It's Here! The PA-AIMH Endorsement Application System (EASy)
PA-AIMH is very pleased to announce that our web-based system for creating, submitting, and reviewing Endorsement portfolios is ready! As we embark on this new and exciting journey, please be patient as we develop our application submission and review timelines. Initially, we will be accepting registrations for the Infant Family Associate, Infant Family Specialist, Infant Mental Health Specialist, and Infant Mental Health Mentor categories. We are still in the process of determining our schedule for the new Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement categories.
For New Applicants, please use the EASy link below and then click on Register under New Applicant (*make sure that Pennsylvania is noted in the drop down box). We strongly recommend that you use a personal email address as many employer email servers often reject the messages that are sent to you by our system. The registration process asks for some basic information. You will pay your preliminary application fee via PayPal or can mail in payment per instructions. Once we receive notification that you have registered, confirmed that your PA-AIMH membership is current, and confirmed payment of your registration fee, we "accept" your application. Next, you will receive an email from EASy with a user name and password. You can then login to add to your portfolio any time and any place you have a computer with an internet connection. There is an in-system Help tool and messaging option that allows you to ask question along the way.
The link to begin your Endorsement application process is below. We have also shared a brief webinar that reviews how an Applicant registers on the Endorsement® Application System (EASy).
For New Applicants, please use the EASy link below and then click on Register under New Applicant (*make sure that Pennsylvania is noted in the drop down box). We strongly recommend that you use a personal email address as many employer email servers often reject the messages that are sent to you by our system. The registration process asks for some basic information. You will pay your preliminary application fee via PayPal or can mail in payment per instructions. Once we receive notification that you have registered, confirmed that your PA-AIMH membership is current, and confirmed payment of your registration fee, we "accept" your application. Next, you will receive an email from EASy with a user name and password. You can then login to add to your portfolio any time and any place you have a computer with an internet connection. There is an in-system Help tool and messaging option that allows you to ask question along the way.
The link to begin your Endorsement application process is below. We have also shared a brief webinar that reviews how an Applicant registers on the Endorsement® Application System (EASy).
Preparing your Application and Professional Portfolio
Debbie Weatherston once said, "Endorsement is a journey, not a race" and this statement is so very true. Please take as much time as you need to develop a comprehensive and complete application. To help with this process PA-AIMH, in collaboration with the Alliance, has posted some documents that will help you begin to prepare your application and professional portfolio. These documents will help you begin to look at how your education, work experience, and training align with the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement® Competency Guidelines. The first step in the Endorsement process is to review the competencies for the category of endorsement that reflects your current scope of work with infants, young children, and their families. If you are interested in receiving a copy of the Pennsylvania Association for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health’s Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health® Competency Guidelines please email us at pa-aimh@pa-aimh.org. Please do not copy or distribute the Competency Guidelines (see protection statement below and within the document). Individuals are encouraged to send other interested professionals to this website to request a copy of the Competency Guidelines.
Copyright protection of Competency Guidelines®:
The materials supporting the Pennsylvania Association for Infant Mental Health’s Competency Guidelines® are copyrighted by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH). The Pennsylvania Association for Infant Mental Health (PA-AIMH) is able to make these materials available to our membership and collaborators through a licensing agreement with the MI-AIMH.
Copyright law does allow individuals to print out or make ONE copy of copyrighted material for personal, non-commercial purposes only. None of the copyrighted, endorsement documents included here may be reproduced, displayed, distributed or otherwise used in any format, including electronically, without the express written consent of MI-AIMH. Legal action will be taken against those who violate the copyright.
Copyright protection of Competency Guidelines®:
The materials supporting the Pennsylvania Association for Infant Mental Health’s Competency Guidelines® are copyrighted by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH). The Pennsylvania Association for Infant Mental Health (PA-AIMH) is able to make these materials available to our membership and collaborators through a licensing agreement with the MI-AIMH.
Copyright law does allow individuals to print out or make ONE copy of copyrighted material for personal, non-commercial purposes only. None of the copyrighted, endorsement documents included here may be reproduced, displayed, distributed or otherwise used in any format, including electronically, without the express written consent of MI-AIMH. Legal action will be taken against those who violate the copyright.
Getting Started
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We have developed a couple of resources to assist you in preparing your application portfolio. After requesting a copy of the guidelines and reviewing the section that applies to the role that you play in the lives of young children and their families, please use the forms below:
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Please use the following webinars which are intended to guide Endorsement® Applicants on the processes within EASy.
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| getting_started-_assesssing_your_readiness_for_endorsement.docx |
| pa-aimh_endorsement_portfolio_prep_document.doc |
| pa_easy_applicant_instructions_071718.docx |
