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 six 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:
Friday, September 9, 2016
Rebecca Parilla, PhD
Topics:
Introduction to Infant Mental Health
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Infant Mental Health Concepts
Friday, September 23, 2016
Marianne Barton, PhD IMH-E
Topics:
Trauma and Toxic Stress
Brain Development
Friday, September 30, 2016
Grace Whitney, PhD, IMH-E®
Heather Bonitz Moore, MS, ATR-BC, LPC, IMH-E®
Topics:
Reflective Practice
Infant Mental Health Endorsement®
Friday, October 7, 2016
Melissa Mendez, LCSW, IMH-E®
Topics:
Culture
Partnering with Families
Ethics
Friday, October 21, 2016
Anne Giordano, MA, IMH-E®
Topics:
Infant and Toddler Development
Sensory Development
Temperament
Friday, October 28, 2016
Topics:
Putting IMH principles into practice
Self Awareness