ERIC Number: EJ1275819
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0736-8038
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A Relationship-Based Approach to Professional Development in the Early Childhood Educational Setting: The Role of Relationships in Collaboration and Implementation
Barron, Carla; Weathington, Beverly; Howell, Shameika; Bell, Sherry; Stacks, Ann M.
ZERO TO THREE, v41 n1 p5-11 Sep 2020
Hearts and Minds on Babies (HMB) is an innovative, attachment-based training for Early Head Start (EHS) staff and parents, developed through a collaboration between university-based researchers and clinicians and community-based EHS educators. This article describes HMB, our collaboration, and lessons learned when infusing infant and early childhood mental health principles within professional development training for early childhood educators. The authors explain how to frame attachment needs within the goals of the educational setting, honor culture and diversity, and take time to allow for the development of safe and secure relationships. Stories from a university-based HMB facilitator, an EHS teacher, and an EHS administrator highlight how HMB supports the participants' emotional response as they are learning new ways of being with very young children; a parallel experience related to the needs of the children themselves.
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Early Childhood Education, Infants, Attachment Behavior, Early Intervention, College School Cooperation, Mental Health, Young Children, Cultural Influences, Student Diversity, Interpersonal Relationship, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Sustainability, Partnerships in Education, Parent Child Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS)
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
Grant or Contract Numbers: 90YR0092