CARE-ing for the Workforce: Connecting to Promote IECMH

A RIAIMH Learning Collaborative Intensive

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Strong Communities ~ Strong Babies

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CARE-ing for the Workforce:

Connecting to Promote Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH)

“CARE-ing for the Workforce” facilitates the capacity to advocate for, courageously identify, and make changes to challenge racial injustice. In this intensive, participants develop the skills to bring CARE (Community Advocates for Racial Equity) principles and strategies to their unique community sectors as trainers, advocates, policymakers, and holders of spaces. We will provide an overview of the devastating impact of stress from generational racism and structural discrimination and how we can partner with the infant/family workforce to counter the oppressive effects that are experienced by both the workforce and the families they serve. We will think through building and strengthening “positive change experiences” that address equity and anti-racism, recovery, resiliency, and protection from stress. We will highlight the importance of humbly identifying personal and professional ideologies and biases, the personal strength people hold from different life experiences, the social power of building relationships with community culture partners, and the understanding and compassion learned from leaning into reflective practice and IECMH principles.

Facilitators: 

Danita Roberts, IMH-E®, RIAIMH Board President, Training and Technical Assistance Specialist, Healthy Families America

Robert Jones, RIAIMH DEI&B Consultant and PD Facilitator, T. Lee Associates

Maryann Lynch, IMH-E®, RIAIMH Administrative Manager and Endorsement Coordinator

Location:  In-Person and VIRTUAL sessions

Dates/Times:

Session 1: HEALing Practices Kick-off:  Monday, September 23 (12-3 pm, EOHHS building, Cranston) 

Session 2: Thursday, October 3 (9-1 pm, Zoom)

Session 3: Thursday, October 17 (9-1 pm, Zoom)

Session 4: Thursday, October 31 (9-1 pm, Zoom)

Session 5: Thursday, November 14 (9-1 pm, Zoom)

Session 6: HEALing Practices Celebration: Thursday, December 5 (12-3p) (EOHHS building, Cranston)

• This Intensive is designed as a 22-hour learning collaborative. Participants are expected to attend all sessions.

• Registration is offered at NO COST to participants (includes NASW CEUs and CELP, pending).
• Participants have the opportunity to receive a $1,000 professional fee (minimum 85% attendance required) and a RIAIMH membership for 2025. 
• Suggested IMH-Competencies®: Cultural Humility, Self-Awareness, Attachment, Contemplation, Maintaining Perspectives, and Advocacy.

If you have any questions, please reach out to info@riaimh.org

We look forward to learning and growing in community with you!

The Learning Collaborative Intensive is supported, in part, with funds from RI EOHHS