Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health is Everybody’s Business
Course: #32495Level: IntermediateSubject Area: Supporting children's social and emotional development 1 Hour 368 Reviews
Infant Mental Health (IMH) offers an important framework for anyone working with young children and their families. This course will fully describe IMH and highlight key strategies to effectively support families with young children.
This course is also part of the CDA Packages offered by Continued Early Childhood Education. Please visit the links below to learn more about how to use our library if you are interested in coursework to support acquisition of a CDA credential or to renew your CDA credential.
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Course Type: Video, Audio
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to explain the importance of infant mental health (IMH).
- After this course, participants will be able to identify at least three warning signs of poor IMH.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe three key early childhood IMH strategies.
Course created on September 15, 2023
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Definition, History, IMH Services |
| 10-20 Minutes | Risks, Resilience, ACEs |
| 20-25 Minutes | Childhood Trauma, Trauma-informed Care |
| 25-35 Minutes | Parental Mental Health, Culture and Cultural Considerations |
| 35-40 Minutes | Regulation and Co-regulation |
| 40-45 Minutes | Models and Approaches, Strategies |
| 45-55 Minutes | Secondary Traumatic Stress, Self-care |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary |
Reviews
368 ReviewsPresented By
Sherrie Segovia
PsyD
Dr. Segovia received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Psychology and was principally affiliated with community-based mental health and social service organizations. For over 40 years, Dr. Segovia primarily worked with marginalized African American and Latino children and their families in clinic, school, and home settings.
She has functioned as a counselor, family and child advocate, parent educator, and foster care training specialist. As the Clinical Manager at Hope Street Family Center for over 25 years, Dr. Segovia worked within a multi-disciplinary team to access, coordinate, and provide families with appropriate services. She provided clinical and administrative support and reflective supervision to Early Head Start professional case managers, as well as assessment, crisis intervention, and ongoing therapy for families and children.
Dr. Segovia was a frequent presenter at national, state, and regional conferences. She also co-wrote an article on infant mental health for Zero To Three and other publications. Dr. Segovia has also been an expert speaker on Channel 22 Telemundo and Channel 34 Univision as well as radio stations. In December 2003, she completed her Doctorate in Psychology and a dissertation with a focus on domestic violence and its impact on early language development.
Since 2004, Dr. Segovia served as a lead faculty for undergraduate and graduate courses in human services, psychology, and counseling in the college of social and behavioral sciences at the University of Phoenix. Additionally, Dr. Segovia facilitated a course on Parenting in High-Risk Families in the Child and Family Studies Department at California State University in Los Angeles. She was also affiliated with the Latino Technical Assistance & Training Division of the California Hispanic Commission as an educational consultant. She served as a member of the board of directors for the California Head Start Association. Dr. Segovia’s specific areas of expertise include parental depression and anxiety, substance abuse, cultural competence, communication skills, parenting, and partnerships. Bilingual and bicultural herself, Dr. Segovia has a particular interest in culturally responsive service delivery.
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