NEW!  Puget Sound Educational Service District is hiring a Mental Health Consultant to support children 0-5 in their Early Learning Programs such as Early Head Start, Head Start and ECEAP. Early consideration giving to applications received by March 2.

NEW!  WithinReach  Is seeking a Family Resource Navigator  to serve as the first point of contact for Skagit County families seeking information about local resources and help accessing public benefits programs. This position serves pregnant families and families with young children up through 6 years old.

NEW!  Columbia Basin Health Association in Othello, WA  is recruiting for a Family Resources Coordinator – ESIT responsible for identifying children with developmental delays or special health care needs, determining eligibility for the Early Support for Infants and Toddlers Program (ESIT), and assisting families in accessing needed services and resources in order to achieve positive outcomes.

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Foundations of IECMH

This 5 part introductory series explores core concepts including: centering caregiver child relationships, cultivating reflective practice, supporting early attachment, and understanding when  young children need advanced support.​​

• March 1 to March 29 | Mondays | 9:00am – 12:00pm

Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)/ASQ-SE

The Ages and Stages Questionnaires are parent-completed development and social-emotional screeners for young children. This 3 part training provides instruction on how to administer both the ASQ and ASQ-SE (Social-Emotional) assessment tools.

• March 9 – 11 | 9:00am – 12:00pm

Introduction to RS for Supervisors

For Supervisors who have participated in reflective supervision and want to become Reflective Supervisors themselves, this training covers skills and best practices, followed by a monthly reflective supervision peer group to share your journey as you put your RS skills into place with your team. ​​

March 25 & 26 | 9:00am – 12:00pm

DC: 0-5 Overview

The DC:0–5™ is the developmentally-based system for diagnosing mental health and developmental disorders in infants and toddlers. This official training provides an overview for allied professionals working with children 0-5 and their families.​​​

March 25 & 26 | 9:00am – 12:00pm

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Here are some highlights from the field of Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health that we’ve found recently. For more, click here

In this blog series from the Center for Early Education and Development, Research Associate Alyssa Meuwissen delves into common questions about the loss of enrichment opportunities, the bump in screen time and the impact on development that young children have faced during the pandemic.
Part 1: Will our kids be okay? Parents’ concerns about the pandemic’s effect on children
Part 2: The middle ground: supporting children’s brain development during the pandemic
Part 3: The pandemic’s biggest impact on children? How it affects adults

If you’ve committed to doing more to end racism in the United States, join ParentMap on Feb. 24 for a virtual event, “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America,” featuring project founder and activist Jeffery Robinson. TO REGISTER, go here: http://bit.ly/36qgD0N

Amittia Parker has developed this research-informed, reflective tool to help us all think about Black maternal mental health and supports for mental health in new ways. Reframing the narrative: Black maternal mental health It appeared in the Infant Mental Health Journal in January 2021.