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RIAIMH EVENTS
RECENT NEWSNews from RIght from the Start: Urge congress to Think Babies and Act! A brief on why faces are essentail for babies and FAIMH's initiative to distribute clear face masksto child care proviodes in Florida A call to action from the Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health to address ongoing bias, structural racism and racial violence. A message from RIAIMH's Executive Director, Susan Dickstein, PhD, IMH-E® and related resources about COVID-19 | LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESBrazelton Touchpoints Center Learning to Listen Fall 2021 Wednesday, September 29, 3pm ET Can't attend a live webinar? You can register to be notified when the recording is available. Spanish Translation Offered FREE Dr. Hanna-Attisha will retrace what led her to uncover the lead poisoning epidemic disproportionately affecting the Black and Brown communities of Flint, Michigan. She will also discuss how she partnered with families in Flint to build a national movement for environmental justice. Identity, Intersectionality, and Reflective Practice: Deepening Self-Awareness Presented by Florida Infant Mental Health Association Thursday, September 30, 2021 1-4pm ET Registration $95 Trainers: Dr. Mindy Kronenberg, ECMH-E® & Carmen Rosa Noroña, LCSW Designed to meet the 3-hour training in Reflective Supervision/Consultation requirement for Endorsed Reflective Supervisors when renewing their Endorsement. University of Massachusetts - Boston Infant-Parent Mental Health Postgraduate Certificate Program Currently accepting applications for the program starting March 2022 and ending in November 2023. This program fulfills the Alliance for Infant Mental Health Training and Reflective Supervision/Consultation requirements for the credential: Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health® as an I/ECMH Specialist (Category III) and the I/ECMH Mentor (Category IV). In addition, fellows earn a Postgraduate Certificate in Infant-Parent Mental Health from the University of Massachusetts. For more info and to download an application visit www.umb.edu/ipmh or contact iphm@umb.edu Brazelton Touchpoints Center: Touchpoints in the Context of Developmental ChallengesLive, interactive webinar series, 6 modules Beginning July 26, 2021 The training will deepen practices with young children and families, and deeply explore the work with families whose children might have special developmental or relational challenges. It also confers 20 CEUs (and can support IECMH Endorsement application portfolios).Each module will be facilitated in a live, interactive webinar format. The course is followed by six monthly one-hour virtual reflective practice sessions. Attendance is required at live sessions. Sessions are not recorded. Cost: $750.00 Historical Trauma in America series presented by PACEs Connection's Race & Equity Workgroup 6 bi monthly sessions July 2021-May 2022 This virtual series examines historical trauma in the United States of America and its impact on American society and the overall well-being of Americans. Discussions will make connections between America's history and the current mental health crisis, social determinants of health and the disparities and inequities present in our communities today. Learn more and register HERE Foundations for Infant/Toddler Social Emotional Health and Development Online Modules FREE PROVIDER COURSE and PARENT AND FAMILIES COURSE offered by the clinicians at Bradley Hospital in partnership with RIAIMH Versión en español disponible | RESOURCESText Messaging Service for The Greatest 8 Designed to help parents teach their children, ages 0 to 8, skills for a lifetime of mental wellness. Text greatest8 to 401-297-3020 or sign up online at https://bit.ly/Greatest8 Racial Justice and Equity Resources for the I/ECMH community 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University (Versión en español también disponible) Zero to Three Compares national and state-by state data on the well-being of infants and toddlers. Report: Building Relationships: Framing Early Relational Health Center for the Study of Social Policy in collaboration with Frameworks Institute A comprehensive framing strategy to help shift public attention to and understanding about Early Relational Health. |
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RIAIMH is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. RIAIMH is a founding member of the Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health. RIAIMH is an affiliate of the World Association for Infant Mental Health. |
