Call for Applications

Application Deadline: Monday, December 14^th, 2020

The Center of Excellence for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (CoE for IECMHC) is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for its 2^nd IECMHC Echo for Mental Health Consultants serving rural, tribal or underserved geographic regions. This ECHO is a  4-month initiative that will be comprised of up to fifteen (15) mental health consultants. The Echo will offer mental health consultants practice strategies and support for working in the infant & early childhood mental health field, with a specific focus on the birth to age three population. 

By participating in the Echo, participants will: 

• Network and collaborate with other MHCs serving similar populations 
• Increase knowledge and skills in the following core areas: 
  • Infant and toddler typical and atypical social and emotional milestones 
  • Consultative alliance and best practice for supporting caregivers to meet the unique mental health needs of infants and toddlers  
  • Caregiver well-being and stress reduction 
  • Co-producing outcomes with families 
  • Tools to measure infant toddler child and program-level outcomes 
• Have the opportunity for professional recognition. This initiative will receive local, state, and national attention through presentation(s) and/or paper(s) that will be used to disseminate successes and lessons learned; and 

PROGRAM EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS 

• Five (5) group-based coaching calls in 2021: 
  • Tuesday, January 12, 3:00-4:30ET 
  • Tuesday, February 16, 3:00-4:30 ET 
  • Tuesday, March 2, 3:00-4:30 ET 
  • Tuesday, March 23, 3:00-4:30 ET 
  • Tuesday, April 6, 3:00-4:30 ET 

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY 

Interested individuals are eligible for the IECMHC Echo for Rural Mental Health Consultants, if they currently serve as a mental health consultant serving rural, tribal, or underserved geographic regions. 

This program is only open to Center of Excellence for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation members. Click Here(Opens in new tab)) to join for FREE before you apply. 

APPLICATION SUBMISSION 

For consideration, please complete the online application [http://bit.ly/ECHOiecmhc2] by 11:59pm (EST) on Monday, December 14, 2020. 

Applicants will be notified the week of Monday, December 21, 2020. 

Questions about the application can be sent to IECMHC@georgetown.edu.