AC21 - B5 - The New Frontier: Infant And Early Childhood Tele-Mental Health Care (Sponsored by Little Otter Health)
There is a perception that tele-mental health care with young children and families cannot compare in quality or effectiveness to in-person care. During the last 18+ months when providers had to deliver the majority of care via zoom, we discovered that telemental health care for young children and families works. In this session, presenters will use clinical vignettes to illustrate how early childhood tele-mental health care (1) improves access and convenience, (2) is as effective as in-person care, (3) increases engagement, (4) reduces no-shows, and (5) provides a new lens for understanding the family’s homelife. They will conclude with recommendations for “promising practices” in providing tele-mental health care to young children and families.
Claire Lerner
LICSW
Lerner Child Development
Claire is a nationally recognized child development and parenting expert with more than three decades of experience in education and direct practice. Claire partners with parents to decode their children's behavior and solve their most vexing childrearing challenges. She also trains pediatric residents in child development and parenting, and provides mental health consultation at DC area preschools. In addition to her clinical work with families, Claire led the parenting division of Zero to Three for nearly 20 years, translating the science of early childhood for parents—to empower moms and dads to nurture their children’s healthiest development through access to the findings of experts on a wide range of topics, from early brain development to positive parenting to coping with vexing child-rearing challenges. Claire is the author of hundreds of parenting resources, including blogs, podcasts, videos. Her new book is, Why Is My Child in Charge? (Rowman & Littlefield; 2021). Claire’s upcoming book, Big Reactors: Practical Strategies for Supporting Highly Sensitive Children, will be published Fall, 2025.
Helen Egger
Co-Founder And Chief Medical And Scientific Officer
Little Otter
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