Equity Chat Series: Unpacking the Revised Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Competencies (fall 2021)

The Center of Excellence for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation is pleased to announce its upcoming Equity Chat series: Unpacking the Revised Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) Competencies.

This Equity Chat series includes eight consecutive sessions that will delve deeper into the revised IECMHC Competencies(opens in a new tab) to examine the IECMH consultant’s role in supporting equity in IECMHC. Each session will focus on a specific competency and provide examples of ways IECMH consultants can address issues of equity to disrupt bias and disparities, and improve child outcomes.

Equity Chat Series Schedule: Monthly from 12:00pmET – 1:30pmET

Competency 1: The Role of the IECMHC Consultant – September 30, 2021

Competency 2: Foundational Knowledge – October 12, 2021

Competency 3. Equity and Cultural Sensitivity – November 4, 2021

Competency 4. Reflective Practice – December 8, 2021

Competency 5: Child- and Family-Focused Consultation – January 20, 2022

Competency 6: Classroom- and Home-Focused Consultation – January 20, 2022

Competency 7: Programmatic Consultation – February 10, 2022

Competency 8: System-Wide Consultation – March 22, 2022 (during IECMHC Conference)

This series took place from September 2021 to March 2022. Watch the recordings.