EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH (DC: 0-5)

Shannon Grave │ 10:00- 12:00 │ 2 CEUs

Much like the DSM-5 used for diagnosing school-aged children through adulthood, there is a system for classifying mental health conditions in young children birth through age five called DC: 0-5. There have been three editions and each are published by Zero to Three. Minnesota has been using this diagnostic classification system specifically designed for young children, red flags/characteristics of the most commonly seen diagnosis in young children, and common strategies to implement in the in-home family therapy setting. While participants will not leave this session ready to diagnose young children using DC: 0-5, there are clear implications for its use in guiding treatment and intervention that can be immediately implemented by therapist.

Speaker Bio

Shannon Grave, PhD has worked with children and families for over 25 years in many roles, but only a few employers. She has provided mental health/behavioral consultation

to Head Start and Early Head Start and has worked in Part C Early Intervention, school-based mental health settings, and in-home family therapy. She has been working in the field of Early Childhood Mental Health since 2005 when Minnesota began its focus on this form of Early Intervention. Shannon is a full-time Special Education professor at the University of North Dakota and continues to work for The Village Family Service Center on a part-time basis providing clinical case consultation across several sites in Minnesota and North Dakota, mostly on cases involving young children and families affected by both disabilities and mental health needs.

Early Childhood Mental Health PowerPoint

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Individuals who need accommodations to participate in the training conference should contact Conference Vice Chair in advance of the conference.

EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH (DC: 0-5)

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