This course will strengthen participants ability to apply relationship-based, culturally-responsive, trauma-informed strategies to their assessment, intervention and treatment of infants, young children, caregivers and families. Modeling, small group discussion, video observation, reflective exercises, case vignettes and didactic lecture will be used to support knowledge and skill development in infant and early childhood mental health practice.

NOTE: This entire series will be virtual

• Day 1: Module 1 Relationship-Based Practice
• Day 2: Module 2: Informal Assessment, Observation & Listening
• Day 3: Module 3 Pregnancy, Early Parenthood & Typical Early Development (0-36 months)
• Day 4: Module 4 Secure Attachment (0 – 36 months)
• Day 5: Module 5 Atypical Development (0-36 months) & Formal Assessment
• Day 6: Module 6 Insecure Attachment
• Day 7: Module 7 Trauma, Separation, Grief & Loss
• Day 8: Module 8 Focusing-in on Intervention/Relationship-based Strategies Supporting Infants: Intentional Use of Tools & Techniques – PART I
• Day 9: Module 9 Focusing on Intervention/Relationship-based Strategies Supporting Infants: Intentional Use of Tools & Techniques – PART II
• Day 10: Module 10 Reflective Supervision, Termination & Pulling It All Together

Day 1: Module 1 Relationship-Based Practice

At the end of the module participants will be able to:

• Identify how to establish safe relationships with families
• Describe the core components of reflective supervision/consultation and how they are incorporated into IMH practice
• Recognize how Reflective Supervision/Consultation explores feelings, thoughts, and responses to their work with infants, toddlers and families
• Identify core principles of IMH and how those principles guide IMH work