How to apply for Endorsement®

Depending on your academic, work and professional development experiences with infants/young children and families, you may be eligible to apply for one of four categories of the Endorsement For Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health® (RI-IMH-Endorsement®). Each category has specific work, education, in-service training, and reflective supervision/consultation requirements.

• Infant Family Associate
• Infant Family Specialist
• Infant Mental Health Specialist
• Infant Mental Health Mentor in Policy, Clinical, or Research arenas. 
  

• Become a Rhode Island Association for Infant Mental Health (RIAIMH) member.
  
• Use the “Getting Started” self-study guide  to help assess your experiences and determine what additional specialized training might be necessary to meet the Competency requirements for RI-IMH-Endorsement®.
  
• EASy LOG IN:  https://easy.mi-aimh.org/riaimh 
• Register in the EASy system and pay the $25 registration fee. EASy will email you a temporary password to set up your account.
  
• The RIAIMH Endorsement Coordinator will email you more detailed information about completing the RI-IMH-Endorsement® process and advise you as needed.
  
• Build your professional application, including work, in-service training and supervisory experiences.  This reflects your capabilities within the infant and family field.
  
• Once you have gathered all necessary documentation (including reference ratings and transcripts), complete your portfolio and submit it through the EASy system with the appropriate processing fee.
• During the formal application review, a minimum of two reviewers will comprehensively examine your materials and come to agreement about whether or not you have met the requirements and Competencies.
• • Infant Family Associate & Infant Family Specialist applicants receive an Endorsement® decision after at least two trained volunteers who have earned Endorsement® examine and approve the application.
  • Infant Mental Health Specialist and Infant Mental Health Mentor applicants move on to a written exam after at least two trained volunteers who have earned IMH-Endorsement® examine and approve their application. (See the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health website for more information about the exam.)

• You will receive an official Certificate of RI-IMH-Endorsement® in the mail.