COMMUNITY CONVERSATION SERIES 2026

IECMH Approaches to CARE: Keeping the Baby in Mind

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Session 2:  Neuro-relational Development

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Virtual Event

1:00-3:00pm  Presentation and Discussion

REGISTER 

Registration is limited to 100 participants.

Description: A child’s brain undergoes an amazing period of development from birth to three—producing more than a million neural connections each second. Delve into key concepts such as the brain as a “social organ,” emotional exchange through “serve & return,” and the “schema-of-being-with”, as they relate to neural development. Examine how the limbic system and executive functioning are mediated and buffered within the context of relationships in infancy and early childhood.

This session will include a 30 minute overview of policy implications and considerations related to the session topic and discussion with national policy leaders at the National Center for Children in Poverty. 

Featured speakers:  

• Noelle Hause, Senior IECMH Manager, Zero to Three
• Sheila Smith, Director & Daniel Ferguson, Senior Policy Analyst, National Center for Children in Poverty

Registration fee:

- RIAIMH Members:  NO COST with active 2026 membership

- Non-Members:  $40/session

- Undergraduate and Graduate Students:  NO COST with valid student email entered during registration

CEUs:   

- NASW (Social Work) Continuing Education Units : $30/session (small online CC fee applied)

- CELP (Center for Early Learning Professionals) contact hour no cost for participants

IECMH-Competencies toward IECMH-Endorsement® - suggested competencies noted on event participation certificate.   IMH Endorsement® applicants may select other appropriate IMH Competencies® 

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