Project Description:
On January 1, 2008, the Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior (CEBP) became the Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children, or TACSEI. TACSEI continues and expands of the work of CEBP by moving the extensive research CEBP conducted and synthesized on effective practices into actual, everyday practice. The result is that decision makers, caregivers and service providers have an enhanced awareness of, understanding of, and ability to use evidence-based practices to improve the social-emotional outcomes for young children with, or at risk for, delays or disabilities. The conceptual model TACSEI uses to deliver this important information is the widely endorsed Pyramid Model framework for promoting social-emotional competence and addressing challenging behavior. TACSEI is a national center with faculty from five major universities (University of South Florida, University of Colorado at Denver, Vanderbilt University, Georgetown University, and University of Kansas. These faculty work in partnership with the following organizations to disseminate evidence-based models and information: CSEFEL, NAEYC, ITCA, PACER, NHSA, DEC, NASDSE, and NASMHPD. The Center will engage in syntheses of research and dissemination of information, the development of products for stakeholders, coordinating a consultant bank to provide local training and technical assistance, the development of model demonstration programs, and providing technical assistance to state programs to build the capacity to scale up evidence-based models.
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English
