Who Does ECLIPSE Serve?
- Families who interface with multiple systems, referred by Child Welfare and have experienced biological, familial, and/or environmental risk factors.
- Families who are experiencing the highest level of risk factors and extreme stress.
- Families working with DCYF-Child Welfare/CPS Social Workers or Indian Child Welfare workers (from voluntary to child removal) and referred to Early ECEAP or ECEAP by Child Welfare Early Learning Navigators (CWELN).
- Child and families involved with the child welfare department of DCYF are categorically eligible for Early ECEAP/ECEAP based on priority points developed for Early ECEAP and ECEAP.
- Children expelled from other Early Learning environments.
- Families and children referred by primary care providers, public health nurses, and other community professionals.
- Children and families who have experienced trauma.
Referral Pathways
DCYF Child Welfare Early Learning Navigators (CWELNs), DCYF/ICW social workers, primary care physicians, public health nurses, Economic Services Administration (ESA) social workers, families, and community members may refer children to Early ECEAP/ECEAP to receive ECLIPSE services.
ECLIPSE Services Include
- Enrollment in Early ECEAP and/or ECEAP programming
- Child social emotional/behavioral screening
- Caregiver screening of stress or depression, if needed
- Family strengths and needs assessment
- A comprehensive assessment that evaluates the developmental areas of parent-child relationship, psychosocial stressors, and strengths.
- Multidisciplinary team meetings
- Family Care Plan (FCP) developed by parent(s)/ primary caregiver(s), Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Professional, ECEAP staff, and allied professionals
- Transportation support
- Support from infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) professionals to conduct visits and training with families in the home (if needed) and with the teachers in the classroom.
- Discharge/transition planning