October 23, 2023
The Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) Program is a valuable complement to any infant and early childhood mental health consultation (IECMHC) service, because it helps all of the adults in a child’s life focus on social and emotional health and resilience. IECMHC services benefit from utilizing the entire DECA Program suite of resources and strategies, but can also benefit from utilizing the assessments (birth through 5 years) independently.
According to leaders in the IECMHC field, there are several key elements of the practice. These key elements can be supported by the DECA Program in many ways…
