MI-AIMH Conference Website (will be updated regularly): https://site.pheedloop.com/event/miaimh2024conference/home
- Scholarship applications are due March 11th
- Registration is OPEN – closes May 6th
- Sponsorship and Exhibitors are currently being accepted
- Use conference link above for all details, applications and to register!
MI-AIMH is excited to launch MI-AIMH RELATE, our new learning management system (LMS) to host all of our training and professional development.
MI-AIMH RELATE is our new training & education hub for students and professionals working with or on behalf of infants, young children and families. Here are a few of the amazing benefits:
- Easy training registration – enter your information ONE TIME and then only need to sign in for future registrations!
- Access Anywhere Anytime – On-Demand videos and trainings will be available for viewing and purchase 24/7!
- Tracking – ability to access professional development certificates & transcripts – no more worrying about lost training certificates!
- Finances – training purchases will be available in your User Portal. You will be able to access and print past purchase receipts and invoices as needed. You will not need to reach out to MI-AIMH staff in order to locate your purchase details.
Click to go to MI-AIMH RELATE homepage: https://www.pathlms.com/mi-aimh
Available trainings will be listed on MI-AIMH RELATE under “Trainings” – showing in the top menu bar
November 2015
Ethical and Boundary Consideration when Providing Home-Based Services to Infants and Their Families
This training is open to DWMHA employees only: If you are interested in bringing a similar training to your area, please email Lindi Kanine at lkanine@mi-aimh.org. Home visiting is a service provision strategy that is used within a variety of programs serving infants and toddlers. Home visiting can intensify the professional’s reactions due to the intimate nature and the relationship-based focus of therapeutic. The vulnerability of very young children can also intensify the professional’s feelings of urgency. How home visiting professionals…
Find out more »December 2015
Explorations in Reflective Supervision, Module 2:
Building Reflective Capacity Through Shared Experiences of Vulnerability, Wonder, and Connection It is through relationships that we all learn at the start, and really, all through life. What elements help to build an exploratory approach to the world and create opportunities to wonder and learn together? What opens us up rather than shuts us down to the experiences of others? The same things that invite infants and young children to listen, see, touch, feel, and think as they figure out…
Find out more »January 2016
**FREE** Perinatal Mood Disorders: What Every Care Provider Needs to Know
Friday, January 8, 2016 from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Spectrum Health Healthier Communities 665 Seward Avenue NW, Suite 210, Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (Free parking on-site.) Contact hours: 3.5 Nursing and 3.5 Social Work. No Fee. Registration Information: Email nancy.roberts@spectrumhealth.org and leave your name, phone, and organization or call 616.391.2561 Purpose: This conference will assist the attendees in the understanding, identification, and treatment for women who experience a Perinatal Mood Disorder so that they can most effectively and holistically…
Find out more »Northwest Michigan IMH Training Series: Effective Advocacy for Children
Effective Advocacy for Children - The Infant Mental Health Professional in Court An overview of the legal proceedings in which Infant Mental Health or early education specialists are likely to become involved. The session will provide information about the legal profession, preparation for appearing in court, providing testimony, and out-of-court advocacy for infants and young children. Presenter: Frank Vandervort, JD CEUs: CECHs and SSW-CEs available pending approval Registration: $30 for members of sponsoring agencies, $80 for members of non-sponsoring agencies. Registration includes lunch. Registration…
Find out more »February 2016
Supporting Children and Families – Using the Ages and Stages Social Emotional Questionnaire (ASQ-SE)
This training is prevented by the Early On® Center for Higher Education For more information, visit: http://earlyoncenter.org/event.php?ID=144
Find out more »DECA Clinical (ages 3-6) Webinar
This training is being offered in partnership between the Michigan Department of Community Health and Early On® Michigan. The DECA-C is a standardized, norm-referenced behavior rating scale that evaluates behaviors related to social and emotional resilience and concerns in preschool children ages 2 through 5. It is designed to support early intervention efforts to reduce or eliminate significant emotional and behavioral concerns in preschool children. The DECA-C can be used to (1) guide interventions, (2) identify children needing special services, (3) assess…
Find out more »DECA Infant and Toddler (4 weeks to 36 months) Webinar
This training is being offered in partnership between the Michigan Department of Community Health and Early On® Michigan. This is a certified web based training on the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Infants and Toddlers, part of the DECA Infant Toddler Program. The DECA-I/T program is a strength-based assessment and planning system for children ages 4 weeks up to 36 months. Based on resilience theory, this comprehensive system is made up of a 5-step approach designed to support early childhood teachers, mental…
Find out more »DECA Clinical (ages 3-6) Webinar
The DECA-C is a standardized, norm-referenced behavior rating scale that evaluates behaviors related to social and emotional resilience and concerns in preschool children ages 2 through 5. It is designed to support early intervention efforts to reduce or eliminate significant emotional and behavioral concerns in preschool children. The DECA-C can be used to (1) guide interventions, (2) identify children needing special services, (3) assess outcomes, and (4) help programs meet IDEA, Head Start, and similar requirements. This tool is being…
Find out more »March 2016
Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Milestones and Strategies for the Home (Webinar)
Part of the Social & Emotional Webinar Series sponsored by Early On and the Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Mental Health Services to Children and Families Infant and toddler, typical and atypical social and emotional milestones and caregiving strategies to support healthy development of these important milestones. Presenter: Mary Mackrain, Early Childhood Consultant, Michigan Department of Health and Human Service Who should attend: Staff working with infants, toddlers and families in the home or caregiving setting (child care, playgroups, etc.)…
Find out more »IMH Statewide Meeting: Engaging Fathers
Boys to Men: Challenges on the Risk to Resilience Continuum The definitive role that fathers play in child development is not clear, although role clarity may be influenced by biased views of human development advanced by men. Attention to fathers as caregivers did not emerge in developmental sciences until the second half of the 20th century. Research in that era provides evidence to suggest that fathers have both direct and indirect influences on risk and resilience structures that emerge during…
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