Virtual Events Archive
The Center of Excellence offers virtual events as a way to connect and provide participants with an opportunity to discuss concerns, share their approaches, and learn more about how the field of infant and early childhood mental health consultation continues to evolve to best support young children, their families and caregivers, and early childhood systems. The Center’s virtual conferences, webinars and informal events feature experts on key IECMHC topics and engage participants in meaningful dialogue. Below is an archive of the Center’s virtual offerings over the years. New events are posted on our homepage and circulated via our CoE listserv
Note: The CoE does not offer continuing education credits or certificates of attendance for webinars. Webinar recordings and presentation materials are posted within 72 hours AFTER the event.
Questions? Email IECMHC@georgetown.edu
2024
Equity in IECMHC Webinar 4: Tribal Communities – (Coming Soon!)
Equity in IECMHC Webinar 3: Centering Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Children and Families to Combat Racial Bias (April 2024)
Originally Aired: April 25, 2024
This is the third in the series of resources to support infant and early childhood mental health consultants and supervisors to strengthen cultural responsiveness in IECMHC for children and families in Tribal, African American, Latine, and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities (AANHPI). This third resource focuses on the importance of combating anti-AANHPI bias and promoting connection & belonging for IECMH consultants, supervisors, and leaders working with AANHPI children, families, and communities.
2023
Equity in IECMHC: Looking Back, Looking Forward (February 2023)
Originally Aired: February 16, 2023
The COE held its first conference entitled Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: Equity from the Start in March 2022. Since this time, the COE and its partners have furthered efforts to promote equity in IECMHC. Join us to hear from a panelist of practitioners who are meaningfully advancing the work of equity in IECMHC in programs, policies, and practice to support the social emotional well-being of infants and young children.
2023 Equity in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Webinar Series
Webinar 1: Countering Bias and Promoting Black Joy in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (March 2023)
Link to Recording | Grabación en Español
Originally Aired: March 30, 2023. Webinar Handout
Description: This is the rollout of our first in the series of resources to support infant and early childhood mental health consultants and supervisors to strengthen cultural responsiveness in IECMHC for children and families in Tribal, African American, Latin American, and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The resources include promising practices aligned with the Revised IECMHC Competencies to strengthen culturally and linguistically responsive IECMHC practices.
Presenters:
- Rosemarie Allen, President & CEO, IREE, Associate Professor School of Education, MSU Denver
- Corey L. Black, Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant, Tulane University Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Darielle Blevins, CEP Partner, Assistant Research Professor, Arizona State University
- Lisa Gordon, CEP Partner & Project Director, School Systems Partnerships & Programs, Bank Street Education Center, Bank Street College of Education
- Angela Keyes, Associate Professor, Tulane University Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Hakim Rashid, CEP Partner, Professor of Human Development School of Education, Howard University
Webinar 2: Centering Latin American Children, Families, and Communities through an Anti-racist, Trauma-Informed, and Culturally-responsive Lens in IECMHC (February 2024)
Originally Aired: February 21, 2024
Description: This is the second in the series of resources to support infant and early childhood mental health consultants and supervisors to strengthen cultural responsiveness in IECMHC for children and families in Tribal, African American, Latin American, and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. This resource focuses on the importance of anti-racist, trauma-informed, and culturally-responsive practices for IECMH consultants, supervisors, and leaders working with Latin American children, families, and communities.
Presenters:
- San Juanita Guerra, Servicing Children and Adults in Need (SCAN), Inc., Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant
- Shantel Meek, Professor of Practice, Founding Director, CEP
- Carmen Rosa Noroña, Center for Excellence in Immigrant Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Director, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Germán Walteros, Independent Consultant, CoE Advisor
Webinar 3: Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Communities (April 2024)
Webinar 4: Tribal Communities (coming Spring 2024!)
2023 CoE Conference: Equity from the Start (November 2023)
2022
2022 CoE Conference: Equity from the Start (March 2022)
Equity Chat Series
Unpacking the Revised Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Competencies: Competency 5 – Child- and Family-Focused Consultation & Competency 6: Classroom- and Home-Focused Consultation (January 2022)
Originally Aired: January 20, 2022 | Handout
Unpacking the Revised Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Competencies – Competency 7 – Programmatic Consultation (February 2022)
Originally Aired: February 10, 2022 | Handout
Unpacking the Revised Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Competencies: Competency 8 – System-Wide Orientation (March 2022)
Originally Aired: March 23, 2022
Presenters:
- Sarah Davidon, Senior Policy Associate, COE IECMHC, Georgetown University
- Lisa Gordon, Project Director, Training & Technical Assistance, Children’s Equity Project
- Angela Keyes, CoE Partner, Associate Professor, Tulane University
2021
2021 Equity in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Webinar Series
Webinar 1 — How Did We Get Here? An Overview of the Root Causes of Disparities in Child Outcomes, and the Role of Child Serving Systems
Originally Aired: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | Webinar Handout
Description: During this webinar, presenters will explore the historical and societal institution of racism and other forms of bias on the early care and education experiences of children and families from marginalized communities, and identify ways to address equity, bias, and disparities through an IECMHC framework.
Presenters:
- Shantel Meek, Founding Director of Children’s Equity Project (CEP)
- Lisa Gordon, CEP Partner & Project Director, School Systems Partnerships & Programs, Bank Street Education Center, Bank Street College of Education
- Rosemarie Allen, CEP Partner & Project Director, School Systems Partnerships & Programs, Bank Street Education Center
- Eva Marie Shivers, CEP Partners & Executive Director of Indigo Cultural Center
Webinar 2 — Culture, Identity, and History as Sources of Strength and Resilience for Tribal Communities
Originally Aired: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 | Webinar Handout
Examines issues of racialized inequities and bias on the early care and education experiences for Tribal Communities, explores traditional practices and their role in healing and resilience, examines the commonalities of IECMHC and traditional practices; and identifies practices and policies to strengthen cultural responsiveness in IECMHC for tribal communities, in order to reduce disparities and support children’s healthy development.
Presenters:
- Shantel Meek, Founding Director of Children’s Equity Project (CEP)
- Dawn. A Yazzie, CEP Partner, Southwest Human Development
- Jessica Barnes-Najor, Co-Investigator Tribal Early Childhood Research Center
Webinar 3 — Culture, Identity, and History as Sources of Strength and Resilience for African American Children and Families
Originally Aired: Friday, February 26, 2021 | Webinar Handout
Examines issues of racialized inequities and bias on the early care and education experiences for African American children and families explores a strength-based approach to fostering culturally responsive relationships and identifies and explores practices and policies to strengthen cultural responsiveness in IECMHC in order to reduce disparities and support children’s healthy development and learning.
Presenters:
- Shantel Meek, Founding Director of Children’s Equity Project (CEP)
- Lisa Gordon, CEP Partner & Project Director, School Systems Partnerships & Programs, Bank Street Education Center, Bank Street College of Education
- Rosemarie Allen, CEP Partner & Assistant Professor, Institute for Racial Equity & Excellence and School of Education at Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Calvin Moore, Jr, Chief Executive Officer, Council for Professional Recognition
- Hakim Rashid, CEP Partner, Howard University
- Eva Marie Shivers, CEP Partners & Executive Director of Indigo Cultural Center
Webinar 4 – Culture, Identity, and History as Sources of Strength and Resilience for Latino Children and Families
Originally Aired: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 | Webinar Handout
Examines issues of racialized inequities and bias on the early care and education experiences for Latino children and families, explores a strengths-based approach to forging culturally and linguistically responsive relationships, and identifies policies and practices to strengthen culturally responsiveness in IECMHC in order to reduce disparities and support children’s healthy development and learning.
Presenters:
- Shantel Meek, Founding Director of Children’s Equity Project (CEP)
- Lisa Gordon, CEP Partner & Project Director, School Systems Partnerships & Programs, Bank Street Education Center, Bank Street College of Education
- Luis E. Flores, Executive Vice President
Serving Children and Adults in Need Inc. (SCAN) - Carmen Rosa Noroña, Child Trauma Clinical services and Training Lead/ETTN Boston Site Associate Director, Child Witness to Violence Project-BMC
- Vilma Reyes, Assistant Professor, UCSF Child Trauma Research Program,
Associate Director of Community Programs - Eva Marie Shivers, CEP Partners & Executive Director of Indigo Cultural Center
Webinar 5 – Culture, Identity, and History as Sources of Strength and Resilience for Asian American & Pacific Islander Children & Families
Originally Aired: Tuesday, May 26, 2021 | Webinar Handout
During this webinar, presenters examined issues of racialized inequities and bias on the early care and education experiences for Asian American & Pacific Islander children and families, explored a strength-based approach to fostering culturally responsive relationships, and identified and explored practices and policies to strengthen cultural responsiveness in IECMHC in order to reduce disparities and support children’s healthy development and learning.
Presenters:
- Christina Shea, LMFT, Deputy Chief & Director of Clinical Services, Richmond Area Multiservices, Inc
- Edward K.S Wang, PsyD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School & Board Chair, National Asian American & Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
- Gem P. Daus, MA, Public Health Analyst, Health Resources Services Administration, Office of Health Equity
Equity Chat on Systemic Racism and the Consultative Stance (April 2021)
Originally Aired: Monday, April 19, 2021 | Webinar Handout
Studies suggest that Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation can be an effective equity practice. This forum will offer an opportunity to explore the mechanisms that make this possible. Specifically, we will ponder how the consultant’s way of being – the Consultative Stance – contributes to dismantling structural racism and other forms of oppression and supports equitable treatment of young children and their families.”
Presenters:
- Eva Marie Shivers, CEP Partners & Executive Director of Indigo Cultural Center
- Kadija Johnston, LCSW, Private Consultant & Georgetown University Faculty
Opportunities to Expand IECMH Consultation through the American Rescue Plan Act (September 2021)
Originally Aired: September 30, 2021 | Handout
2021 Equity Chat Series: Unpacking the Revised Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Competencies
Competency 1: The Role of the IECMHC Consultant (September 2021)
Originally Aired: September 30, 2021 | Handout
Competency 2: Foundational Knowledge (October 2021)
Originally Aired: October 12, 2021 | Handout
Competency 3: Equity and Cultural Sensitivity (November 2021)
Originally Aired: November 04, 2021 | Handout
Competency 4: Reflective Practice (December 2021)
Originally Aired: December 08, 2021 | Handout
Competency 5: Child- and Family-Focused Consultation & Competency 6: Classroom- and Home-Focused Consultation (January 2022)
Originally Aired: January 20, 2022 | Handout
Competency 7: Programmatic Consultation (February 2022)
Originally Aired: February 10, 2022 | Handout
Competency 8: System-Wide Orientation (March 2022)
Originally Aired: March 23, 2022 | Handout
Supporting Tribal Populations through IECMHC (November 2021)
Originally Aired: November 30, 2021| Handout
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the Center of Excellence for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation is pleased to highlight new IECMHC resources supporting tribal children and families. This webinar will walkthrough the Center of Excellence’s new webpage of IECMHC tribal resources as well as upcoming interviews with IECMH consultants serving tribal communities.
2020
The Revised IECMHC Competencies: Examining the Role of the Consultant in Advancing Equity in IECMHC (October 2020)
Originally Aired: October 30, 2020, 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET.
Description:
- Join us for this first session in our Equity Chat series! The Equity Chats are designed to provide a forum to dialogue on specific equity topics in order to support more equitable systems and strengthen culturally responsive IECMHC practices to reduce disparities and improve child outcomes.
- This first session will highlight the revised IECMHC Competencies and examine the role of the consultant in addressing issues of equity through IECMHC to disrupt bias and disparities and improve child outcomes.
- At registration, please list any accommodations you may require by 5:00 pm EST, October 28th. A good-faith effort will be made to fulfill requests.
2020 Equity in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Webinar Series
Webinar 1 — How Did We Get Here? An Overview of the Root Causes of Disparities in Child Outcomes, and the Role of Child Serving Systems (April 2020)
Originally Aired: April 30, 2020, 12:30pm – 2:00pm ET. Webinar Handout
Description: During this webinar, presenters will explore the historical and societal institution of racism and other forms of bias on the early care and education experiences of children and families from marginalized communities, and identify ways to address equity, bias, and disparities through an IECMHC framework.
Presenters:
- Shantel Meek, Founding Director of Children’s Equity Project (CEP)
- Rosemarie Allen, CEP Partner & Project Director, School Systems Partnerships & Programs, Bank Street Education Center
- Lisa Gordon, CEP Partner & Project Director, School Systems Partnerships & Programs, Bank Street Education Center, Bank Street College of Eduaction
- Eva Marie Shivers, CEP Partners & Executive Director of Indigo Cultural Center
Webinar 2 — Culture, Identity, and History as Sources of Strength and Resilience for Tribal Communities (May 2020)
Originally Aired: May 28, 2020, 12:30pm – 2:00pm ET. Webinar Handout – Resources
Examines issues of racialized inequities and bias on the early care and education experiences for Tribal Communities, explores traditional practices and their role in healing and resilience, examines the commonalities of IECMHC and traditional practices; and identifies practices and policies to strengthen cultural responsiveness in IECMHC for tribal communities, in order to reduce disparities and support children’s healthy development.
Presenters:
- Shantel Meek, Founding Director of Children’s Equity Project (CEP)
- Dawn. A Yazzie, CEP Partner, Southwest Human Development
- Jessica Barnes-Najor, Co-Investigator Tribal Early Childhood Research Center
- Marcella Adolph, Head Start Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Webinar 3 — Culture, Identity, and History as Sources of Strength and Resilience for African American Children and Families (June 2020)
Originally Aired: June 25, 2020, 12:30pm – 3:00pm ET. Webinar Handout
Examines issues of racialized inequities and bias on the early care and education experiences for African American children and families, explores a strength-based approach to fostering culturally responsive relationships, and identifies and explores practices and policies to strengthen cultural responsiveness in IECMHC in order to reduce disparities and support children’s healthy development and learning.
Presenters:
- Shantel Meek, Founding Director of Children’s Equity Project (CEP)
- Lisa Gordon, CEP Partner & Project Director, School Systems Partnerships & Programs, Bank Street Education Center, Bank Street College of Eduaction
- Rosemarie Allen, CEP Partner & Assistant Professor, Institute for Racial Equity & Excellence and School of Education at Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Calvin Moore, Jr, Chief Executive Officer, Council for Professional Recognition
- Hakim Rashid, CEP Partner, Howard University
- Eva Marie Shivers, CEP Partners & Executive Director of Indigo Cultural Center
Webinar 4 – Culture, Identity, and History as Sources of Strength and Resilience for Latino Children and Families (July 2020)
Originally Aired: July 30, 2020, 12:30pm – 3:00pm ET
Examines issues of racialized inequities and bias on the early care and education experiences for Latino children and families, explores a strengths-based approach to forging culturally and linguistically responsive relationships, and identifies policies and practices to strengthen culturally responsiveness in IECMHC in order to reduce disparities and support children’s healthy development and learning.