The Community of Practice is designed to impart knowledge across four main areas of IECMH clinical practice:
Over the course of 12 months (October through September), clinicians in the community of practice will receive monthly trainings as well as ongoing reflective supervision/consultation (both group and individual) with a seasoned infant mental health mentor. Clinicians are also provided financial support to attain the infant or early childhood mental health endorsement through our state association of infant mental health.
Upon completing the community of practice, clinicians will be equipped with practical skills to implement best practice assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of young children and their families. All training components and reflective supervision/consultation are aligned with the Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IMH-E® or ECMH-E®).
Requirements for the community of practice include being a mental health practitioner who is licensed or license-eligible. Clinicians must provide ongoing mental health therapy to families with children birth to five or the perinatal population.
Applicants must be able to commit to the time for training and supervision described above, and be able to provide a letter of support from their supervisor acknowledging approval for participation given the described time commitments. Priority will be given to candidates who provide services outside of metro-Denver, who come from diverse backgrounds and who are bilingual.