Session Objectives

Objectives:

• Attendees will learn how to access and engage with the CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. materials
• Attendees will learn how Help Me Grow South Carolina can help support families prenatal through age 5

Presenter

Taylor Bagwell, IMH-E®

Taylor is a care coordinator and the developmental screening lead for Help Me Grow South Carolina, which is housed under the South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association (SCIMHA). In this role, Taylor supports HMG SC’s mission to promote healthy child development for children ages 5 and under statewide through her work in processing developmental screening, routine distribution of the LTSAE checklists and age-appropriate activities, discussions with caregivers of developmental milestones and how to engage in developmental monitoring, and works with caregivers to connect their children with resources and information as appropriate. Taylor graduated from Winthrop University with a Bachelors and Masters of Social Work. She recently received her Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health® (Infant Family Associate) and she is the CDC’s Act Early Ambassador to South Carolina.