Endorsement Examination
Infant Mental Health Specialist, Infant Mental Health Mentor, Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist, and Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor applicants are required to pass a written examination following portfolio approval.
How long does the Endorsement process take?
Achieving your Endorsement is a journey, not a race.
Each person will take a different amount of time depending on their formal education, specific training, and the amount of Reflective Supervision/Consultation received. However, the average time to complete the process is 6-12 months.
PA-AIMH is committed to recognizing the expertise of professionals working with infants, toddlers, young children and their families as well as promoting their professional development. We are in the infancy stage of implementation and are working to develop resources to support applicants throughout the process of achieving Infant or Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement®.
Each person will take a different amount of time depending on their formal education, specific training, and the amount of Reflective Supervision/Consultation received. However, the average time to complete the process is 6-12 months.
PA-AIMH is committed to recognizing the expertise of professionals working with infants, toddlers, young children and their families as well as promoting their professional development. We are in the infancy stage of implementation and are working to develop resources to support applicants throughout the process of achieving Infant or Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement®.
Examination Preparation Resources
In preparation for the Pennsylvania Association of Infant Mental Health’s Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IMH-E® or ECMH-E®) Exam a list has been prepared of recommended readings that we believe are essential for infant mental health practitioners and providers of reflective supervision/consultation. Thank you to MI-AIMH all all other state associations who have contributed to the development of this resource list!
Please keep in mind that it is impossible to include all of the written materials that provide a solid foundation for understanding and promoting infant mental health! It is equally important to remember that each infant mental health professional builds a personal knowledge base over time and in relationship to specific work experiences and challenges, i.e., clinical case work, home visiting practice, supervisory role, training, teaching, and research. Finally, and perhaps most important, the integration of knowledge into one’s best practice takes place within the context of regularly scheduled reflective supervision/consultation experiences.
Please keep in mind that it is impossible to include all of the written materials that provide a solid foundation for understanding and promoting infant mental health! It is equally important to remember that each infant mental health professional builds a personal knowledge base over time and in relationship to specific work experiences and challenges, i.e., clinical case work, home visiting practice, supervisory role, training, teaching, and research. Finally, and perhaps most important, the integration of knowledge into one’s best practice takes place within the context of regularly scheduled reflective supervision/consultation experiences.
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The materials supporting the PA-AIMH Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-focused Practice Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health® are copyrighted by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH). PA-AIMH is able to make these materials available to our membership and collaborators through a licensing agreement with 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 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.
