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Sacramento, Mondays, beginning January 26, 2009 ~ 6-9 pm
Fresno, Thursdays, beginning January 27, 2009 ~ 6-8 pm Los Angeles (Alhambra) – Saturdays, February 21, March 7, March 21, April 4, & April 11~ 9am-4:00 pm This advanced seminar explores in depth the phenomenon of risk and resilience in infants and preschoolers. The course covers risks to infants and preschoolers emanating from the family and stemming from the wider community and the potential for these children to positively adapt despite significant life adversities. Participants use a resilience framework for research, policy, and practice emerging from research on resilience, including implications for conceptualizing the mission, models, measures, and methods of intervention. This resilience model is applied to several high-risk populations such as young children in foster care, with developmental delays or risks, and teen parents. This course meets the following criteria developed by the California Infant, Early Childhood & Family Mental Health Workgroup on training standards: California's IPFMHI Training Guidelines
Textbooks for Risk & Resiliency in Infant Preschooler Mental Health Landy,
S. & Menna,
R. (2005). Early Intervention with Multi-Risk Families: An
Integrative
Approach. Paul H. Brookes. http://www.brookespublishing.com/store/books/landy-6911/index.htm Shirilla,
J.J. & Weatherston, D.J.
(2002). Case Studies in Infant Mental Health: Risk, Resiliency,
&
Relationships. Zero to Three Press. https://secure2.convio.net/zttcfn/site/Ecommerce/645876934?VIEW_PRODUCT=true&product_id=1781&store_id=1121 Howe, D. (2005). Child Abuse and Neglect: Attachment, Development, and Intervention. Macmillan. http://us.macmillan.com/childabuseandneglect. [Optional] Fresno Instructor: Daryl Hitchcock, PhD, RPT-S is a licensed psychologist, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Clinical Director of the Assessment Center for Children ages 0-5 at Exceptional Parents Unlimited, Fresno. He co-developed and taught the Infant mental health learning lab Curriculum in Fresno County for non-clinician providers and worked as a psychologist with the Infant Mental Health team at Fresno County Mental Health Youth Link. He is a co-developer of the Marschak Interaction Method Rating System (MIMRS) and has published his research in the International Journal of Play Therapy. San Diego Instructor: Lily Cosico-Berge, PsyD, ATR-BC, RPT is a licensed psychologist and registered art & play therapist in the San Diego area. She is also a clinical supervisor at East County Outpatient Counseling, an outpatient clinic for children from birth to 21, and a psychological consultant to Head Start. She has developed and directed early intervention and treatment programs for infants, preschoolers and their families and has worked extensively with high-risk and multicultural populations. She uses an ecosystemic and relationship-based approach in her work, with particular emphasis on integration of diversity issues. She is trained in Incredible Years (IY), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Infant-Parent/Child-Parent Psychotherapy and Trauma Focused CBT. Sacramento Instructor: Lyla Tyler, MFT, RPT-S Own and operate private practice specializing in therapy for children coping with transition and change in their lives, including grief and loss, a critical illness in the family, divorce and relationship issues. Los Angeles Instructor: Mayra Mendez PhD, LMFT, CGP is a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified group psychotherapist, certified marriage and family supervisor, and community speaker/educator with over 30 years experience in the fields of Developmental Disabilities and Infant Mental Health. She has extensive experience working with and conducting trainings for DCFS, Regional Centers of California, LACDMH, and First 5 L.A. She is clinical coordinator of the Developmental Disabilities Programs at Saint John's Child and Family Development Center in Santa Monica where she focuses her work on children and families with co-existing disabilities and mental health issues. Dr. Mendez also serves as an expert witness for the Board of Behavioral Sciences and independently for cases related to issues of developmental disabilities and early childhood mental health. |
