Infant Toddler Mental Health and Early Intervention

 
Would you like to know more about Infant Toddler Mental Health (ITMH) and the DEC IMH community of practice? How does ITMH relate to early intervention services? Join us for a panel discussion (including graduate students enrolled in ITMH programs) and resource sharing materials on Infant Mental Health. 
 
Participant Outcomes: The objectives of this Learning Deck are: 
To broaden the awareness of infant toddler mental health and importance in early intervention. 
To highlight knowledge and skills of graduate students in current programs across disciplines. 
To share resources and certificate programs nationally for those interested in getting more involved. 
 
Presenters:
 
NANCY GOINS, MA, CFRM, IMH-E®, A-CFHC, is a Senior Technical Assistance Specialist at AnLar, LLC and Co-Chair of the DEC CoP Development Committee. She brings her passion for early childhood education to her work at AnLar. She is a skilled facilitator, trainer, technical assistance provider, health and wellness coach, and life-long learner. She has expertise in early childhood education, early intervention, preschool special education, Pyramid Model, Infant Mental Health, inclusion, and communities of practice. She is a co-author of the book ‘Growing Together: Developing and Sustaining a Community of Practice in Early Childhood’. 
 
LISA TERRY, MS, M.Ed., IMH-E®, is an Early Intervention Professional Development Consultant at the Virginia Early Intervention Professional Development Center at Virginia Commonwealth University, Partnership for People with Disabilities. Lisa provides support for the design and implementation of professional development activities for early intervention providers and administrators in Virginia. Lisa is a certified trainer in the Growing Brain, a ZERO TO THREE curriculum. Lisa is the co-facilitator for the DEC Infant Mental Health Community of Practice and she maintains endorsement in infant mental health as an Infant Family Specialist. 
 
PATRICIA BLASCO, PhD is an adjunct professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Oregon Health & Science University with a research interest in neurodevelopment in young children born preterm. Dr. Blasco is active in the Division of Early Childhood Leadership. In addition, she teaches coursework in the Infant Toddler Mental Health Graduate Certificate program at Portland State University.