Introductions Anna Hink, LICSW Infant Mental Health Clinician - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Introductions � Anna � Hink, � LICSW Infant � Mental � Health – Clinician � Trainer � & � Practice � Coach, � AIMS � Center Aba � Nduom, � MD – Private � Practice � Psychiatrist September � 24, � 2019 CPAA � / � AIMS � Center � Training � Program Juliann � Salisbury – Training � Resource � Coordinator, � AIMS � Center Learning � Objectives � Why � Infant � Mental � Health? By � the � end � of � this � session, � participants � should � • Babies � aren’t � blank � slates be � able � to: – Learning � even � happens � in � utero! – Explain � the � importance � of � Infant � Mental � • “A � baby � alone � doesn’t � exist” � – Winnicot Health � as � an � area � of � concern � and � intervention � within � pediatric � clinics • Caregiver � Child � relationship � – Advocate � for � specific � training � in � Infant � Mental � – First � relationship � & � first � classroom Health � as � a � worthwhile � investment � by � their � clinics – Use � Baby � Cue � cards � to � support � the � parent � infant � bond � of � clients

Attachment � Theory Attachment � Theory � – Whirlwind � Tour! • Central � to � infant � mental � health • John � Bowlby – Attachment � is � instinct � & � critical • Theories � �� intervention, � yet � are � a � crucial � – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LM0nE81mIE foundation • Harry � Harlow – Love � > � food, � wire � monkeys – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O60TYAIgC4 • Ainsworth – Strange � Situation – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_6rQk7jlrc Stages � of � Early � Development • Margaret � Mahler – Normal � autistic � stage � (0 � 1mo) – Normal � symbiotic � stage � (1 � 5mo) – Separation � Individuation � stage � (5 � 24mo) • Hatching/Differentiation � (5 � 9mo) • Practicing � (9 � 14mo) • Rapprochement � (14 � 24mo) – Beginning, � Crisis, � & � Solution – Object � Constancy � (24mo) https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/fastfact.html https://www.npr.org/sections/health � shots/2015/03/02/387007941/take � the � ace � quiz � and � learn � what � it � does � and � doesnt � mean

ACEs � vs � BCEs • Adverse � Childhood � Experiences � (ACEs) • Benevolent � Childhood � Experiences � (BCEs) – Protective � even � in � the � face � of � high � ACEs � scores! Positive � childhood � experiences � predict � less � psychopathology � and � stress � in � pregnant � women � with � childhood � adversity: � A � pilot � study � of � the � benevolent � childhood � experiences � (BCEs) � scale. � Child � Abuse � Negl. � 2018 � Apr;78:19 � 30. � doi: � 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.09.022. � Epub 2017 � Oct � 6. � https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28992958 Understanding � Babies BabyCues • Communication � is � central � to � all � relationships • Free � Videos – https://raisingchildren.net.au/newborns/connec • Not � all � adults � understand � babies ting � communicating/communicating/baby � cues – But � they � can � be � taught! • Free � Photo � Examples – https://www.babygaga.com/15 � important � baby � cues � that � moms � miss/

https://www.pcrprograms.org/product/babycues � a � childs � first � language � cards/ Seattle � Area � Trainings Websites • Promoting � First � Relationships • World � Association � for � Infant � Mental � Health – https://waimh.org/ – https://www.pcrprograms.org/promoting � first � • Washington � Association � of � Infant � Mental � Health relationships/ – https://www.wa � aimh.org/ • Promoting � First � Relationships � in � Pediatric � • Parent � Child � Relationship � Programs � at � the � Barnard � Center Primary � Care – https://www.pcrprograms.org/ – https://www.pcrprograms.org/promoting � first � – https://www.pcrprograms.org/store/ relationships � in � pediatric � primary � care/ • Center � for � Social � & � Emotional � Learning • Child � Parent � Psychotherapy – http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/index.html • – https://www.pcrprograms.org/wp � Pathways – https://pathways.org/ content/uploads/2019/09/CPP � 12 � 2019 � training � • flyer � 9 � 6.pdf Main � Association � for � Infant � Mental � Health – https://www.infantmentalhealth.org/

Books • Raising � Parents: � Attachment, � Parenting � and � Child � Safety � by � Patricia � M. � Crittenden • https://www.infantmentalhealth.org/book � THANK YOU! � lists