Parent-Child Relationship Programs

Promoting First Relationships® Level One VIRTUAL Workshop – November 4-5 & 7-8, 2024
2024-11-04 09:00 - 2024-11-08 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Washington
4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop
November 4-5 & 7-8, 2024
9:00am – 12:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE)
via Zoom
This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s
Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals the knowledge, tools, and strategies to do so. The Promoting First Relationships evidence-based program integrates theory, practice and intervention.
In this 4 half-day learner’s workshop, participants learn a unique consultation and intervention strategy that they can integrate into their work whether in high-risk, special needs, child-care, or other early childhood fields.
In this workshop, you will learn . . .

Theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood (birth to 3 years)
Consultation strategies
Elements of a healthy relationship
Infants and the development of trust and security
Toddlers and the development of self
Understanding and intervening with children’s challenging behaviors
Developing intervention plans and individualizing the PFR curriculum

Promoting First Relationships can improve…

Parental sensitivity
Parental knowledge of child development
Parental confidence and competence
Child outcomes
Child Welfare outcomes

Because Promoting First Relationships is a positive, strengths-based model, caregivers are typically open to intervention and gain competence, and thus investment, in their caregiving.
Your fee covers tuition, all curriculum materials including the Promoting First Relationships manual, and a copy of reproducible parent handouts.
What participants are saying . . .

“I loved the video examples which really helped illustrate the principles.”
“Straightforward and doable, lots of real life examples and opportunity to reflect in groups.”
“I liked how the case studies cemented the concepts.”
“I particularly liked the group discussions, latest research information and the handouts.”

Understanding Infant Cues, Regulation, Behavior, and States - January 9, 2025
2025-01-09 12:00 - 16:00 | Washington
January 9, 2025
12:00PM – 4:00PM Pacific Time (SEATTLE)
via Zoom

This training is eligible for 3.75 STARS credit.
Keys to Infant Caregiving is a research-based program for professionals that provides essential information on newborn and infant behavior. Participants will learn about infants and their captivating ability to interact and engage in relationships with their parents, caregivers, childcare providers and how that impacts the care they receive. Participants will learn about how infants’ internal states influence their behavior and how to help infants regulate. They will learn how to read the very young infant’s cues and how to foster relationships in the childcare setting that promote the infant’s social, emotional, and cognitive growth while completing routine tasks like feeding and diapering an infant.
The course will be a mixture of video observation of infants, PowerPoint, and discussion to help participants define, observe, and reflect on ways to understand and support how infants in their care are growing and developing within the daily interactions they are engaging in.
This course will help you:

Describe the observable behaviors of the six infant states and how that impacts the care they receive
Identify state-related behaviors during routine caregiving activities
Demonstrate your knowledge of the infant’s regulatory capabilities through the identification of cues- both engagement and disengagement
Identify ways of interacting with infants to support emotion regulation, language, and social development

Your fee covers tuition and Keys to Infant Caregiving study guide.

Promoting First Relationships® Level One VIRTUAL Workshop – January 13, 16, 21 & 23, 2025
2025-01-13 08:30 - 2025-01-23 12:00 | Washington
4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop
January 13, 16, 21 & 23, 2025
8:30am – 12:00pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE)
via Zoom
Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals the knowledge, tools, and strategies to do so. The Promoting First Relationships evidence-based program integrates theory, practice and intervention.
In this 4 half-day learner’s workshop, participants learn a unique consultation and intervention strategy that they can integrate into their work whether in high-risk, special needs, child-care, or other early childhood fields.
In this workshop, you will learn . . .

Theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood (birth to 3 years)
Consultation strategies
Elements of a healthy relationship
Infants and the development of trust and security
Toddlers and the development of self
Understanding and intervening with children’s challenging behaviors
Developing intervention plans and individualizing the PFR curriculum

Promoting First Relationships can improve…

Parental sensitivity
Parental knowledge of child development
Parental confidence and competence
Child outcomes
Child Welfare outcomes

Because Promoting First Relationships is a positive, strengths-based model, caregivers are typically open to intervention and gain competence, and thus investment, in their caregiving.
Your fee covers tuition, all curriculum materials including the Promoting First Relationships manual, and a copy of reproducible parent handouts.
What participants are saying . . .

“I loved the video examples which really helped illustrate the principles.”
“Straightforward and doable, lots of real life examples and opportunity to reflect in groups.”
“I liked how the case studies cemented the concepts.”
“I particularly liked the group discussions, latest research information and the handouts.”

Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy VIRTUAL Workshop – January 28-31, 2025
2025-01-28 08:00 - 2025-01-31 12:00 | Washington
January 28-31, 2025
8am –12pm each day Pacific Time (Seattle)
via Zoom

This workshop addresses the importance of helping the pregnant woman achieve a healthier mental and emotional state during pregnancy in order to improve the chances that she and her child will experience a healthier relationship. Interventions allow for individualized and creative approaches that capture your client’s interest.

Research has shown that a mother’s mental health and emotional state during pregnancy has an immediate and direct impact on her lifelong relationship with her infant.
In turn, the health of the mother-child relationship directly impacts the child’s quality of life, possibly throughout the lifespan.
By helping the pregnant woman improve her mental and emotional state during pregnancy, we are able to increase the chances that she and her child will experience a healthier relationship.

Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy training covers issues critical to the development of the early mother-child relationship including . . .

High-risk pregnancies
Unresolved grief or loss
Normal, typical course of pregnancy
Domestic violence
Women experiencing depression or other mental health disruptions

Your fee covers tuition and all curriculum materials including two Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy books, one covering Theory and Practice and one on Activities, an assessment guide, and 56 reproducible handouts/activities.
What participants are saying . . .

“Excellent. Fantastic. I love that I’m leaving with real, simple interventions that I can start using tomorrow. A very practicial application to help Mom through all aspects of pregnancy.”

“The presenter was good at connecting the concepts in a personal and positive way.”
“I feel more confident in being able to help my families.”

Promoting First Relationships® Level One VIRTUAL Workshop – February 3, 5, 7 & 10, 2025
2025-02-03 08:30 - 2025-02-10 12:00 | Washington
4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop
February 3, 5, 7 & 10, 2025
8:30am – 12:00pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE)
via Zoom
Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals the knowledge, tools, and strategies to do so. The Promoting First Relationships evidence-based program integrates theory, practice and intervention.
In this 4 half-day learner’s workshop, participants learn a unique consultation and intervention strategy that they can integrate into their work whether in high-risk, special needs, child-care, or other early childhood fields.
In this workshop, you will learn . . .

Theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood (birth to 3 years)
Consultation strategies
Elements of a healthy relationship
Infants and the development of trust and security
Toddlers and the development of self
Understanding and intervening with children’s challenging behaviors
Developing intervention plans and individualizing the PFR curriculum

Promoting First Relationships can improve…

Parental sensitivity
Parental knowledge of child development
Parental confidence and competence
Child outcomes
Child Welfare outcomes

Because Promoting First Relationships is a positive, strengths-based model, caregivers are typically open to intervention and gain competence, and thus investment, in their caregiving.
Your fee covers tuition, all curriculum materials including the Promoting First Relationships manual, and a copy of reproducible parent handouts.
What participants are saying . . .

“I loved the video examples which really helped illustrate the principles.”
“Straightforward and doable, lots of real life examples and opportunity to reflect in groups.”
“I liked how the case studies cemented the concepts.”
“I particularly liked the group discussions, latest research information and the handouts.”

Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Feeding Scale VIRTUAL Workshop – February 25-27 & March 3-5, 2025
2025-02-25 08:30 - 2025-03-05 13:00 | Zoom
Learn new observation skills to transform your view of the parent-child relationship!
February 25-27 & March 3-5, 2025
8:30am – 1:00pm PST (Seattle) EACH OF THE 6 PARTIAL DAYS
Price includes:
Feeding manual, scale pad, and certification
What: Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Assessment Scale – Feeding

A valid and reliable assessment for measuring parent-child interaction
A set of observable behaviors you can use to describe caregiver/parent-child interaction
Excellent pre and post measures to document intervention effects for clinicians and researchers, the PCI scales have been employed in over 100 published research studies.

Why:

Learning PCI observation skills will provide you with a new lens which will transform your view of the parent-child relationship
You will see the strengths and challenges in the parent-child relationship
Will give you concrete areas to guide intervention and encourage positive parent-child interaction

Who: Public health nurses, researchers, social workers, infant mental health specialists, occupational and physical therapists, early intervention workers
LEARNING THE FEEDING SCALE meets the following competencies for certification in Infant Mental Health:

Competencies:
– Infant/Very Young Child Development & Behavior
– Observational Skills
– Screening and Assessment
– Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood
What participants are saying:

“I developed a new perspective and enhanced insight into everyday interactions and their consequent impact on children’s developmental potential.” Early Parenting Consultant & Instructor
“I will never look at parent-child interaction in the same way again. This training has taught me to leave my biases at the door and focus on the positive. I am forever changed.” RN, NYC

Preschool Expulsion: Implications and Solutions - March 4, 2025
2025-03-04 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
March 4, 2025
10:00 – 11:30am Pacific Time (Seattle) / 1:00 – 2:30pm Eastern
via Zoom
BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES
The presentation will include discussion on why preschool expulsion is an important topic which reflects inequities in society, risk factors associated with preschool expulsion, current efforts to remediate the situation and the role of providers in eliminating preschool expulsion.
Dr. P. Gail Williams is a board certified Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician at the Norton Child Development Center at the University of Louisville. .Dr.Williams participates in multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluations for children with a variety of developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD), ADHD, intellectual and learning disabilities, and behavioral problems. Dr. Williams also provides medical consultation and medication management to children with ASD and ADHD. She is a member of the Kentucky Advisory Council on Autism and chairs the Alliance for Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health in Kentucky. She is director for the fellowship program in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at the UL School of Medicine.
Dr. Williams obtained her Medical Degree from the University of Louisville, School of Medicine, and completed her pediatric residency and fellowship in DBP at the University of Louisville. She is currently Professor of Pediatrics. She has published a number of research articles on autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. She was a member of the AAP executive council for the Early Childhood Committee and was first author on two AAP policy statements on School Readiness and Preschool Expulsion. Shei s a reviewer for several pediatric journals.
REGISTER HERE

Insecure Attachment in the Clinical Setting: Understanding Strategies and Promoting Positive Change with Dr. Clark Baim
2025-03-07 09:00 - 2025-05-16 12:00 | Zoom
3 part lecture series: March 7th AND April 4th AND May 16th
9:00am – 12:00pm Pacific Time
via Zoom
$50
Insecure Attachment in the Clinical Setting: Understanding Strategies and Promoting Positive Change
The Barnard Center for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health and Parent-Child Relationships Program at the Barnard Center is pleased to offer a training series with Dr. Clark Baim. Dr. Baim is a clinician, author, and trainer in the development and function of child attachment strategies and how these strategies show up clinically.
To make this course more affordable the fee is being subsidized by the Dr. Kathryn Barnard Endowment for Infant Mental Health.
This training will be taught in English and will not be recorded.
Who is it for? The course will be relevant to professionals who work with children, adults, and families. The course is intended for professionals in the mental health, social care, criminal justice, educational and voluntary (NGO / not-for-profit) sectors. People in professions related to these can all benefit from the course. The course is suitable for post-qualified professionals and is also suitable for researchers and academics. Participants with experience of working directly with people are best suited to the course, because of their practical experience of listening and responding to spoken discourse.
AGENDA
Day One: Theory

Introduction to attachment theory, specifically Dr. Patricia Crittenden’s Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM) of Attachment and Adaptation, which provides a strengths-based, function-focused alternative to symptom-based diagnosis.
Understanding why attachment theory is a key to understanding the development of psychological problems, personality disorders and offending behaviour.
How attachment theory signals the importance of relationship-based practice, self-awareness, and self-reflection on the part of the worker.
Understanding the relationship between psychological trauma, psychopathology, personality disorder diagnoses and attachment strategies: A bio-psycho-social approach.

Day Two: Assessment and Formulation

Introduction to discourse analysis: understanding how attachment strategies are expressed in speech and behaviour.
Introduction to integrating DMM attachment theory with a variety of treatment models and approaches.
Principles of purposeful eclecticism: adapting the intervention to the attachment strategies.
Introduction to family–systemic formulations and treatment planning based on the DMM model.

Day Three: Treatment Planning and Intervention

Introduction to: applying the theory to treatment planning and intervention.
Exploring different approaches to intervention and principles of treatment emerging from the attachment-based model. This includes purposeful adaptation when working with people with psychological trauma.
The LEARN Model for promoting narrative integration.
Tools and techniques for attachment-based interventions.

Trainer: The training will be led by Clark Baim, PhD, and is based on two of his co-authored books, Attachment-based Practice with Adults: Understanding Strategies and Promoting Positive Change (2023, 2nd edition, Pavilion. Available as an e-book or print version) and the Attachment-based Practice with Children, Adolescents and Families (Pavilion, 2022). Dr. Baim is a registered psychotherapist (UK Council for Psychotherapy) and a registered Senior Trainer and Clinical Supervisor with the British Psychodrama Association. He has worked in more than 35 countries and 300 organisations as a trainer, group leader, therapist, and supervisor. Dr. Baim has focused for twenty-five years on the study of attachment theory and the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM) of Attachment and Adaptation with Dr. Patricia Crittenden. He is on the faculty of the Family Relations Institute, the international training organisation for the DMM. He is a trainer and forensic-level coder of the DMM version of the Adult Attachment Interview.

Promoting First Relationships® Level One VIRTUAL Workshop – March 10, 12, 17 & 20, 2025
2025-03-10 15:00 - 2025-03-20 18:30 | Washington
4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop
March 10, 12, 17 & 20, 2025
3pm – 6:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE)
via Zoom
Australian Eastern Daylight Times
11, 13, 18 & 21 March 2025
9am – 12:30pm each day AEDT

Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals the knowledge, tools, and strategies to do so. The Promoting First Relationships evidence-based program integrates theory, practice and intervention.
In this 4 half-day learner’s workshop, participants learn a unique consultation and intervention strategy that they can integrate into their work whether in high-risk, special needs, child-care, or other early childhood fields.
In this workshop, you will learn . . .

Theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood (birth to 3 years)
Consultation strategies
Elements of a healthy relationship
Infants and the development of trust and security
Toddlers and the development of self
Understanding and intervening with children’s challenging behaviors
Developing intervention plans and individualizing the PFR curriculum

Promoting First Relationships can improve…

Parental sensitivity
Parental knowledge of child development
Parental confidence and competence
Child outcomes
Child Welfare outcomes

Because Promoting First Relationships is a positive, strengths-based model, caregivers are typically open to intervention and gain competence, and thus investment, in their caregiving.
Your fee covers tuition, all curriculum materials including the Promoting First Relationships manual, and a copy of reproducible parent handouts.
What participants are saying . . .

“I loved the video examples which really helped illustrate the principles.”
“Straightforward and doable, lots of real life examples and opportunity to reflect in groups.”
“I liked how the case studies cemented the concepts.”
“I particularly liked the group discussions, latest research information and the handouts.”

A Journey of Post Traumatic Growth - April 16, 2025
2025-04-16 09:00 - 10:30 | Zoom
April 16, 2025
9 – 10:30am Pacific Time (Seattle) / 12:00 – 1:30pm Eastern
via Zoom
BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES
What does it mean to move through developmental trauma into awareness and then sequentially resolving traumatic exposure? Shame and self forgiveness, going from a perception of flawed to adaptive, learning unconditional regard, identifying mentors, identifying discomfort and learning the sequence of establishing good habits for someone with a central nervous system built in chaos. We will look at these things that we see, experience and grapple with in our work with challenging environments and the humans that get built in them.

Frank Grijalva came through the California system as a child adopted into a family challenged with mental health and substance abuse issues. Raised in the East Bay area of Northern California, Frank attended 9 different schools in his first 9 years. Raised in a home of significant physical and mental abuse, Frank’s first training was in threat detection and an upregulated central nervous system. This gives Frank a unique perspective that translates for many of our most traumatized communities, families, and children. After high school, Frank found his way into the military. His first professional training was as a special warfare diver attached to the Marine Mammal program of the United States Navy where he spent 8 years learning behavior modification skills, stress management and understanding the dynamics of nonverbal communication that began the journey to self awareness. Later, as a stay at home dad for 2 kids and a student of psychology, he became aware of and struggled with development, his own trauma exposure, and behavioral progressions and sequencing. This led to a journey of self-exploration and an academic focus on psychological trauma.
Frank has worked with the International Trauma Center since 1999 and deployed to Ground Zero to manage a team of clinicians working with a federal agency in “the dig” to stabilize them ongoing as they did their difficult work. Frank also worked extensively throughout Louisiana and Mississippi in the aftermath of Katrina. Through the International Trauma Center Frank has worked abroad in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, Nepal, Jordan, Haiti and several other countries for agencies like Save the Children, USAID, the World Bank and the International Center for the Protection of Victims of Torture to learn interventions in complex situations and train as well as be trained by clinicians from all over the world working with children and families.
REGISTER HERE

Promoting First Relationships® Level One VIRTUAL Workshop – April 21-22 & May 1-2, 2025
2025-04-21 08:30 - 2025-05-02 12:00 | Washington
4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop
April 21-22 & May 1-2, 2025
8:30am – 12:00pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE)
via Zoom
Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals the knowledge, tools, and strategies to do so. The Promoting First Relationships evidence-based program integrates theory, practice and intervention.
In this 4 half-day learner’s workshop, participants learn a unique consultation and intervention strategy that they can integrate into their work whether in high-risk, special needs, child-care, or other early childhood fields.
In this workshop, you will learn . . .

Theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood (birth to 3 years)
Consultation strategies
Elements of a healthy relationship
Infants and the development of trust and security
Toddlers and the development of self
Understanding and intervening with children’s challenging behaviors
Developing intervention plans and individualizing the PFR curriculum

Promoting First Relationships can improve…

Parental sensitivity
Parental knowledge of child development
Parental confidence and competence
Child outcomes
Child Welfare outcomes

Because Promoting First Relationships is a positive, strengths-based model, caregivers are typically open to intervention and gain competence, and thus investment, in their caregiving.
Your fee covers tuition, all curriculum materials including the Promoting First Relationships manual, and a copy of reproducible parent handouts.
What participants are saying . . .

“I loved the video examples which really helped illustrate the principles.”
“Straightforward and doable, lots of real life examples and opportunity to reflect in groups.”
“I liked how the case studies cemented the concepts.”
“I particularly liked the group discussions, latest research information and the handouts.”

Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy VIRTUAL Workshop – April 22-25, 2025
2025-04-22 08:00 - 2025-04-25 12:00 | Zoom
April 22-25, 2025
8:00am – 12:00pm each day Pacific Time (Seattle)
via Zoom

This workshop addresses the importance of helping the pregnant woman achieve a healthier mental and emotional state during pregnancy in order to improve the chances that she and her child will experience a healthier relationship. Interventions allow for individualized and creative approaches that capture your client’s interest.

Research has shown that a mother’s mental health and emotional state during pregnancy has an immediate and direct impact on her lifelong relationship with her infant.
In turn, the health of the mother-child relationship directly impacts the child’s quality of life, possibly throughout the lifespan.
By helping the pregnant woman improve her mental and emotional state during pregnancy, we are able to increase the chances that she and her child will experience a healthier relationship.

Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy training covers issues critical to the development of the early mother-child relationship including . . .

High-risk pregnancies
Unresolved grief or loss
Normal, typical course of pregnancy
Domestic violence
Women experiencing depression or other mental health disruptions

Your fee covers tuition and all curriculum materials including two Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy books, one covering Theory and Practice and one on Activities, an assessment guide, and 56 reproducible handouts/activities.
What participants are saying . . .

“Excellent. Fantastic. I love that I’m leaving with real, simple interventions that I can start using tomorrow. A very practicial application to help Mom through all aspects of pregnancy.”

“The presenter was good at connecting the concepts in a personal and positive way.”
“I feel more confident in being able to help my families.”

Infants’ Relationship Inferences from Observations of Imitation and Helping - May 7, 2025
2025-05-07 10:00 - 11:15 | Zoom
May 7, 2025
10:00 – 11:15am Pacific Time (Seattle)
via Zoom
BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES
Human adults rely heavily on their social partners to meet the challenges of the world. This dependency people have on their social network highlights the need to initiate and nurture strong relationships. One critical challenge for fostering healthy relationships is determining who would be a good (or bad) social partner. Adults have the advantage of drawing upon their lifetime of experience and knowledge to inform their judgments of others, but a person’s motivation to begin mapping their own social network may emerge in infancy. I will discuss two related lines of work that provide evidence that infants use their 3rd-party observations of imitation and helping to understand who is likely to act as a good social partner in the future.
Bill Pepe, 4th-year PhD candidate at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), works with advisor Dr. Lindsey Powell in the Experimental Psychology department. His research program focuses primarily on early human concepts of social relationships and morality: examining how infants and children use their observations of peoples’ social relationships to guide their expectations and reasoning about prosocial and antisocial behavior.
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Promoting First Relationships® Level One VIRTUAL Workshop – June 3, 5, 10 & 12, 2025
2025-06-03 09:00 - 12:30 | Zoom
4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop
June 3, 5, 10 & 12, 2025
9:00am – 12:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE)
via Zoom
Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals the knowledge, tools, and strategies to do so. The Promoting First Relationships evidence-based program integrates theory, practice and intervention.
In this 4 half-day learner’s workshop, participants learn a unique consultation and intervention strategy that they can integrate into their work whether in high-risk, special needs, child-care, or other early childhood fields.
In this workshop, you will learn . . .

Theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood (birth to 3 years)
Consultation strategies
Elements of a healthy relationship
Infants and the development of trust and security
Toddlers and the development of self
Understanding and intervening with children’s challenging behaviors
Developing intervention plans and individualizing the PFR curriculum

Promoting First Relationships can improve…

Parental sensitivity
Parental knowledge of child development
Parental confidence and competence
Child outcomes
Child Welfare outcomes

Because Promoting First Relationships is a positive, strengths-based model, caregivers are typically open to intervention and gain competence, and thus investment, in their caregiving.
Your fee covers tuition, all curriculum materials including the Promoting First Relationships manual, and a copy of reproducible parent handouts.
What participants are saying . . .

“I loved the video examples which really helped illustrate the principles.”
“Straightforward and doable, lots of real life examples and opportunity to reflect in groups.”
“I liked how the case studies cemented the concepts.”
“I particularly liked the group discussions, latest research information and the handouts.”

“I Am Never Enough” - Addressing the Infant and Early Childhood & Broader Mental Health Workforce Crisis - June 18, 2025
2025-06-18 09:00 - 10:30 | Zoom
June 18, 2025
9 – 10:30am Pacific Time (Seattle)
via Zoom
BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES
This presentation and reflective conversation seek to create a space for open dialogue about the mental health workforce crisis and the contributing factors. Together we will explore relational possibilities to addressing contributors to the crisis while also improving engagement and service outcomes for children and families. A systemic pivot is long overdue that moves the broader conversation, administration, and service provision in conjunction with and beyond funding.

Nucha Isarowong, PhD, LICSW, IMH-E® is Director of the Advanced Clinical Training (ACT) Program at the Barnard Center for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health at the University of Washington. In this current role, he works to diversify and expand the infant and early childhood mental health clinical and consultation workforce in the state of Washington by centering relationships, experiences of people and communities targeted for oppression, and principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in program administration, curriculum, and delivery. As a part of this work, he engages in efforts towards systems change by influencing multi-level systems integration of diversity-informed practice principles in the IECMH field. Nucha is a ZERO TO THREE Fellow (2012-2013) and serves as a board member for Profectum Foundation. He is a facilitator and member of the Curriculum Committee for the Diversity-Informed Tenets for Work with Infants, Children and Families (Tenets) Initiative.

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Promoting First Relationships® Level One IN PERSON Workshop – July 24 & 25, 2025
2025-07-24 08:30 - 2025-07-25 17:00 | University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
July 24 & 25, 2025
8:30 am – 5 pm each day, in-person, Seattle
Workshop held near the University of Washington.

This workshop is eligible for 13 contact hours.
Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals the knowledge, tools, and strategies to do so. The Promoting First Relationships evidence-based program integrates theory, practice and intervention.
In this level one workshop, participants learn a unique consultation and intervention strategy that they can integrate into their work whether in high-risk, special needs, child-care, or other early childhood fields.
In this workshop, you will learn . . .

Theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood (birth to 3 years)
Consultation strategies
Elements of a healthy relationship
Infants and the development of trust and security
Toddlers and the development of self
Understanding and intervening with children’s challenging behaviors
Developing intervention plans and individualizing the PFR curriculum

Promoting First Relationships can improve…

Parental sensitivity
Parental knowledge of child development
Parental confidence and competence
Child outcomes
Child Welfare outcomes

Because Promoting First Relationships is a positive, strengths-based model, caregivers are typically open to intervention and gain competence, and thus investment, in their caregiving.
Your fee covers tuition, all curriculum materials including the Promoting First Relationships manual and reproducible parent handouts.
What participants are saying . . .

“I loved the video examples which really helped illustrate the principles.”
“Straightforward and doable, lots of real life examples and opportunity to reflect in groups.”
“I liked how the case studies cemented the concepts.”
“I particularly liked the group discussions, latest research information and the handouts.”

Understanding Infant Cues, Regulation, Behavior, and States - August 11, 2025
2025-08-11 08:00 - 12:00 | Zoom, United States
August 11, 2025
8:00AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time (SEATTLE)
via Zoom

This training is eligible for 3.75 STARS credit.
Keys to Infant Caregiving is a research-based program for professionals that provides essential information on newborn and infant behavior. Participants will learn about infants and their captivating ability to interact and engage in relationships with their parents, caregivers, childcare providers and how that impacts the care they receive. Participants will learn about how infants’ internal states influence their behavior and how to help infants regulate. They will learn how to read the very young infant’s cues and how to foster relationships in the childcare setting that promote the infant’s social, emotional, and cognitive growth while completing routine tasks like feeding and diapering an infant.
The course will be a mixture of video observation of infants, PowerPoint, and discussion to help participants define, observe, and reflect on ways to understand and support how infants in their care are growing and developing within the daily interactions they are engaging in.
This course will help you:

Describe the observable behaviors of the six infant states and how that impacts the care they receive
Identify state-related behaviors during routine caregiving activities
Demonstrate your knowledge of the infant’s regulatory capabilities through the identification of cues- both engagement and disengagement
Identify ways of interacting with infants to support emotion regulation, language, and social development

Your fee covers tuition and Keys to Infant Caregiving study guide.

Promoting First Relationships® Level One VIRTUAL Workshop – September 15, 18, 24 & 25, 2025
2025-09-15 09:00 - 2025-09-25 12:30 | Zoom
4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop
September 15, 18, 24 & 25, 2025
9:00am – 12:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE)
via Zoom
Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals the knowledge, tools, and strategies to do so. The Promoting First Relationships evidence-based program integrates theory, practice and intervention.
In this 4 half-day learner’s workshop, participants learn a unique consultation and intervention strategy that they can integrate into their work whether in high-risk, special needs, child-care, or other early childhood fields.
In this workshop, you will learn . . .

Theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood (birth to 3 years)
Consultation strategies
Elements of a healthy relationship
Infants and the development of trust and security
Toddlers and the development of self
Understanding and intervening with children’s challenging behaviors
Developing intervention plans and individualizing the PFR curriculum

Promoting First Relationships can improve…

Parental sensitivity
Parental knowledge of child development
Parental confidence and competence
Child outcomes
Child Welfare outcomes

Because Promoting First Relationships is a positive, strengths-based model, caregivers are typically open to intervention and gain competence, and thus investment, in their caregiving.
Your fee covers tuition, all curriculum materials including the Promoting First Relationships manual, and a copy of reproducible parent handouts.
What participants are saying . . .

“I loved the video examples which really helped illustrate the principles.”
“Straightforward and doable, lots of real life examples and opportunity to reflect in groups.”
“I liked how the case studies cemented the concepts.”
“I particularly liked the group discussions, latest research information and the handouts.”

Frightening and Anomalous Maternal Behavior in the First Two Years of Life and Its Impact on Children’s Development - September 22, 2025
2025-09-22 09:00 - 10:15 | Washington
September 22, 2025
9 – 10:15am Pacific Time (Seattle) / 11 – 12:15pm Central Time (Texas)
via Zoom
BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES
This talk will explore how a mother’s unresolved trauma stemming from abuse or the loss of significant others can affect the quality of care she provides for her child. Specifically, we will describe frightening and anomalous caregiving behaviors over their child’s first two year of life and show video examples. We will then discuss how these early experiences relate to emotional and behavior problems in middle childhood. Finally, we will discuss the implications of this research for clinical intervention.

Deborah Jacobvitz, Ph.D., is the Phyllis L. Richards Endowed Professor in Child Development at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research examines how early caregiving experiences shape the ways individuals remember, interpret, and organize information, as well as the relationships they form across the life course. She focuses on how family interaction patterns influence children’s socio-emotional development and has developed interventions to strengthen infant-caregiver relationships and support healthy developmental outcomes. Dr. Jacobvitz has published over 100 scientific papers, and her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes for Health, the Episcopal Health Foundation and St. David’s Foundation. Finally, in recognition of her contributions to the field, she received the distinguished 2025 Bowlby-Ainsworth Award from the Center for Mental Health Promotion and the New York Attachment Consortium.

REGISTER HERE

Promoting First Relationships® Level One VIRTUAL Workshop – October 13, 16, 21 & 23, 2025
2025-10-13 09:00 - 2025-10-23 12:30 | Zoom
4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop
October 13, 16, 21 & 23, 2025
9:00am – 12:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE)
via Zoom
Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals the knowledge, tools, and strategies to do so. The Promoting First Relationships evidence-based program integrates theory, practice and intervention.
In this 4 half-day learner’s workshop, participants learn a unique consultation and intervention strategy that they can integrate into their work whether in high-risk, special needs, child-care, or other early childhood fields.
In this workshop, you will learn . . .

Theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood (birth to 3 years)
Consultation strategies
Elements of a healthy relationship
Infants and the development of trust and security
Toddlers and the development of self
Understanding and intervening with children’s challenging behaviors
Developing intervention plans and individualizing the PFR curriculum

Promoting First Relationships can improve…

Parental sensitivity
Parental knowledge of child development
Parental confidence and competence
Child outcomes
Child Welfare outcomes

Because Promoting First Relationships is a positive, strengths-based model, caregivers are typically open to intervention and gain competence, and thus investment, in their caregiving.
Your fee covers tuition, all curriculum materials including the Promoting First Relationships manual, and a copy of reproducible parent handouts.
What participants are saying . . .

“I loved the video examples which really helped illustrate the principles.”
“Straightforward and doable, lots of real life examples and opportunity to reflect in groups.”
“I liked how the case studies cemented the concepts.”
“I particularly liked the group discussions, latest research information and the handouts.”

Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy VIRTUAL Workshop – October 14-17, 2025
2025-10-14 08:00 - 2025-10-17 12:00 | Zoom
October 14-17, 2025
8:00am – 12:00pm each day Pacific Time (Seattle)
via Zoom

This workshop addresses the importance of helping the pregnant woman achieve a healthier mental and emotional state during pregnancy in order to improve the chances that she and her child will experience a healthier relationship. Interventions allow for individualized and creative approaches that capture your client’s interest.

Research has shown that a mother’s mental health and emotional state during pregnancy has an immediate and direct impact on her lifelong relationship with her infant.
In turn, the health of the mother-child relationship directly impacts the child’s quality of life, possibly throughout the lifespan.
By helping the pregnant woman improve her mental and emotional state during pregnancy, we are able to increase the chances that she and her child will experience a healthier relationship.

Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy training covers issues critical to the development of the early mother-child relationship including . . .

High-risk pregnancies
Unresolved grief or loss
Normal, typical course of pregnancy
Domestic violence
Women experiencing depression or other mental health disruptions

Your fee covers tuition and all curriculum materials including two Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy books, one covering Theory and Practice and one on Activities, an assessment guide, and 56 reproducible handouts/activities.
What participants are saying . . .

“Excellent. Fantastic. I love that I’m leaving with real, simple interventions that I can start using tomorrow. A very practicial application to help Mom through all aspects of pregnancy.”

“The presenter was good at connecting the concepts in a personal and positive way.”
“I feel more confident in being able to help my families.”

Black Grief: All Grief Is Not Created The Same - October 22
2025-10-22 09:00 - 10:30 | Washington
October 22, 2025
9 – 10:30am Pacific Time (Seattle) / 12 – 1:30pm Eastern
via Zoom
BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES
Black Grief: All Grief Is Not Created the Same – This presentation sheds light on the unique challenges faced by Black individuals and communities when it comes to perinatal mental health and grief. It will delve into the 5 stages of grief for Black people and highlight the systemic barriers and disparities Black people face in accessing mental health support.

XAVIERA ZAY BELL, MS, cHET, CD, PFP
After the loss of her son Xander, Xaviera “Zay” Bell became a passionate advocate for maternal health. She is the creator and founder of two impactful nonprofits, Zeal of Xander, Inc. and The Black Birth Institute, Inc. She is dedicated to addressing the unique needs and challenges faced by black women and families in her community. Zay holds a Master of Science, certifications as a doula, and has completed specialized training in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Adult Mental Health First Aid. She is also a certified life coach with a focus on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Zay is an author and creator of the first Black Infant Mortality Anthology, The Mourning After, in the United States, she’s a TEDx speaker, and the recipient of the John C. MacQueen Award recognizing her as a nationally awarded lecturer through AMCHP.

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Transforming the Hospital-to-Home Journey: Strengthening Supports for NICU Caregivers and their Infants Post-Discharge - November 3
2025-11-03 09:00 - 10:30 | Zoom
November 3, 2025
9 – 10:30am Pacific Time (Seattle) / 12 – 1:30pm Eastern
via Zoom
BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES
Caregivers of NICU infants are at significantly higher risk of perinatal mental health challenges which can impact early relational health and infant development, particularly feeding – a complex, relationship-based process that can become a source of immense stress for families. Every family who leaves the NICU should have the support they need. Yet current post-discharge systems of care are fragmented and inequitable. Northwest Center’s Hospital-to-Home care model works to change this by integrating siloed services, reducing points of contact for families, and ensuring universal screening for resource and mental health needs alongside infant developmental and feeding therapy. This session will highlight both the need for this support and our ongoing efforts to create more equitable, coordinated NICU-to-home transitions that optimize outcomes for infants and their families.

Sara Circelli, MA, IMH-E, PMH-C
Sara Circelli, MA, IMH-E, PMH-C, is the Hospital-to-Home Systems Change Manager at Northwest Center (NWC), where she has also served as an Early Intervention Family Resources Coordinator for nearly a decade. She helped develop NWC’s Hospital-to-Home team to address the “service cliff” families face after NICU discharge, ensuring a supported transition home. Sara has led statewide trainings to build provider capacity and embed perinatal mental health supports within Early Support for Infant and Toddlers (ESIT). She is trained in Promoting First Relationships and holds certifications in Compassionate Bereavement Care and Group Peer Support, facilitating groups for Postpartum Support International and beyond. Drawing on both professional and lived experience, Sara is dedicated to supporting caregiver emotional well-being alongside infant development.
Sara and Tiffany were selected to the Innovation Fellowship at the Thrive Center with Georgetown University, where they are receiving mentorship and coaching to elevate the Hospital-to-Home care model and ensure all families leaving the NICU have the support they need.

Tiffany Elliott, MS, CCC-SLP, CNT, IBCLC, NTMTC
Tiffany Elliott is a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) with 15 years experience, specializing in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders with a strong focus on preterm and medically complex infants and strengthening the caregiver-infant dyad. Tiffany is the Hospital-to-Home systems change specialist at Northwest Center, bringing her deep clinical experience of healthcare systems and the impact of pediatric feeding disorder on early relational health. Additionally, she provides direct clinical care on the infant team at Seattle Children’s Hospital and recently opened her own training and mentorship business called Feeding Connections, PLLC.

REGISTER HERE

Understanding Infant Cues, Regulation, Behavior, and States - November 12, 2025
2025-11-12 08:00 - 12:00 | Washington
November 12, 2025
8:00AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time (SEATTLE)
via Zoom

This training is eligible for 3.75 STARS credit.
Keys to Infant Caregiving is a research-based program for professionals that provides essential information on newborn and infant behavior. Participants will learn about infants and their captivating ability to interact and engage in relationships with their parents, caregivers, childcare providers and how that impacts the care they receive. Participants will learn about how infants’ internal states influence their behavior and how to help infants regulate. They will learn how to read the very young infant’s cues and how to foster relationships in the childcare setting that promote the infant’s social, emotional, and cognitive growth while completing routine tasks like feeding and diapering an infant.
The course will be a mixture of video observation of infants, PowerPoint, and discussion to help participants define, observe, and reflect on ways to understand and support how infants in their care are growing and developing within the daily interactions they are engaging in.
This course will help you:

Describe the observable behaviors of the six infant states and how that impacts the care they receive
Identify state-related behaviors during routine caregiving activities
Demonstrate your knowledge of the infant’s regulatory capabilities through the identification of cues- both engagement and disengagement
Identify ways of interacting with infants to support emotion regulation, language, and social development

Your fee covers tuition and Keys to Infant Caregiving study guide.

Promoting First Relationships® Level One VIRTUAL Workshop – January 20, 22, 26 & 28, 2026
2026-01-20 09:00 - 2026-01-28 12:30 | Washington
4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop
January 20, 22, 26 & 28, 2026
9:00 – 12:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) / 12:00 – 3:3opm Eastern Time (NY)
via Zoom
Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals the knowledge, tools, and strategies to do so. The Promoting First Relationships evidence-based program integrates theory, practice and intervention.
In this 4 half-day learner’s workshop, participants learn a unique consultation and intervention strategy that they can integrate into their work whether in high-risk, special needs, child-care, or other early childhood fields.
In this workshop, you will learn . . .

Theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood (birth to 3 years)
Consultation strategies
Elements of a healthy relationship
Infants and the development of trust and security
Toddlers and the development of self
Understanding and intervening with children’s challenging behaviors
Developing intervention plans and individualizing the PFR curriculum

Promoting First Relationships can improve…

Parental sensitivity
Parental knowledge of child development
Parental confidence and competence
Child outcomes
Child Welfare outcomes

Because Promoting First Relationships is a positive, strengths-based model, caregivers are typically open to intervention and gain competence, and thus investment, in their caregiving.
Your fee covers tuition, all curriculum materials including the Promoting First Relationships manual, and a copy of reproducible parent handouts.
What participants are saying . . .

“I loved the video examples which really helped illustrate the principles.”
“Straightforward and doable, lots of real life examples and opportunity to reflect in groups.”
“I liked how the case studies cemented the concepts.”
“I particularly liked the group discussions, latest research information and the handouts.”

Promoting First Relationships® (PFR) OPEN HOUSE
2026-01-21 09:00 - 09:30 | Zoom
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
9:00am – 9:30am PT (Seattle)
via Zoom
Register Here
Join us on Zoom January 21st to learn more about Promoting First Relationships® (PFR) and how this program can support the work that you do with families and young children.

PFR offers a unique and engaging way of working with caregivers to help them feel confident in their parenting and experience joy in their relationship with their child.
This open house will include a brief presentation and time for questions and answers.

Promoting First Relationships® Level One VIRTUAL Workshop – February 3, 5, 10 & 12, 2026
2026-02-03 14:00 - 2026-02-12 17:30 | Washington
4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop
February 3, 5, 10 & 12, 2026
2pm – 5:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE)
via Zoom
Australian Eastern Daylight Times
4, 6, 11, 13 February 2026
9am – 12:30pm each day AEDT
14 CEs available
Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals the knowledge, tools, and strategies to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children (0-5). The Promoting First Relationships evidence-based program integrates theory, practice and intervention.
In this 4 half-day learner’s workshop, participants learn a unique consultation and intervention strategy that they can integrate into their work whether in high-risk, special needs, child-care, or other early childhood fields.
In this workshop, you will learn . . .

Theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood (birth to 3 years)
Consultation strategies
Elements of a healthy relationship
Infants and the development of trust and security
Toddlers and the development of self
Understanding and intervening with children’s challenging behaviors
Developing intervention plans and individualizing the PFR curriculum

Promoting First Relationships can improve…

Parental sensitivity
Parental knowledge of child development
Parental confidence and competence
Child outcomes
Child Welfare outcomes

Because Promoting First Relationships is a positive, strengths-based model, caregivers are typically open to intervention and gain competence, and thus investment, in their caregiving.
Your fee covers tuition, all curriculum materials including the Promoting First Relationships manual, and a copy of reproducible parent handouts.
What participants are saying . . .

“I loved the video examples which really helped illustrate the principles.”
“Straightforward and doable, lots of real life examples and opportunity to reflect in groups.”
“I liked how the case studies cemented the concepts.”
“I particularly liked the group discussions, latest research information and the handouts.”

Supporting Trust and Exploration in Reflective Supervision/Consultation - February 25, 2026
2026-02-25 09:00 - 12:00 | Washington
Supporting Trust and Exploration in Reflective Supervision/Consultation
A Training for Home Visiting Supervisors and Consultants
February 25, 2026
9 – 12 pm Pacific Time / 12 -3 pm Eastern Time
via Zoom

Why Attend?
Reflective Supervision is the heart of relational practice. This training will help you create supervisory spaces that foster trust, curiosity, and growth—essential for supporting home visitors and the families they serve.
What You’ll Learn:
✔ Understand the Primary Goals of Reflective Supervision/Consultation

Build safety and confidence for home visitors
Promote reflective capacity and professional growth
See through the parent’s and child’s lens for attuned support

✔ Deepen Understanding of Human Social Emotional Needs

Explore how the 10 Human Social Emotional Needs show up in the work
Learn how to stay connected during difficult interactions
Create responsive and containing supervisory relationships

✔ Balance Exploration and Guidance

Navigate reflective exploration vs. directive guidance
Support growth while maintaining accountability
Cultivate a curious, compassionate, developmentally informed stance

Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Instructor virtual workshop - March 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and April 1, 2026
2026-03-03 17:30 - 2026-04-01 21:30 | Washington
March 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and April 1, 2026
5:30PM – 9:30PM Pacific Time each class, 10 partial days of instruction
via Zoom
4 & 5 March from 12:30pm – 4:30pm Sydney Australia time
11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 March 11:30am – 3:30pm Sydney Australia time
1 & 2 April from 11:30am – 3:30pm Sydney Australia time
via Zoom
40 CEs available
Want to join our exclusive team of PCI Instructors from around the world?
The PCI Instructor Workshop is a 10 partial days intensive workshop to prepare professionals for the role of training others in the Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Feeding & Teaching Scales. All participants must complete the prerequisites before they attend. This workshop is designed for professionals working with families with infants and young children who have a role in the ongoing training of community health care service providers. Those planning to use the PCI Feeding and Teaching Scales in research are encouraged to attend.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Prerequisites are achieving reliability in both the Feeding and Teaching Scales prior to taking the PCI Instructor course
Attendance at all sessions is required
Required reading assignments
One case study is required after completion of all class time
Tuition includes: All virtual instructional time, Feeding manual and scale pads, Teaching manual and scale pads, the Beginning Rhythms manual, Keys to Infant Caregiving Study Guide, and each Personal Environment Assessment scales manual.
The Instructional videos used to teach PCI are a separate cost of $2,500
Refund policy—two weeks before the first day of the course, a refund, minus a $200 fee, will be issued. All materials must be returned, unused, and in sellable condition within two weeks of cancellation. Any materials not returned will be charged to the refund. If cancellation occurs within two weeks of the first day of class, no refunds will be given.

FAQs:
Q: Do I need to attend the full workshop?
A: Yes, in order to receive your certificate of completion and be eligible to be a certified PCI Instructor, you must be present for all 10 partial-training days and appropriate hours and complete the full agenda.
Q: I only want to teach the Feeding scale (or Teaching). Can I just attend for that?
A: All of our trainers must learn both scales. All PCI trainers are certified to teach both Feeding and Teaching scales. No exceptions are made. You may choose to teach only one, but will meet all the same qualifications as all PCI Instructors.

Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy VIRTUAL Workshop – March 16-19, 2026
2026-03-16 13:00 - 2026-03-19 17:00 | Washington
March 16-19, 2026
1:00pm – 5:00pm each day Pacific Time (Seattle)
via Zoom
17-20 March 2026
7:00am – 11:00am each day Australia ED Time (Sydney)
via Zoom

15 CEs available
This workshop addresses the importance of helping the pregnant woman achieve a healthier mental and emotional state during pregnancy in order to improve the chances that she and her child will experience a healthier relationship. Interventions allow for individualized and creative approaches that capture your client’s interest.

Research has shown that a mother’s mental health and emotional state during pregnancy has an immediate and direct impact on her lifelong relationship with her infant.
In turn, the health of the mother-child relationship directly impacts the child’s quality of life, possibly throughout the lifespan.
By helping the pregnant woman improve her mental and emotional state during pregnancy, we are able to increase the chances that she and her child will experience a healthier relationship.

Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy training covers issues critical to the development of the early mother-child relationship including . . .

High-risk pregnancies
Unresolved grief or loss
Normal, typical course of pregnancy
Domestic violence
Women experiencing depression or other mental health disruptions

Your fee covers tuition and all curriculum materials including two Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy books, one covering Theory and Practice and one on Activities, an assessment guide, and 56 reproducible handouts/activities.
What participants are saying . . .

“Excellent. Fantastic. I love that I’m leaving with real, simple interventions that I can start using tomorrow. A very practicial application to help Mom through all aspects of pregnancy.”

“The presenter was good at connecting the concepts in a personal and positive way.”
“I feel more confident in being able to help my families.”
