MERRILL PALMER SKILLMAN INSTITUTE (MPSI) - 100 Years for Child & Family Development

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MPSI is pleased to present a training for advanced clinicians:

Reflective Functioning in Infant Mental Health Clinical Samples: Features of Risk and Resilience

Presenters:

Michelle Sleed, PhD, Senior Researcher in the Child Attachment and Psychological Therapies Research Unit at the Anna Freud Centre and University College London

Ann Stacks, PhD, IMH-E, Director of the Infant Mental Health Program, Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, Wayne State University

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health clinicians often work with parents who have been placed at risk for insensitive or harsh parenting due to their exposure to violence and/or trauma in early caregiving relationships. Parental representations of caregiving are associated with parenting quality and children’s attachment. As such, assessing the clinical features of risk and resilience in caregiving representations, including affect regulation and distorted attributions, informs clinical intervention strategies that ameliorate risk and enhance parenting sensitivity.

This course is designed to provide advanced clinicians* who have a strong understanding of attachment and IMH-HV with:

• A deep understanding of the clinical features of risk and resilience in caregiving relationships
• Indicators of reflective functioning in clinical interviews with parents

To register, complete this form, and you will receive a link to make your payment. Cost: $40; CEs pending. Space is limited to 30 participants. Payments are Due 6/10/24.

*It is recommended that clinicians hold an endorsement as an I/ECMH Specialist or I/ECMH Mentor and have completed the IMH 3-day training.