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The work is heavy and often invisible. How do you keep going?
Thank You for Asking
We teach that behavior is communication. Questions are too. When the same question reaches us month after month, it's telling us people want more than an answer. They want the thinking that produces one. Each month we give one of those questions a full hour and leave room for your own version of it.
- Sessions: 3 of 5 held, August to December 2026
- Format: Free and live, 60 minutes at 1:30pm ET
The sessions
One registration covers every remaining session.
Session 1
When a child's behavior isn't safe
What do you do in the moment and how do you help the teacher respond without giving up on the child?
Presenters: Kelli McDermott, LICSW, Trista Vonada
Session 2
When you only get called in for a crisis
What are you walking into when the referral is a crisis and how do you help a program call sooner next time?
Presenters: Kelli McDermott, LICSW, Julia Sayles, LMHC, IECMH-E
Session 3
What is the role, and how do you work with an IECMH consultant?
Are you here to fix children, or to build the capacity of the adults around them? And how do you hold that line?
Presenters: Kelli McDermott, LICSW, Sunny Cho, LMFT
Session 4
Who holds the practitioner or consultant?
The work is heavy and often invisible. How do you keep going?
Session 5
Working Through Adult Team Dynamics
How do you help colleagues close communication gaps and support each other?
Who it's for
- Practitioners
- Educators
- Home visitors
- Interventionists
- Supervisors
- IECMH consultants
Who you'll learn from
Sessions feature Georgetown faculty alongside experienced consultants and instructors from Georgetown's new IECMH consultation training program.
Kelli McDermott, LICSWAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Georgetown University
Trista VonadaInfant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Julia Sayles, LMHC, IECMH-EAssistant Professor, Georgetown University
Sunny Cho, LMFTInfant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
More series
These are the other series we're running or just finished.
Live2 of 6 held
IECMH Leadership Series
This series helps leaders decide how much consultation their system needs and how to pay for it. Each session works through one decision with people who have already made it.
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Recent6 recordings
Challenging Behaviors and Beyond
This series covers what to do when behaviors escalate and your team is stretched thin. Every recording and tool is free to share with your staff.
Never miss a session
We send the next webinar, new tools, and field news once a month.