VAIMH Professional Development
Upcoming & Archived Webinars
Join VAIMH for one-hour virtual lunchtime professional development events and connect with other professionals across the state who care about the mental health of infants, young children, and families in Virginia.
These professional development opportunities are matched to Competencies for those going through or maintaining Endorsement in Infant Mental Health and are recorded for future access.
Fee: Free for VAIMH Members / $20 for non-members
Time: 12:00-1:00 PM
VAIMH Professional Development Series
The Many Sides of Maternal Mental Health
Spring 2023
12:00 - 1:00 PM
1.19.23 Stories from the Field: Reflecting Back and Looking Forward
Judith Martens, Infant Mental Health Mentor-Clinical, IMH-E®
Tracy Walters, Infant Family Specialist, IMH-E®
Competencies targeted: Advocacy, Service Delivery Systems, Contemplation
2.16.23 Medical Racism
Kenda Sutton
Executive Director of Birth in Color
Competencies targeted: Pregnancy and early Parenthood, Relationship-Focused Practice, Cultural Humility
3.16.23 Maternal Loss and Rebirth
Morgan Kiku and Natasha Riveria
Competencies targeted: Pregnancy and Early Parenthood, Cultural Humility, Attachment, Separation, Trauma,
Grief & Loss
4.20.23 Advocacy Session - Now That We Know Better, How Do We Do Better?
Judith Martens, Infant Mental Health Mentor-Clinical, IMH-E®
Tracy Walters, Infant Family Specialist, IMH-E®
Competencies targeted: Advocacy, Cultural Humility, Planning and Organizing
VAIMH Professional Development Series
Cozy Up To the Many Colors
of Infant Mental Health - Fall 2022
9.15.22 Infant Massage: Why Touch Matters
Linda Storm, Infant Family Specialist, IMH-E®
10.20.22 ACES and Relational Health
Keith Cartwright, B.A.
Adverse Childhood Experiences Coordinator
11.17.22 The Impact of Technology on Relationships
Tracy Ellis Walters, M.Ed.
Infant Family Specialist, IMH-E®
12.15.22 Learning to Dance: Using Connection to Nurture Healthy Independence and
Self-Regulation
Jessica Stern, Ph.D., University of Virginia
VAIMH Professional Development Series
Sailing into Summer Sessions - 2022
6.16.22 Unique Aspects of Teenage Parenthood; Strategies for Engagement and Support
Sandra Triveri, MA, LPC
Infant Mental Health Specialist, IMH-E®
7.21.22 Impact of Natural World on Infant Mental Health
Paige Lindblom, M.Ed.
8.18.22 Promoting the Healthy Cultural & Racial Identity of Minority Infants & Toddlers
Diana Bermudez, Ph.D., LPC, ATR
Infant Mental Health Specialist, IMH-E®
VAIMH Free Recorded Webinars
Evaluation link for Winter Brings Spring 2022 VAIMH PD Presentations (Jan 2022-April 2022)
Please complete the evaluation to receive a certificate for attending.
VAIMH Professional Development Series
Winter Brings Spring 2022
1.20.22 Sensory Integration and the Impact on Mental Health
Andrea Muffly, OTR/L
2.17.22 Circle of Security - An Introduction
Charlie Slaughter, MPH, CT Department of Children & Families
3.17.22 Supporting Parents and Caregivers through an Attachment Based Lens:
A Glance at Circle of Security in Practice
Jessica Brickey, LCSW
Infant Mental Health Specialist, IMH-E®
4.21.22 The Role of the Preschool Mental Health Consultant
Mark Gardner, LCSW, Nurture Child and Family
VAIMH Professional Development Series
Fall 2021
9.16.21 Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorder: What to look for and how to talk about it
Mara Watts, Director of Outreach & Education, Postpartum Support VA
10.21.21 What it means to be bi-cultural, "Mommy can you tell me how you got here"
Silvia Juarez Marazzo, LCSW
11.18.21 What is your VAIMH Story?
VAIMH Professional Development Task Force Committee Members
12.16.21 Surviving the Holidays
VAIMH Professional Development Task Force Committee Members
VAIMH Professional Development Series
Summer 2021
6.17.21 Learn about the Early Childhood Tract at LEND/VCU
Jackie Robinson-Brock
Infant Mental Health Mentor-Clinical, IMH-E®
Interim State Early Childhood Mental Health Coordinator
7.15.21 Benefits of Reflective Supervision in an Early Childhood Setting
Mary Thornton, Early Childhood Consultant
Infant Family Specialist, IMH-E®
Tracy Walters, State IECMH Coordinator
Infant Family Specialist, IMH-E®
8.19.21 Building Resiliency Through the Immigrant Experience
Judith Martens, IMH Consultant & Reflective Supervisor
Infant Mental Health Mentor-Clinical, IMH-E®
Lisseth Palacios, Virginia Quality Regional Specialist, EC Consultant
Infant Mental Health Specialist, IMH-E®
