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What Happens in the Early Years Matters Forever

The Virginia Association for Infant Mental Health

VAIMH is a multidisciplinary non-profit organization for all professionals who support the development of children birth through age 6 because we know that what happens in the early years matters forever. VAIMH offers education, training, and resources to assist parents, caregivers, healthcare providers, educators, and other professionals in their everyday interactions with infants, young children, and their families. We view the child in the context of the family. The relationship is our client.

 

Endorsement® through VAIMH is intended to recognize experiences that lead to a competency in the infant/early childhood-family field. It does not replace licensure or certification, but instead is meant as evidence of a specialization in this field. Endorsement® is cross-sector and multidisciplinary, including professionals from child and/or human development, education, nursing, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, social work, and others. Endorsement® indicates an individual's efforts to specialize in the promotion and practice of infant or early childhood mental health within his/her own chosen discipline.

 

 Encouraging a child means that one or more of the following critical life messages are coming through, either by word or by action:

I believe in you ~ I trust you ~ I know you can handle this ~ You are listened to ~ You are cared for ~ You are very important to me.

~ Barbara Coloroso

Our Goal, Vision, & Commitment

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Upcoming Events

  • Endorsement Office Hours
    Endorsement Office Hours
    Thu, Sep 28
    Office Hour
    Sep 28, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Office Hour
    Sep 28, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Office Hour
    Open invitation to meet with the Endorsement Team
  • Autism Symposium
    Autism Symposium
    Wed, Oct 04
    Webinar
    Oct 04, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Webinar
    Oct 04, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Webinar
    Reflections on the Progress of Science & Care
  • LENA, Early Talk, & the Power of Responsive Interactions in Supporting IECMH in VA Beach
    LENA, Early Talk, & the Power of Responsive Interactions in Supporting IECMH in VA Beach
    Oct 06, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Webinar
    Eastern Chapter Webinar
  • WI IECMH Conference
    WI IECMH Conference
    Tue, Oct 10
    Webinar
    Oct 10, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Webinar
    Oct 10, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Webinar
    Annual virtual IECMH Conference
  • Mindfulness for Self-Care: 5 Simple Tools for Stress Relief and Co-Regulation
    Mindfulness for Self-Care: 5 Simple Tools for Stress Relief and Co-Regulation
    Thu, Oct 19
    VAIMH PD
    Oct 19, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    VAIMH PD
    Oct 19, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    VAIMH PD
    VAIMH Professional Development Event: Fall 2023 Series Session 2
  • Annual VAIMH Members Meeting
    Annual VAIMH Members Meeting
    Fri, Oct 20
    Annual Meeting
    Oct 20, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Annual Meeting
    Oct 20, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Annual Meeting
    All VAIMH Members are invited to participate in the annual VAIMH Members Meeting each October.
  • IECMH Endorsement Office Hours
    IECMH Endorsement Office Hours
    Thu, Oct 26
    Zoom
    Oct 26, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Zoom
    Oct 26, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Zoom
    Open invitation to meet with the Endorsement Team
  • Let's Talk About Gender Diversity
    Let's Talk About Gender Diversity
    Thu, Nov 16
    VAIMH PD
    Nov 16, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
    VAIMH PD
    Nov 16, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
    VAIMH PD
    VAIMH Professional Development Event: Fall 2023 Series Session 3
  • How to be an Advocate: Preparing for the 2024 Legislative Session & Beyond
    How to be an Advocate: Preparing for the 2024 Legislative Session & Beyond
    Thu, Dec 14
    VAIMH PD
    Dec 14, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
    VAIMH PD
    Dec 14, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
    VAIMH PD
    VAIMH Professional Development Event: Fall 2023 Series Session 4
Upcoming Events
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2022 IECMH Conference

Session Recordings

Access all 28 virtual recordings from May 2022 for $25. Recorded sessions are available through June 2024.

 

REGISTER

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(New episodes will be released monthly.)

 

Hosts: Lisa Terry, MS, M.Ed., IFS, IMHM-R/F

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Tracy Ellis Walters, M.Ed., ECSE, IFS

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Continuing Education Activity 2/2023 - 2/2025

 Course reviews the impact of adverse early childhood experiences on IECMH.

Dr. Stephanie Spain, IMH-E & Dr. Paula Barbel

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