Welcome to TACSEI
The Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children, also known as TACSEI, is a five-year grant made possible by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. TACSEI takes the research that shows which practices improve the social-emotional outcomes for young children with, or at risk for, delays or disabilities and creates FREE products and resources to help decision-makers, caregivers, and service providers apply these best practices in the work they do every day. Most of these free products are available right here on our website for you to view, download and use.
The conceptual model TACSEI uses to deliver this important information is the widely endorsed Pyramid Model framework that was created to promote social-emotional competence and address challenging behavior. Watch an introduction to the Pyramid Model.
For additional information about the Pyramid Model and many other valuable resources, please visit our partner center's website:
What's New
- Registration Now Open for NTI!
TACSEI Now Accepting Applications for Teams to Attend Implementation Academy
TACSEI is hosting an intensive Implementation Academy for district or program-level teams who are interested in implementing the Pyramid Model in preschool programs or classrooms with a focus on children at risk for or with delays or disabilities. This model, developed by TACSEI, and our sister Center, the Center for the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL), provides the conceptual framework of evidence-based practices for promoting young children’s social-emotional competence and preventing and addressing challenging behavior. This Academy will provide the training and materials needed to support program-wide implementation and sustainability. The Pyramid Model Implementation Academy will take place April 26 - April 29, 2010 in Tampa, Florida. Teams must complete an application to attend. For more information, please review the Facts About the TACSEI Implementation Academy and download the application packet in Adobe PDF or Word format. Please note the deadline to apply is December 4th, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. (EST).
Preventing Challenging Behavior: A Model for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Glen Dunlap and Phil Strain
This web and teleconference event includes a recorded on-line presentation and a live teleconference discussion during which participants had the opportunity to ask presenters questions about the topic. Challenging behaviors of young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are the most serious impediment to healthy social, emotional, and intellectual development. Challenging behaviors are a major barrier to inclusive and optimal education and they detract from a family’s quality of life. Therefore, there is a great need for strategies that are effective at preventing challenging behaviors and promoting adaptive social-emotional development. This session provides a discussion of issues related to ASD and prevention of challenging behaviors, and presents a three-tiered framework for organizing prevention and intervention strategies. The prevention approach described in this session is appropriate for home, community and preschool applications. (November, 2009).
TACSEI Welcomes Two New Partner States
We welcome Alaska and Minnesota as the first two TACSEI partner states! We look forward to working with them over the next two years to implement the Pyramid Model.