REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED. Please email Tiffanie Martinez at tmartinez@mi-aimh.org if you are interested in being placed on the waiting list.

A Secure Base: A Deeper Look at Attachment and Parent-Infant Relationships

Presenter: Julie Ribaudo, LMSW, ACSW, IMH-E®

Choosing where to place one’s attention and intervention focus in infant mental health work and parent-infant psychotherapy can be challenging. Understanding the behavioral and narrative markers of attachment styles of both adults and children can assist in deciding on the focus of attention. This three-day series will explore the attachment templates of both children and adults, concluding with implications for treatment. Particular focus will be given to disorganized/disoriented attachments and the possibility of interrupting the intergenerational transmission of unresolved trauma.

Date: Friday, October 21, 2016

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Registration begins at: 8:30 AM

This training is co-sponsored by MI-AIMH and the IMH Statewide Committee.

Statewide meetings include breakfast and lunch, important news and updates from MDCH and MI-AIMH, a resource table, and a networking opportunity.

The next two IMH Statewide Committee Meetings will complete this this three-day training series on attachment. Attendance at all three days is strongly encouraged. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify behavioral markers of infant and young child attachment style.
2. Identify narrative and behavioral markers of adult attachment styles.
3. Verbalize the complex interplay of the influence the parental state of mind regarding attachment on the developing relationship with the infant/toddler/young child.
4. Demonstrate the capacity to develop specific strategies of intervention based on understanding the attachment templates of infant and parent.

Upcoming dates: 

-Spring Statewide Committee Meeting: Friday, March 10, 2017 at Winding Brook Conference Center, Shepherd, MI
-Fall Statewide Committee Meeting: October, 2017 (date and location TBD)

CEUs: Participants will be eligible for 5.5 Michigan SW CEU’s and will also count toward the requirements for the MI-AIMH Endorsement®

Key MI-AIMH Competencies: 

-Attachment, separation, trauma, & loss;
-Observation & listening;
-Parent-infant/very young child relationship-based therapies & practices;
-Relationship-based, therapeutic practice
-Responding with empathy

Registration: $80.00 for non-members, $65.00 for MI-AIMH members, $35.00 for students, $10 for CEUS

Please note, in order to receive the MI-AIMH member registration rate, you will be asked to provide your MI-AIMH membership ID when you register. Your membership ID can be found on your My MI-AIMH profile. 

Registration deadline: October 14, 2016. This training is limited to 80 seats. Registration is first come, first serve.

Cancellation policy: Notice of cancellation must be submitted no later than 7 days prior to the event for a refund to be issued.

Note: Agency checks should be made payable to MI-AIMH. Please indicate the names of all staff attending the training.

Mail checks to: MI-AIMH, ATTN: Salina Mann, 13101 Allen Road, Southgate, MI 48195

For registration questions, contact Tiffanie Martinez at: tmartinez@mi-aimh.org or 734-785-7705, Ext. 7617