IECMH Approaches to CARE: Keeping the Baby in Mind

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Session #3: 

DC: 0-5™ : A Framework for Understanding Concerns: An Overview

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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Virtual Event

1:00-3:00pm  Presentation and Discussion

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Registration is limited to 100 participants.

Description: The overview of DC:0-5™ Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood is designed for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) allied professionals who work with infants and young children. This overview helps administrators and allied professionals gain a foundation for understanding this diagnostic system. The training provides an overview of the background, approach, and content areas of DC:0-5™. It is particularly geared to support allied professionals in understanding the importance of developmentally informed, relationship-based, and contextually and culturally competent diagnostic practices.

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

Check out RIAIMH's CCS 2026 offered in Spanish (Session 3- April 15)!

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) 2 contact hours (no cost for participants)

IECMH-Competencies toward IECMH-Endorsement® - Direct Service Skills: Screening and Assessment (2h) - suggested competencies noted on event participation certificate. 

IMH Endorsement® applicants may select other appropriate IMH Competencies® 

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