About DC:0-5 Overview Training
Overview DC:0–5™ trainings offer a brief (1.5 hour) or intensive (4 hours) overview of DC:0-5™, providing a foundation for understanding this diagnostic system for professionals who work with babies and very young children.
The training will provide participants with an overview of the background, approach, and content areas of DC:0-5™ and is particularly helpful for allied professionals in understanding the importance of developmentally appropriate diagnostic practices.
Participants will learn about infant and early childhood mental health and the emotional and behavioral challenges very young children may experience. This training will support professionals to spot the early signs of distress in young children and feel more comfortable and confident in making referrals to mental health services, when indicated.
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Eligibility Requirements for DC:0-5 Overview Training
Any individual whose professional role supports social-emotional well-being and the mental health system of care for children from birth through age five enrolled in Apple Health can attend DC0-5 Overview Training.
This includes:
- Individuals working within fields that serve the early childhood population such as pediatric primary or specialty care, home visiting, early intervention, developmental services (ABA/OT/PT/ST), early education and care, infant-early childhood mental health consultation, family resources coordination, child welfare, family treatment/early childhood court, economic supports, cultural or spiritual/religious community-based programming.
- Mental health or substance use disorder (SUD) professionals who work with the families (parents, caregivers, and/or siblings) of infants and young children.
- Non-mental health professionals working within the behavioral health field, such as peer counselors, care coordinators, supervisors, billing staff, office managers, and agency administrators.
- Individuals who oversee the policy and finance of the behavioral health and/or early childhood fields, such as health maintenance organization staff, private funders, advocates, legislators, federal, state, and county agency staff.
Some overview trainings may be tailored to professionals in specific roles. Please see the training schedule below for a training that will be best for you.
Professional Credits for DC:0-5 Overview Training
- CEUs: 1.5 (brief) or 4 (intensive) CEUs for mental health professionals (LMSW, LMHC, LMFT)
- STARS: Approved for 1.5 (brief) or 4 (intensive) STARS hours for early learning professionals
- IMH & ECMH Endorsement®: Counts towards the requirements for Washington State’s Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement®
- Participants are required to attend the full training to receive CEUs
