Knowing Ourselves and Connecting with Families

Dates:

October 06, 2006,
November 20, 2006, and
December 15, 2006

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 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: October 06, 2006 --8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Tuscola Technology Center
Knowing Ourselves and Connecting with Families: Reflective Practice and Relationship-based Work

Session Two: November 20, 2006 --8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Tuscola Technology Center
Working with Parents with Mental Illness and their Infants and Young Children

Session Three: December 15, 2006 --8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuscola Technology Center
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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Trainers:

Janice Fialka
Sheryl Goldberg