Reach & Impact

Reach and Impact, by the Numbers

Our mission is to give Maryland providers, educators, and families the knowledge and resources to help kids thrive, enhance their social and emotional development, build nurturing relationships and environments, and create new, data-informed strategies. We do this in a variety of ways.

Tracking Training and Technical Assistance

Through the training and technical assistance we provide for Pyramid Model and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation, our goal is to extend our reach to as many Maryland providers and families as possible.

The Pyramid Model started in Maryland with just a few county-wide demonstration sites. Through our training and technical assistance efforts, every Maryland county now has some level of Pyramid Model implementation, with trainers and coaches serving all jurisdictions. Take a look at our latest FY23 training and TA numbers, at a glance:

 

4,335

Pyramid Model and related trainings completed

573

Pyramid Model Part C Early Intervention trainings completed

47

Positive Solutions for Families facilitators trained

230

Positive Solutions for Families participants

27

Practice Based Coaching trainees

27

ASQ-3 and ASQ-SE assessors certified

29

TPOT and TPITOS assessors certified

Our team has also provided training and TA to the IECMHC workforce. Take a look at our latest training and TA numbers from January through July of 2024.

3

IECMHC Peer Conversations

5

Black affinity group meetings for IECMHC professionals

4

IECMHC leadership meetings

3

Trainings provided to IECMHC staff

11

Community of practice sessions for consultants trained in Practice-Based Coaching and/or TPOT, TPITOS

Tracking Implementation and Outcome Data

Updating Outcomes Monitoring Systems

We collect data from early childhood programs that implement the Pyramid Model and/or Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation by utilizing Outcomes Monitoring Systems (OMS).

We are currently transitioning to the new Pyramid Model Implementation Data System (PIDS).

Why is this important to our impact?

Program coaches, consultants, and providers can enter child, classroom, and program-level data into PIDS and produce reports on the ASQ: SE, BIRS, BOQ, TPOT, TPITOS, and classroom coaching logs.

By combining our tracking and data collection, PIDS allows state, local, and program leaders to:

  • Remain informed about progress toward Pyramid Model implementation,
  • Monitor the effectiveness of classroom-level and child-level strategies for supporting social-emotional development,
  • and monitor program coach activities such as training and classroom coaching.

Stay tuned for PIDS training and support resources!

For more information on how to get access to PIDS for your program, contact piec@ssw.umaryland.edu.

Tracking Pyramid Model Statewide Implementation

Since 2019, the Pyramid Model State Leadership Team (SLT) has been self-assessing progress toward high-fidelity implementation of Pyramid Model practices in the areas of:

  • the State Leadership Team,
  • family engagement,
  • implementation and demonstration programs/sites,
  • professional development,
  • and evaluation/data-informed decision-making.

The Benchmarks of Quality (BOQ) are grounded in implementation science and monitor progress toward stages of Pyramid Model implementation.

The percentage of indicators emerging and in place has been rising for the past 5 years. Our SLT has also infused equity into relevant BOQ items, and we regularly reflect on how far we have come and how we can improve in serving our communities equitably.

+20%

Increase in indicators in place since 2019

Improving Equity and Access

Whether you are an IECMH consultant, program director, researcher, or policymaker, we encourage you to use our 2023 Equity mapping report, along with your own experiences and expertise, to promote meaningful advances toward an equitable IECMH consultation services network.

This report identifies where IECMH consultation services were delivered across all of Maryland in the context of where child care programs and families in need were from July 3, 2017, through December 31, 2020. It is designed to prompt discussions about equity in Maryland’s IECMH consultation services and inform decisions about programmatic changes wherever needed.

The report also includes an interactive dashboard. Our statewide maps and interactive dashboard can be useful tools for Maryland IECMH consultation program staff, funders, legislators and community leaders to identify where else IECMH consultation services could have been provided in the context of racial/ethnic, socio-economic factors, and type of child care available. Furthermore, these maps can help initiate and facilitate collective discussions that explore the potential reasons behind IECMH consultation service gaps – like funding, community outreach efforts, delivery of IECMH consultation, and cultural/linguistic appropriateness.

Read the Full Report
Explore the Dashboard