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Caregiver
Connections
- A Program to Support Childcare
Providers -
is now
in Kane and DuPage Counties!
Why use Caregiver Connections?
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Mandy Semenik, M.S., LPC,
an Early
Childhood Mental Health Consultant, will come to
your home-based childcare or childcare center to:
Answer
your questions
about a wide variety of social, emotional, behavioral,
and developmental topics regarding
the children in your care who are ages 0-5 years-old.
Work with you to serve children who may be at risk
of being asked to leave your facility.
Provide professional trainings on childcare
subjects of your choice, including how to handle
biting.
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It
is FREE for you to use this program.*
How will
Mandy Semenik help you?
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By
coming to your childcare facility at a time that works
for you.
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By listening to your concerns.
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By observing classrooms or individual children,
discussing observations with you, and returning as
needed for follow-up meetings.
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By providing trainings on topics of your choice.
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By meeting with directors and teachers to discuss
frustrations.
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By meeting with parents.
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By facilitating referrals to appropriate services.
How can you contact Mandy Semenik?
*This
program is brought to you by TriCity Family Services (a
private, not-for-profit, community-based counseling
agency). Caregiver
Connections is a statewide project funded by the
Illinois Department of Human Services and coordinated by
Chaddock Child and Family Center.
For more information about Caregiver Connections, go to www.caregiverconnections.org
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