Knowing Ourselves and Connecting with Families

Dates:

March 22, 2005,
April 19, 2005, and
May 11, 2005

Cost:

$120.00

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 four-part series which requires participation in all four 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:

Session One: CANCELLED -March 1, 2005 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Knowing Ourselves and Connecting with Families: Reflective Practice and Relationship-based Work

Session One: March 22, 2005 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Knowing Ourselves and Connecting with Families: Reflective Practice and Relationship-based Work

Session Two: April 19, 2005 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Working with Parents with Mental Illness and their Infants and Young Children

Session Three and Four: May 11, 2005 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
#3 Working with Parents with Cognitive Impairments and their Infants and Young Children
#4 Working with Families with Unstable Living Conditions (due to poverty, domestic violence, homelessness, etc.)

Trainers:

Janice Fialka
Sheryl Goldberg