Using Intervention Mapping for child development and wellbeing programs in early childhood education and care settings

Evaluation and Program Planning
Amanda O'ConnorHelen Skouteris

Abstract

Supporting children's social and emotional learning benefits all elements of children's development and has been associated with positive mental health and wellbeing, development of values and life skills. However, literature relating to the creation of interventions designed for use within the early childhood education and care settings to support children's social and emotional skills and learning is lacking. Intervention Mapping (IM) is a systematic intervention development framework, utilising principles centred on participatory co-design methods, multiple theoretical approaches and existing literature to enable effective decision-making during the development process. Early childhood pedagogical programs are also shaped by these principles; however, educators tend to draw on implicit knowledge when working with families. IM offers this sector the opportunity to formally incorporate theoretical, evidence-based research into the development of early childhood education and care social and emotional interventions. Emerging literature indicates IM is useful for designing health and wellbeing interventions for children within early childhood education and care settings. Considering the similar underlying principles of IM, exist...Continue Reading

Citations

Mar 10, 2020·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Charlotte V FarewellJini Puma
Jul 18, 2019·Prevention Science : the Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research·Andy J FreyJohn R Seeley
Jan 12, 2021·Early Childhood Education Journal·Charlotte V FarewellJini Puma

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