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
Which Endorsement® is right for me?
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 Alliance has created Scopes of Practice Guides and brief webinars to help answer questions about the different pathways to Endorsement® and walks a professional through the steps to consider if this category is right for you.
The Alliance has created Scopes of Practice Guides and brief webinars to help answer questions about the different pathways to Endorsement® and walks a professional through the steps to consider if this category is right for you.
- Infant Mental Health Endorsement (scroll to Scopes of Practice Guides and Endorsement Webinars)
- Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement (scroll to Scopes of Practice Guides)
New Category of Endorsement Coming Fall 2022: Infant/Early Childhood Family Reflective Supervisor
The Infant/Early Childhood Family Reflective Supervisor (I/ECFRS) category of Endorsement was developed to recognize the work of professionals whose direct service experience both aligns with Infant/Early Childhood Family Specialists (I/ECFS) and includes their expertise of providing reflective supervision/consultation (RSC) to other I/ECFS professionals. Those who work within the prevention/early intervention scope of practice most often meet the requirements for I/ECFS. Requirements and competencies for this new category are intended to target experience doing prevention/early intervention direct service work and development/use of RSC skills.
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