Knowing Ourselves and Connecting with Families

Dates:

March 14, 2008,
April 04, 2008, and
April 25, 2008

Location:

Time:

Registration begins at 8:30 AM
Training is from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM
Continental Breakfast will be served.
Lunch will be served.

Details:

Using reflective practice and relationship-based work with families of infants and young children when parents are challenged by mental illness, cognitive impairments, and/or unstable living conditions.

This is a three-part series which requires participation in all sessions. The principles of reflective practice and relationship-based work as explored in Session One will be integrated throughout the series. Mini-lectures, video clips, and interactive activities will be used to ensure a lively and thoughtful exchange of ideas. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences.

Credit toward the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) Endorsement and State Board of Education Continuing Education Units (SB-CEUs) are available to participants.

Dates and Topics:
(WATCH TRAINING DATES FOR BUILDING AND ROOM CHANGES)
(Note: Take note of the ending time of each session. Lunch will be included on all days.)

Session One: March 14, 2008 --9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Heartwood School on Ingham ISD's Campus
Knowing Ourselves and Connecting with Families: Reflective Practice and Relationship-based Work

Session Two: April 4, 2008 --9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Heartwood School on Ingham ISD's Campus
Working with Parents with Mental Illness and their Infants and Young Children

Session Three: April 25, 2008 --9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Heartwood School on Ingham ISD's Campus
Working with Parents with Cognitive Impairments and their Infants and Young Children & Working with Families with Unstable Living Conditions (due to poverty, domestic violence, homelessness, etc.)

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Please note:
This program is approved by the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative for 14.5 CE Clock Hours. Course approval is #021308-22.

Participants will receive a program completion certificate at the end of the series, and CCRESA - EOTTA will send the program participant roster and copy of each certificate to the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative.

Please address questions, comments, and requests for ADA accommodations to CCRESA - EOTTA. Call 1-866-334-5437 or email: eotweb@edzone.net.

Trainers:

Janice Fialka
Sheryl Goldberg