Prerequisite Requirements
- Membership in PA-AIMH or another IMH association
- Training/Education as specified and related to infants, toddlers, young children, their parents, other caregivers and families
- Experience working with infants, toddlers, young children, parents, other caregivers and families as specified at the desired level
Infant Mental Health Endorsement® |
Which Endorsement® is right for me? |
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The endorsement process is a workforce development system that identifies education, training, work experiences and reflective practice requirements at four categories of competency. It is important to note that the categories are not viewed as a hierarchy, but related to the role that a professional may have in the systems that support young children and their families. Please reference the "IMH-E At-A-Glance" chart located below for an overview of the requirements for each category.
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Each Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement® category has specific work, education, in-service training and reflective supervision/consultation requirements, specific to the age of the children and their families. In addition, Endorsement® applicants will demonstrate achievement of competencies, as defined in the desired category.
The brief webinars below answer the questions about the different pathways to Endorsement® and walks through the steps to consider if this category is right for you. |
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Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement®
PA-AIMH is excited to inform you that we will be one of four states piloting the new Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement in collaboration with MI-AIMH and the Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health and funding support from PA Project LAUNCH. The implementation of phase one endorsement options, Early Childhood Family Associate and Early Childhood Family Specialist, will coincide with our implementation of Infant Mental Health Endorsement, which should be open to applicants sometime in 2018. Phase two implementation of this endorsement, including Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor, will be available at a future date. Please reference the "ECMH-E At-A-Glance" chart located below for an overview of the requirements for each category.
The Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement (ECMH-E)® is a workforce development initiative with the potential to positively impact the depth and breadth of knowledge, understanding and skills of early childhood mental health professionals across multiple disciplines and service sectors. You may be familiar with the Infant Mental Health Endorsement®, which has provided professionals working with or on behalf of infants, toddlers and families a credential that recognizes their specialized knowledge and skills in the infant-family field. We know that there are also many professionals working with and on behalf of children ages 3 up to 6 years old and their families who are also applying important infant and early childhood mental health principles into their work and we want those professionals to be recognized as well! The ECMH-E® will provide a pathway to Endorsement® for professionals who incorporate key infant and early childhood mental health competencies into their work with and on behalf of children ages 3 up to 6 years old and their families.
ECMH-E® FAQ link: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5884ec2a03596e667b2ec631/t/59a9598015d5db5bf1164796/1504270720560/FAQ+for+ECMH-E++20170829.pdf
The Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement (ECMH-E)® is a workforce development initiative with the potential to positively impact the depth and breadth of knowledge, understanding and skills of early childhood mental health professionals across multiple disciplines and service sectors. You may be familiar with the Infant Mental Health Endorsement®, which has provided professionals working with or on behalf of infants, toddlers and families a credential that recognizes their specialized knowledge and skills in the infant-family field. We know that there are also many professionals working with and on behalf of children ages 3 up to 6 years old and their families who are also applying important infant and early childhood mental health principles into their work and we want those professionals to be recognized as well! The ECMH-E® will provide a pathway to Endorsement® for professionals who incorporate key infant and early childhood mental health competencies into their work with and on behalf of children ages 3 up to 6 years old and their families.
- Category 1 – Early Childhood Family Associate (Promotion roles)
- Category 2 – Early Childhood Family Specialist (Prevention roles)
- Category 3 – Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist (Treatment/Intervention roles)
- Category 4 – Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor (Leadership roles)
ECMH-E® FAQ link: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5884ec2a03596e667b2ec631/t/59a9598015d5db5bf1164796/1504270720560/FAQ+for+ECMH-E++20170829.pdf
