Depending on your academic, work and professional development experiences with infants/young children and families, you may be eligible to apply for the IMH Endorsement and/or the ECMH Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting IECMH Endorsement®.

Each category has specific requirements for work, education, in-service training, reflective supervision/consultation and/or leadership experience.

• Family Associate
• Family Specialist
• Mental Health Specialist
• Mental Health Mentor in Policy/Administrator, Clinical, or Research/Faculty designations.
• Endorsed Reflective Supervisor (add-on)

2. Review the 2025 Endorsement Applicant Packet for step-by-step instructions to become IECMH-Endorsed.

3. Register as a NEW Applicant in EASy 

• View CART in EASy and remit payment ($25 registration fee). If you have sponsorship covering your EASy fees, complete the SCHOLARSHIP section of the EASy payment.
• EASy will email you a temporary password to set up your account
• Follow the Endorsement Applicant Packet instructions to complete your Application!

• the Competency requirements for RI-IECMH-Endorsement®.
• During the application review, a minimum of one reviewer will review your materials and come to determine if you met the requirements and competencies.
• • Family Associate, Family Specialist & Family Reflective Supervisor applicants receive an Endorsement® decision after the application review process is completed.
  • Mental Health Specialist and Mental Health Mentor applicants move on to a written exam if their application is approved by the application reviewers. (Click HERE for more information about the exam.)

4. Endorsed professionals who are approved for Endorsement receive a Certificate of Endorsement® through email.

Should you have additional questions after reviewing the information on our website about the RIAIMH Infant or Early Childhood Mental Health Competencies and Endorsement® process, please contact the RIAIMH Endorsement Coordinator at Endorsement@riaimh.org or see these Frequently Asked Questions.