What You Will Learn
Early care and education program staff receiving assistance from the California Inclusion and Behavior Consultation (CIBC) Network will learn:
- Skills and strategies for responding effectively to a child’s unique needs in early care and education settings, with a focus on young children with disabilities, challenging behaviors, and other special needs
- How to implement strength-based teaching strategies
- How to develop individualized strategies and/or accommodations to enhance a child’s learning environment and support
- Effective use of community resources
- How to use reflective practices in their program
Who Will Benefit
- Center-Based Early Care and Education Staff
- Family Child Care Providers
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Service Details
A local CIBC Network consultant, with oversight by WestEd’s CIBC staff, conducts a series of on-site visits, working directly with the teacher/staff. CIBC services are also being piloted with family child care providers in some counties/regions.
Services range from initial observations, reflective practice discussions, and action planning to linkages to local resources.
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Helping Early Childhood Educators Deal with Challenging Behavior
Insights & Impact / May 18, 2015
By empowering teachers to implement strategies that engage all students, the California Inclusion and Behavior Consultation Network helps teachers create more inclusive classrooms that enable young children with behavioral problems, special needs, or disabilities to thrive alongside their peers.
Related Resources
Behavioral Assessment of Baby’s Emotional & Social Style (BABES) Toolkit: Intervention Strategies for Developmental Guidance & Support
The BABES Toolkit assists early childhood professionals to identify, and to help families address, areas in which their infants and toddlers may be exhibiting challenging behavior.
R&D Alert® Vol. 16, No. 1
Engaging students to address school problems and dealing with challenging behavior in early childhood education are just a couple of the highlights in this issue of R&D Alert.
