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 ECEAP by Child Welfare Early Learning Navigators (CWELN).
- Child and families involved with the child welfare department of DCYF are eligible for ECEAP based on priority points developed for 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 ECEAP to receive ECLIPSE services.
ECLIPSE Services Include
- Enrollment in 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