavior. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17, 44-54.
50. Perry, D., Kaufmann, R. K., Hoover, S., & Zundel, C. (2008). Services for young children and their families in systems of care. In B. A. Stroul & G. M. Blau (Eds.), The system of care handbook: Transforming mental health services for children, youth, and families (pp. 491-516). Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
51. Perry, D. F., Woodbridge, M. W., & Rosman, E. A. (2007). Evaluating outcomes in systems delivering early childhood mental health services. In D. F. Perry, R. K. Kaufman, & J. Knitzer (Eds.), Social and emotional health in early childhood: Building bridges between services and systems (pp. 121-146). Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
52. Pianta, R. C., Cox, M. J., & Snow, K. L. (2007). School readiness and the transition to kindergarten in the era of accountability. Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
53. *Raver, C. C., Jones, S. M., Li-Grining, C., Zhai, F., Metzger, M., & Solomon, B. (2009). Targeting children's behavior problems in preschool classrooms: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 302-316.
54. Raver, C., & Knitzer, J. (2002). Ready to enter: What research tells policymakers about strategies to promote social and emotional school readiness among threeand four-year-old children. New York, NY: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.
55. **Reynolds, C. R., & Kamphaus, R. W. (1992). BASC: Behavior Assessment System for Children manual. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service.
56. Sadish, W. R. (1992). Do family and marital psychotherapies change what people do? A meta-analysis of behavioral outcomes. In T. D. Cook, H. Cooper, D. S. Cordray, H. Hartmann, L. V. Hedges, R. J. Light, F. Mosteller (Eds.), Meta-analysis for explanation: A casebook (pp. 129-208). New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.
57. Smith, B. J., & Fox, L. (2003). Systems of service delivery: A synthesis of evidence relevant to young children at risk of or who have challenging behavior. Retrieved from the Technical Assistance Center on Social and Emotional Intervention website: http://www.challengingbehavior.org/explore/publications_docs/systems_of_service.pdf
58. **Sparrow, S. S., Balla, D. A., & Cicchetti, D. V. (1985). Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-classroom edition. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service.
59. Thompson, R. A., & Raikes, H. A. (2008). The social and emotional foundations of school readiness. In D. F. Perry, R. K. Kaufmann, & J. Knitzer (Eds.), Social and emotional health in early childhood: Building bridges between services and systems (pp. 13-35). Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
60. Upshur, C., Wenz-Gross, M., & Reed, G. (2009). A pilot student of early childhood mental health consultation for children with behavioral problems in preschool. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24,29-45.
61. **Walker, H. M., Severson, H. H., & Feil, E. G. (1995). Early Screening Project manual. Longmont, CO: Sopris West.
62. Webster-Stratton, C., & Reid, M. J. (2003). The Incredible Years parents, teachers, and children training series: A multifaceted treatment approach for young children with conduct problems. In A. E. Kazdin & J. R. Weisz (Eds.), Evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adolescents (pp. 224-240). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
63. Williford, A. P., & Shelton, T. L. (2008). Using mental health consultation to decrease disruptive behaviors in preschoolers: Adapting an empirically supported intervention. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 49(2), 191-200.
64. **Zill, N. (1990). The Behavior Problems Index [descriptive material]. Washington, DC: Child Trends.