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• Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Advanced Practice Certificate Training Waitlist

  • Start
    10 Jul 2024
  • End
    31 Dec 2024
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    22

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  If you work directly with infants, young children, and their families and want to deepen your reflective practice and direct service skills, this 6 month training is for you. 

  We have slots available for our upcoming cohort. Please plan to schedule a pre-training phone call with your trainers to discuss the details and how the training might best support you in your scope of work.

  Please note:  You must cancel your spot by Monday, July 8 in order to be refunded.  All registration fees after the deadline are non-refundable.  No exceptions.  Also, if you do not complete the offering for any reason, we cannot issue any type of refund.

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• Reflective Supervision Learning Collaborative

  • Start
    7 Oct 2024
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  • End
    16 Dec 2024
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    3

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  LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR STAFF USING REFLECTIVE SUPERVISION

  REQUIREMENTS:
  This learning collaborative is designed for professionals who supervise infant/early childhood professionals that provide direct or indirect services, are ready to implement reflective supervision within their programs, and are ready to pursue endorsement upon completion of the experience. 

  While previous experience providing reflective supervision is not a requirement for participation, it is helpful to have some basic knowledge and understanding of the subject.

  In lieu of a master's degree, you may list training, experience and personal or professional insights that have led to your interest in participating in the learning collaborative. 

  SCIMHA is working to promote and expand the delivery of reflective supervision by endorsed professionals across the state. The education requirement is consistent with Endorsement standards for reflective supervisors. 

  Please note:  You must cancel your spot by noon on Thursday, October 3, prior to the start of class or cohort in order to be refunded.  All registration fees after the deadline are non-refundable.  No exceptions.  Also, if you do not complete the offering for any reason, we cannot issue any type of refund.
  

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• November Endorsement 101

  • When
    21 Nov 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health® provides a set of competencies for professional development in the infant and family field. Those who earn endorsement demonstrate their commitment to this principle as they provide services that promote infant and early childhood mental health with a high level of quality and integrity. 

  Join SCIMHA Endorsement Coordinator, Lacretia Powell, and Endorsement Manager, Katrin Wood, for a one hour overview of the endorsement credential as well as the process for achieving endorsement. 

  Training Objectives of this Webinar Include:

  • Connecting SCIMHA's mission and activities to your work
  • Explaining the relevance of Endorsement to the infant and early childhood workforce in South Carolina and beyond
  • Differentiating between the different Endorsement categories
  • Mapping the journey to Endorsement and identifying steps to start the application process

  Questions? Email Lacretia at endorsement@scimha.org

  
  

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• November Endorsement Office Hours

  • When
    21 Nov 2024
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Drop in anytime during office hours to talk with SCIMHA staff about the Infant Mental Health or Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement. 
  

  This opportunity is open to prospective and current Endorsement applicants, as well as endorsed colleagues. 

  Not available during this time? SCIMHA Endorsement Coordinator Lacretia Powell can be reached anytime at endorsement@scimha.org. 

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• Facing a Broken System: Addressing Suspensions and Expulsions of Young Black Children in South Carolina

  • When
    21 Nov 2024
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Learning objectives for the November Third Thursday include:

  1. Gain insights into the prevalence and impact of discriminatory suspension and expulsion practices in preschool settings within South Carolina, with a specific focus on Charleston.

  2. Explore the underlying factors contributing to disproportionate suspension and expulsion rates among Black preschoolers. 

  3. Discuss recommendations, strategies for educators, administrators, and policymakers to implement more inclusive and supportive practices in preschools, promoting equity and reducing the risk of suspension and expulsion.

  SCIMHA wants to thank and acknowledge Bee Collective’s effort to bring attention to prek expulsion and the disproportionate impact on black and brown children and families. Dr. Melodie Baker and Dr. Claire Cameron's presentation covers the work done as part of the Bee Collective. 

  If you are interested in this topic as a parent/guardian and would like to join, please email Katrin Wood at kwood@scimha.org to have your fee waived. 

  
  

  Presenters:

  Dr. Melodie Baker

  Dr. Melodie Baker is the Executive Director and Founder of ImpactSTATS Inc., a nonprofit policy and research organization dedicated to advancing equitable policies in early childhood and K-12 education through data-driven research and community-centered advocacy.

  Recognized nationally as an education leader and advocate, Melodie leverages her expertise to drive substantial and meaningful change. Her contributions to the field are evident through numerous authored articles, op-eds, and reports on early childhood development, mathematics and policy in higher education. Her research illuminates critical issues and offers valuable insights for policymakers and practitioners alike.

  Beyond her day-day work, Melodie actively participates in various national and state-wide councils, including Raising New York and The Equity Coalition for the Education Trust New York. She also holds positions on the SUNY Erie Board of Trustees (Vice Chair), First Hand Learning, Launch New York, and was recently appointed to serve on Governor Hochul's Early Childhood Advisory Council.

  Melodie earned her PhD in Educational Psychology and Quantitative Methods from the University at Buffalo. She also holds an advanced graduate certificate in Applied Statistical Analysis, a Master's in Executive Leadership and Change from Daemen University, and a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations from Buffalo State University.

  Dr. Claire Cameron

  Dr. Claire Cameron PhD, holds the title of Associate Professor at the University at Buffalo. She is an internationally-recognized expert in how young children develop self-regulation – that is, how they navigate their thoughts, feelings, and actions; and how learning environments and educators can support children. She currently teaches online courses in mixed research methods and dissertation writing. Finally, she is a proud and always-learning parent of a 2^nd-grader with a significant disability.
  

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• November Endorsement Application System (EASy) Webinar

  • When
    26 Nov 2024
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    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Want an introduction to the online Endorsement Application System (EASy)?
  

  Join SCIMHA Endorsement Coordinator Lacretia Powell for a virtual walk through all the aspects of the online application.

  Questions? Email endorsement@scimha.org. 

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• December Reflective Practice Study Group

  • When
    3 Dec 2024
  •  
    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    24

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  South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association's RS Study Group is a professional development opportunity open to all SCIMHA members, and is a best fit for current Supervisors interested in growing their Reflective Supervision capacity.
  

  SCIMHA's study group is an interactive experience that works best when all attendees actively participate. We will join together in a reflective space and will focus on how our work and life experiences relate to the information shared in the professional development offering. 

  This study group session will be facilitated by Megan Smith, MT-BC, LCAT, IMH-E®, SCIMHA's IECMH Training and Reflective Supervision Specialist. 

  Participating in Study Group:

  1. Please come prepared to view a short video at the beginning of our session, and reflect on and discuss in a large group.

  2. Turn your microphone and video camera on for the best interactive discussion experience. 

  Time spent in this event meets competencies and Training requirements associated with SCIMHA’s infant and early childhood mental health endorsement. It does not meet RS hour requirements. The endorsement is a credentialing process that supports and recognizes the professional development of those who work with or on behalf of infants, toddlers, young children, and their families and caregivers. If you have any questions, please contact the Endorsement Coordinator at endorsement@scimha.org.

  SCIMHA Members should email Katrin at kwood@scimha.org to receive registration code. Not currently a SCIMHA member but want to participate? Join us now!

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• December Endorsement 101

  • When
    10 Dec 2024
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health® provides a set of competencies for professional development in the infant and family field. Those who earn endorsement demonstrate their commitment to this principle as they provide services that promote infant and early childhood mental health with a high level of quality and integrity. 

  Join SCIMHA Endorsement Coordinator, Lacretia Powell, and Endorsement Manager, Katrin Wood, for a one hour overview of the endorsement credential as well as the process for achieving endorsement. 

  Training Objectives of this Webinar Include:

  • Connecting SCIMHA's mission and activities to your work
  • Explaining the relevance of Endorsement to the infant and early childhood workforce in South Carolina and beyond
  • Differentiating between the different Endorsement categories
  • Mapping the journey to Endorsement and identifying steps to start the application process

  Questions? Email Lacretia at endorsement@scimha.org

  
  

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• December Endorsement Application System (EASy) Webinar

  • When
    12 Dec 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

  Register

  
  

  Want an introduction to the online Endorsement Application System (EASy)?
  

  Join SCIMHA Endorsement Coordinator Lacretia Powell for a virtual walk through all the aspects of the online application.

  Questions? Email endorsement@scimha.org. 

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• December Endorsement Office Hours

  • When
    12 Dec 2024
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  Register

  
  

  Drop in anytime during office hours to talk with SCIMHA staff about the Infant Mental Health or Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement. 
  

  This opportunity is open to prospective and current Endorsement applicants, as well as endorsed colleagues. 

  Not available during this time? SCIMHA Endorsement Coordinator Lacretia Powell can be reached anytime at endorsement@scimha.org. 

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• January Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Foundations Certificate Training

  • Start
    14 Jan 2025
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  • End
    23 Jan 2025
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    30

  Register

  
  

  The Foundations Certificate is an 18-hour professional development experience that seeks to create a baseline of infant mental health knowledge among all early childhood professionals across workforce sectors in South Carolina, while also creating a pathway to Endorsement.

  Please note:  You must cancel your spot by noon on Friday, January 10, prior to the start of class or cohort in order to be refunded.  All registration fees after the deadline are non-refundable.  No exceptions.  Also, if you do not complete the offering for any reason, we cannot issue any type of refund.
  

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• January Endorsement 101 for BabyNet Professionals

  • When
    16 Jan 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health® provides a set of competencies for professional development in the infant and family field. Those who earn endorsement demonstrate their commitment to this principle as they provide services that promote infant and early childhood mental health with a high level of quality and integrity. 

  Join SCIMHA Endorsement Coordinator, Lacretia Powell, and Endorsement Manager, Katrin Wood, for a 1.5 hour overview of the endorsement credential as well as the process for achieving endorsement through the BabyNet cohort. 

  Training Objectives of this Webinar Include:

  • Connecting SCIMHA's mission and activities to your work
  • Explaining the relevance of Endorsement to the infant and early childhood workforce in South Carolina and beyond
  • Differentiating between the different Endorsement categories
  • Mapping the journey to Endorsement and identifying steps to start the application process

  Questions? Email Katrin at Kwood@scimha.org. 

  
  

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• Facilitated Attuned Interactions (FAN) Training

  • Start
    11 Feb 2025
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  • End
    20 Feb 2025
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    virtual
  • Spaces left
    40

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  FACILITATING ATTUNED INTERACTIONS TRAINING

  The FAN (Facilitating Attuned Interactions) Approach serves as a framework for parent engagement and reflective practice in work with young children and families. FAN addresses urgent concerns of the parent or caregiver and trains practitioners to tailor their responses to match the needs of the moment. FAN also helps practitioners recognize how their own internal sense of regulation or dysregulation affects their abilities to be fully present with a family in the moment. 

  This training offers strategies to help practitioners feel balanced in activating or high risk situations. FAN provides an approach to reflective practice that can be utilized by staff and supervisors using the ARC of Engagement to structure staff/supervision and promote collaboration throughout. 

  SCIMHA encourages staff or team participation in FAN Training in order to maximize the impact within your organization or agency. Priority will be given to teams committed to integrating the FAN Approach into its work.

  Training Dates:

  February 11, 13, 18 and 20, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  - Participants will complete six FAN Reflective Learning Tools and will review one tool each month with their supervisor.
  - Supervisors will participate in one mentoring call per month with a FAN Trainer. (1 hour)

  
  

  Purpose:

  Learn the basics of the FAN Approach

  
  

  Who Should Attend:

  Supervisors and staff; priority will be given to staff teams

  
  

  Cost: 
  $125 per participant

  Questions? Contact Sheniqua Scott

  Cancellation:

  Please note:  You must cancel your spot by noon on Friday, February 7, prior to the start of class or cohort in order to be refunded.  All registration fees after the deadline are non-refundable.  No exceptions.  Also, if you do not complete the offering for any reason, we cannot issue any type of refund.

  
  

  
  

  FAN Training provided in partnership with the Erikson Institute

  
  

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• March ECE Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Foundations Certificate Training

  • Start
    4 Mar 2025
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  • End
    27 Mar 2025
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  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    30

  Register

  
  

  The Foundations Certificate is an 18-hour professional development experience that seeks to create a baseline of infant mental health knowledge among all early childhood professionals across workforce sectors in South Carolina, while also creating a pathway to Endorsement.

  Please note:  You must cancel your spot by noon on Friday, February 28, prior to the start of class or cohort in order to be refunded.  All registration fees after the deadline are non-refundable.  No exceptions.  Also, if you do not complete the offering for any reason, we cannot issue any type of refund.
  

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• April Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Foundations Certificate Training

  • Start
    15 Apr 2025
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  • End
    24 Apr 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    30

  Register

  
  

  The Foundations Certificate is an 18-hour professional development experience that seeks to create a baseline of infant mental health knowledge among all early childhood professionals across workforce sectors in South Carolina, while also creating a pathway to Endorsement.

  Please note:  You must cancel your spot by noon on Friday, April 11, prior to the start of class or cohort in order to be refunded.  All registration fees after the deadline are non-refundable.  No exceptions.  Also, if you do not complete the offering for any reason, we cannot issue any type of refund.
  

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• Facilitated Attuned Interactions (FAN) Training

  • Start
    6 May 2025
  •  
  • End
    15 May 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    virtual
  • Spaces left
    40

  Register

  
  

  FACILITATING ATTUNED INTERACTIONS TRAINING

  The FAN (Facilitating Attuned Interactions) Approach serves as a framework for parent engagement and reflective practice in work with young children and families. FAN addresses urgent concerns of the parent or caregiver and trains practitioners to tailor their responses to match the needs of the moment. FAN also helps practitioners recognize how their own internal sense of regulation or dysregulation affects their abilities to be fully present with a family in the moment. 

  This training offers strategies to help practitioners feel balanced in activating or high risk situations. FAN provides an approach to reflective practice that can be utilized by staff and supervisors using the ARC of Engagement to structure staff/supervision and promote collaboration throughout. 

  SCIMHA encourages staff or team participation in FAN Training in order to maximize the impact within your organization or agency. Priority will be given to teams committed to integrating the FAN Approach into its work.

  Training Dates:

  May 6, 8, 13 and 15, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  - Participants will complete six FAN Reflective Learning Tools and will review one tool each month with their supervisor.
  - Supervisors will participate in one mentoring call per month with a FAN Trainer. (1 hour)

  
  

  Purpose:

  Learn the basics of the FAN Approach

  
  

  Who Should Attend:

  Supervisors and staff; priority will be given to staff teams

  
  

  Cost: 
  $125 per participant

  Questions? Contact Sheniqua Scott

  Cancellation:

  Please note:  You must cancel your spot by noon on Friday, May 2, prior to the start of class or cohort in order to be refunded.  All registration fees after the deadline are non-refundable.  No exceptions.  Also, if you do not complete the offering for any reason, we cannot issue any type of refund.

  
  

  
  

  FAN Training provided in partnership with the Erikson Institute

  
  

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• July Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Foundations Certificate Training

  • Start
    15 Jul 2025
  •  
  • End
    24 Jul 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    30

  Register

  
  

  The Foundations Certificate is an 18-hour professional development experience that seeks to create a baseline of infant mental health knowledge among all early childhood professionals across workforce sectors in South Carolina, while also creating a pathway to Endorsement.

  Please note:  You must cancel your spot by noon on Friday, July 11, prior to the start of class or cohort in order to be refunded.  All registration fees after the deadline are non-refundable.  No exceptions.  Also, if you do not complete the offering for any reason, we cannot issue any type of refund.
  

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• October Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Foundations Certificate Training

  • Start
    14 Oct 2025
  •  
  • End
    23 Oct 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    30

  Register

  
  

  The Foundations Certificate is an 18-hour professional development experience that seeks to create a baseline of infant mental health knowledge among all early childhood professionals across workforce sectors in South Carolina, while also creating a pathway to Endorsement.

  Please note:  You must cancel your spot by noon on Friday, October 10, prior to the start of class or cohort in order to be refunded.  All registration fees after the deadline are non-refundable.  No exceptions.  Also, if you do not complete the offering for any reason, we cannot issue any type of refund.
  

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