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Arizona's only mental health clinic for young children

-Helps infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families
-Services are provided in home or in office and can include:

Play therapy

Child and family counseling

Parent-child groups

In-depth developmental and/or psychological assessments

Psychiatric evaluation and consultation

-Who provides these services?

Infant-toddler psychologists and therapists

Psychiatrists

Registered nurses

Nutritionists

Speech, occupational and physical therapists

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Families of infants & toddlers

Children birth to 5 years of age

All children (birth to 5), not just children who are exhibiting challenging behaviors

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Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation for Child Care Providers

Unique program that partners early childhood mental health consultant with child care providers to promote the social and emotional development of all children, and help providers respond to children with behavioral challenges.

Smart Support consultants work to design an individualized plan.

What help can Smart Support Provide?

Ensure the children in your program are engaged and learning

Manage children’s difficult behaviors effectively

Enhance staff communication skills

Guide conversations with parents about children’s needs and behaviors

Provide referrals to community resources

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Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation for Child Care Providers

Smart Support is a unique program that partners early childhood mental health consultants with child care providers to promote the social and emotional development of all children in care, and help providers respond to children with behavioral challenges.

Smart Support can help:

How does Smart Support work?

Smart Support consultants work with you to design an individualized plan to meet your program's needs for children ages birth to 5. Services may include early childhood mental health consultation and professional development, implementation of classroom strategies and resources or referrals for specific children or situations. Your plan may be short- or long-term, depending on need.
Download "Arizona's Smart Support Evaluation Report: The First Four Years"
What is early childhood mental health consultation?

This partnership between child care providers and mental health consultants is:

Who provides the service?

Smart Support mental health consultants have a masters-level degree in mental health or an early childhood field. All have specialized training in children's social-emotional development and early care and education staff development. Services are provided by three different organizations depending on the child care program location:

What are the eligibility requirements?

Child care centers and preschools must be ADHS licensed, and home-based providers must be DES regulated. Providers must also be located in a First Things First-funded region of Arizona.

Is there a cost?

Smart Support is provided at no cost to eligible child care providers.

How do I get started?

Call Smart Support to begin the application process and determine whether your center is located in an eligible area. Following the preliminary application, a mental health consultant will meet with the program director to begin developing a plan for your program.

Call 1-866-330-5520 for more information or to begin the application process.

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Smart Support | Southwest Human Development

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Smart Support is a unique program that partners early childhood mental health consultants with child care providers to promote the social and emotional development of all children in care, and help providers respond to children with behavioral challenges. Smart Support consultants work with you to design an individualized plan to meet your program's needs for children ages birth to 5.

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Yes! An Occupational Therapist is part of the team and one of the services that can be provided.

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Therapeutic Interventionist

Case Manager

Educator

Advocator

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Caregiver decides the location of therapy

Limited supplies outside of the facility

Restricted storage space

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Speech-Language Pathologist

Early Literacy Specialists

Physical Therapist

Developmental Specialist

Psychologist

Registered Nurses

Physicians

Nutritionists

Master Level Counselors

(and Occupational Therapist!)

The Occupational Therapist collaborates with other professionals. The team of professionals all work together to provide the necessary care to the child and their family.

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Therapy occurs in the child's natural environment (home & neighborhood) and a clinic- making therapy services convenient

Services are only provided until age 5

Team approach

Closely works with family

These specific programs focus on mental health in children

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Assessments:

Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID)

Infant-Toddler Sensory Profile

Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP)

Interventions:

Play therapy

Interventions for: sleeping, eating, tantrums, aggression, fussiness or excessive crying, withdrawn or sad behavior, bonding & attachment, etc.

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Smart Support: Provided at no cost to eligible child care providers

Good Fit Counseling Center: Works with families who have children ages birth to 5 and meet specific program eligibility requirements. The center accepts AHCCCS/KidsCare behavioral health plans and may offer a sliding-fee scale or insurance reimbursement.

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2850 N. 24th St, Phoenix, AZ 85008

Main Number: (602) 266-5976

Smart Support: (866) 330-5520

Good Fit Counseling Center: (602) 200-0434

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Programs addressing all aspects of a child's development

The overall goal of Southwest Human Development's child development and mental health programs is to support early relationships and promote healthy development.

Our child development and mental health programs include:

Birth to Five Helpline, providing free, developmentally appropriate information and resources for parents of young children and their caregivers.

The Fussy Baby program is an extension of the Birth to Five Helpline and offers support, and in some cases, home visiting, to families with infants who are hard-to-soothe.

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Child Development and Mental Health | Southwest Human Development

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The overall goal of Southwest Human Development's child development and mental health programs is to support early relationships and promote healthy development. Our child development and mental health programs include: Birth to Five Helpline, providing free, developmentally appropriate information and resources for parents of young children and their caregivers.