The Role of the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
Welcome to Module 1 which presents the first Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Competency, The Role of the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. This module will start with an introduction from Jordana Ash.
Jordana Ash, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Infant Mental Health Clinical Mentor®, is the first Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Hemera Foundation. She joined this private family foundation in July 2019 to lead work across child development and adolescent mental health. Her efforts focus on building partnerships to identify, explore and help ameliorate challenges that affect children, families and communities. Of particular interest is the intersection of contemplative practice and mental health. This new role comes after spending 5 years working to advance early childhood mental health policy and practice at the Colorado Office of Early Childhood. That position, also a first of its kind in Colorado, established Ms. Ash as a national expert, trusted partner, and strategic thinker in the highly visible world of early childhood mental health. She was featured on The Checkup podcast titled “There’s no such thing as a baby” where she discusses the importance for early childhood mental health for parents and policy makers.
Introduction to Module 1 Transcript (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
Begin Module 1
Resources
- Mental Health Consultation in Child Care: Transforming Relationships With Directors, Staff, And Families by Kadija Johnston and Charles Brinamen
- Defining Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation and the Consultant Role https://www.iecmhc.org/learning/defining
- A Day in the Life of and Infant and Early Childhood Consultant https://vimeo.com/463934584 (opens in a new tab)
References
- Johnston, K. and Brinamen, C. (2006). Mental Health Consultation in Child Care: Transforming Relationships With Directors, Staff, And Families. Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE.
- Shahmoon-Shanok, R. (2006). Reflective supervision for an integrated model: What, why and how? In G. Foley & J. Hochman (Eds.), Mental health in early intervention (pp. 343–381). Baltimore: Brookes.