Benchmarks of Quality (BOQ) – BOQ is used by a Leadership Team to assess progress and plan future actions so that PM practices are available for providers and families.
Center of Excellence (COE) – A federally-funded national center providing technical assistance and professional development to increase access to high quality mental health consultation throughout the country.
The Early Intervention Pyramid Practice Fidelity Instrument (EIPPFI) – EIPPFI is used to assess the implementation of PM practices by early interventionists in the coaching of families.
Infant Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) – The developing capacity of the child from birth to 5 years old to form close and secure adult and peer relationships; experience, manage, and express a full range of emotions; and explore the environment and learn—all in the context of family, community, and culture. ZERO TO THREE (2017)
Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) – A prevention-based approach that pairs a mental health consultant with adults who work with infants and young children in the different settings where they learn and grow, such as child care, preschool, home visiting, early intervention and their home.
National Pyramid Model Consortium – The Pyramid Model Consortium promotes equity and inclusion through the dissemination, sustainability, scaleup and high-fidelity use of the PM for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children. Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation.
The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI) – NCPMI is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs to improve and support the capacity of state systems and local programs to implement the PM.
PART C – Part C of IDEA—the Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities—is a federal grant program that assists states in operating a comprehensive statewide program of early intervention services for infants and toddlers, ages birth–2 with disabilities, and their families.
Pyramid Model (PM) – The PM is a framework of evidence-based practices for promoting young children’s healthy social and emotional development.
State Leadership Team (SLT) – A team of cross agency representatives responsible for planning and supervising all aspects of the PM including funding, policy initiatives, data-based decision making, training and coaching.
