Parent-Child Relationship Assessment

Classes will be offered in 2009-2010

This two-day seminar provides comprehensive training in the use of the Marschak Interaction Method® (MIM) – a particularly valuable tool for pre-treatment planning and evaluation of parent-child relationships across the lifespan developed by the Theraplay® Institute in Chicago. The MIM is a play-based observation of parent and child engaging in semi-structured activities together in such a way that significant aspects of the parent-child relationship are revealed. Prenatal, early childhood, adolescent, family, and forensic use of the MIM, as well as current research and evidence are presented.

This course is endorsed by Theraplay® Institute

This course is approved for 12 hours of play therapy CE through the Association for Play Therapy.

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

• 12 hours of Knowledge Domain F (Advanced observation, screening, & intervention skills with infants and preschoolers)

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Instructors:
Sue Ammen, PhD, RPT-S is a licensed psychologist, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Professor in the Ecosystemic Child Emphasis of the doctoral clinical psychology programs at CSPP/Alliant in Fresno.

She is also an Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist with Aurora Mental Health in Colorado. She has published a book and several book chapters on Ecosystemic Play Therapy and play therapy with young children. She is a co-developer of the Marschak Interaction Method Rating System (MIMRS).

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.