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Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network and MI-AIMH

Early Childhood Learning Series

Understanding the Impact of Retained Reflexes on the Attachment Bond: A Guide for the Infant Mental Health Practitioner

This training is sponsored generously by the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWHN). Therefore, training attendees need to be employed by a Detroit Wayne Infant Mental Health program and a coupon code is required to register.

The field of Infant Mental Health has long understood the critical importance of the infant-parent relationship to all learning and development. But what if something is interfering with that relationship that the field has yet to recognize? Infant Mental Health professionals have likely experienced the emotional and behavioral challenges associated with retained reflexes in the children and parents they serve without even realizing it. So, how does it impact the ability of the parent and child to build a secure attachment bond if reflexes, specifically Fear Paralysis and Moro, are retained? In this full day training, we will explore the role of early childhood trauma on reflex retention, learn how to detect if reflexes are retained and interfering with the attachment bond, and identify what you as an Infant Mental Health practitioner can do about it.

Date: Friday, March 26, 2021 

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
*we will take a 60-minute lunch break

Access: Trainings will be offered through Zoom.  A zoom link will be sent to registrants closer to the training. Be careful when entering your email address so that it is correct.

IMPORTANT – in order to receive a certificate and/or Continuing Education you will need to have a Zoom account (which is free) logged in to view the training.  We are able to export a report from Zoom which will track your attendance.  When you are signed in, your name appears along with the amount of time you were on the Zoom call.  Only those names that appear on the report will receive certificates with continuing education credits/clock hours.  If you have any questions, please email tmartinez@mi-aimh.org

Presenter:  Pamela Crljenica, LMSW, IMH-E® 

Learning Objectives:

• • List the 5 “moves” of the attachment distress and bonding process.
  • Understand the impact of retained primitive reflexes on the 5 moves of the attachment distress and bonding process.
  • Identify specific symptoms of inappropriately active (i.e., retained) Fear Paralysis Reflex (FPR).
  • Identify specific symptoms of inappropriately active (i.e., retained) Moro Reflex.
  • Learn at least one relationship-based strategy that encourages integration of the Fear Paralysis Reflex.
  • Learn at least one relationship-based strategy that encourages integration of the Moro Reflex.

Continuing Education Information – 5.5 training hours:

Social Work – Approved for 5.5 Michigan SW CEU’s
IMH Endorsement® – Will count towards the requirements for the MI-AIMH Endorsement®
NEW! Licensed Professional Counselors – NBCC Hours – Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6867.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  MI-AIMH is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Key MI-AIMH Competencies addressed include:

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Registration:

This training is sponsored generously by the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN). Therefore, training attendees need to be employed by a Detroit Wayne Infant Mental Health program and a registration code is required to register. If you work outside of Detroit-Wayne County and are interested in the training topic, please contact Tiffanie Martinez tmartinez@mi-aimh.org, MI-AIMH Communications and Training Specialist, about the possibility of bringing this trainer to your area.

Registration deadlines: Registration will close on March 19, 2021

For registration questions, contact Tiffanie Martinez at: tmartinez@mi-aimh.org or 734-516-0858