BASIC (Behavioral and Social Interventions for Children)
Just as no two children are alike, no one program can meet the social and emotional needs of every child. That’s why local providers, early childhood professionals, and mental health professionals came together to design BASIC, which supports the delivery of an integrated, hierarchical set of evidence-based programs in child care centers.
Audience:
Children, parents, and staff at seven child care centers including Baden Street Child Development Center, Friendship Children’s Center, Lakeside Child and Family Center, Monroe Community College Child Care Center, Rochester Childfirst Network, Wilson Commencement Park, and YMCA Child Care at Lewis Street.
Goals:
- Ensure successful child outcomes
- Provide an integrated approach to meet the social and emotional needs of young children
- Screen all children for appropriate services
- Access to appropriate evidenced-based prevention and intervention services
Benefits:
- Availability of targeted social and emotional supports
- High quality, supportive environments
- Nurturing and responsive relationships among children, staff, and parents
- Intensive intervention for targeted children and families
How It Works:
- Universal screening and evaluation of all children
- Review of screening results and identification of children with referral to appropriate program(s) including Primary Project, Behavioral Health Consultation, Child Parent Psychotherapy, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Parent support through Incredible Years workshops
- Fostering nurturing classrooms through the PATHS preschool program
This initiative is funded by United Way of Greater Rochester.