Project ECHO- USU IDRPP

Project ECHO® connects experts with communities through virtual learning networks, sharing best practices in health, education, and disability services—so providers and families everywhere gain the knowledge they need, right where they are. Project SCOPE: Supporting Children of the OPioid Epidemic, is a national training initiative intended to build nationwide provider capacity and confidence in applying evidence-based practices in screening, monitoring, and interdisciplinary support for children and families diagnosed with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS), or who are suspected of being impacted by opioid use, trauma, or related exposure. The purpose of this national initiative is to train interdisciplinary teams in targeted states on emerging knowledge and evidence-based practices in screening, monitoring and interdisciplinary care for children impacted by neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), trauma, or related exposure. Care curriculum will include current research on brain development, developmental outcomes of prenatal exposure to opioid and other substances, trauma informed care, provider secondary trauma stress and strategies to support caregivers. This initiative is intended to improve outcomes by linking research to practical application in local communities, providing opportunities to share knowledge and findings with national networks and federal agencies, and providing recommendations for future interventions. FREE professional development for Early childhood workforce, early childcare providers, early intervention, Early Head Start and Head Start teams, developmental specialists, early childhood special educators, service coordinators, speech language pathologists, physical and occupational therapists. Certificate of Attendance will be provided for 1.5 contact hours of:
-a brief didactic presentation by providers who have expertise in the topic area
-a case presentation from an ECHO community participant
-a small group discussion to brainstorm solutions for the best evidence-based practices to support the case study patient and provider
Topics include Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, Introduction to the Opioid Crisis, Trauma informed care, Addiction and treatment, Trauma and the ARC framework, and more. The target audience of these sessions is to early childhood professionals who make work with children and families impacted by the Opioid epidemic
Sessions are on Wednesdays, monthly, 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.