The CT-AIMH is excited to offer this Infant Mental Health (IMH) training series specifically for home visitors working in the New Haven area.
We are grateful for the funding for this series, which comes from the Department of Children and Families (Elm City Project LAUNCH), with additional funding from the CT Head Start State Collaboration Office.
We urge attendance at all five days (8:30am-3:30pm) of training to enjoy the full benefit of the series.
A light breakfast and lunch will be provided each day.
The goal of the training series is to help home visitors view the families they are partnering with, using an Infant Mental Health (IMH) lens, with the focus on the importance of early relationships.
Home visitors will:
There will also be scholarships offered for anyone that wishes to pursue IMH Endorsement®. Scholarships will cover both the application and processing fees.
Please see below for the presentation information for this training series:
Monday October 5, 2015
Rebecca Parilla, PhD & Anne Giordano, MA, IMH-E®
Introduction to Infant Mental Health
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Infant Mental Health Concepts
Friday, October 30, 2015
Nancy Close, PhD, IMH-E®
Trauma and Toxic Stress
Brain Development
Friday, November 6, 2015
Anne Giordano, MA, IMH-E®
Infant and Toddler Development
Sensory Development
Temperament
Thursday, December 3 2015
Melissa Mendez, LCSW, IMH-E®
Culture
Partnering with Families
Ethics
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Grace Whitney, PhD, IMH-E®
Heather Bonitz Moore, MS, ATR-BC, LPC, IMH-E®
Reflective Practice
Infant Mental Health Endorsement®