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KAIMH Connections

Resources for Early Childhood Mental Health Advocates

 

Updates |  March, 2023

One month until the Annual KAIMH Conference - be sure to complete your registration for this exciting event! Read below to see a list of DEI focused training opportunities, an invitation to be on our IMH Endorsed® professionals visual recognition board, and meet our newest Infant Mental Health endorsee.

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2023 Endorsement® Renewal requires that a minimum of 1 hour of the total 15 training hours address the topic of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.) KAIMH is committed to both offering and connecting our membership to professional development resources to meet this requirement. We have a 2.5 hour DEI focused track (LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency and Best Practices for Working with LGBTQ+ Youth and Families) being offered at our annual conference, April 27-28th. Below is a list of additional opportunities:

Kansas Parents As Teachers
Racial Equity Awareness & Practices
May 4th
Register here

Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities
Beyond a Celebration: Exploring Culture in Practice
April 6- 13
Register here

Early Childhood Investigations 

Coaching Early Educators for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging, by Anni K. Reinking, Ed.D. and Laycee Thigpen MS.Ed.
April 26
Register here 

First Three Years
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Early Childhood
On Demand
Register here

Extinguishing Bias in Early Childhood
On Demand
Register here

Better Kid Care
4 -part Antiracism series
On Demand
Register here

Cultural Understanding: Building Solid Foundations
On Demand
Register here

 

 

We are creating a visual recognition board of our IMH Endorsed® professionals, to be shared at our conference as well as on our website and Facebook page.  If you haven't already submitted your information, please send a headshot (a photo from your phone will work great!) and how you would like your name displayed to  marie@kaimh.org 

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Calling All Vendors and Sponsors

We are inviting vendors and sponsors to join us at our annual conference April 27-28th in Wichita, KS. Participants are home visitors, health care professionals, early educators, early childhood mental health professionals,  as well as a variety of other professionals. We expect 175 attendees.

Sponsorship Information: 2023 sponsor.docx

Vendor Information: 2023 vendor.docx

Please complete this form to register.

If you have any questions, reach out to info@kaimh.org

KAIMH has multiple scholarship opportunities available for our annual conference! Be sure to complete this quick form to see if you are eligible. 

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Join Us at the KAIMH Conference 2023!

April 27     Thursday (Day 1)

8:00 - 8:30  Registration and light breakfast
8:30 - 11:30  Understanding the Sensory System and Its Importance in Early Childhood  Development and Social-Emotional Regulation, Allie Ticktin
11:30 - 1:00  Lunch Provided, KAIMH Annual Meeting, Alice Eberhart-Wright Visionary Award
1:00 - 4:00  Keynote continued, Allie Ticktin (snack provided)


      
April 28     Friday (Day 2)

8:00 - 8:15   Check in and snacks
8:15 - 11:15  Who Decides If I’m Safe: Polyvagal Theory in Infant Mental Health, George Thompson
11:15 - 12:45  Lunch on your own
12:45 - 2:00

 Breakout Sessions 1&2:
Nurturing the Brain Body Connection, pt. 1
Meeting the Needs of Children in Foster Care. pt.1
What We Want for Babies: The Heart of Reflective Supervision
Be A Voice for Babies: Overview of Infant Mental Health
LGBTQIA: Cultural Competency: Best Practices for Working with LGBTAIA Youth and Families pt.1

2:00 – 2:15  Snack break
2:15 - 3:30

 Breakout Sessions 3&4:
Nurturing the Brain Body Connection, pt. 2
Meeting the Needs of Children in Foster Care. pt.2
Orientation to Endorsement®
Supervision: Reflective or Clinical
LGBTQIA: Cultural Competency: Best Practices for Working with LGBTAIA Youth and Families pt.2

 

Where: Wichita State University Metroplex

5015 East 29th St N, Wichita, KS 67220

11.5 total hours of KDHE approved in-service.

Early Bird discounts are available through April 12th. Member price: $225  Non-member price: $275 

Hotel rooms are available until April 12th at Hyatt Place at Wichita State University, 4703 E. 19th Street North, Wichita, KS To book your room, click here 

 

 

 

Keynote speaker, Allie Ticktin, MA, OTD, OTR/L is an Occupational Therapist & Founder of Play2Progress will be offering a 6 hour presentation on Thursday, April 27th, Understanding the Sensory System and Its Importance in Early Childhood  Development and Social-Emotional Regulation. 

 

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George S. Thompson MD will be offering a 3 hour presentation on Friday, April 28th, Who Decides If I’m Safe: Polyvagal Theory in Infant Mental Health.

Breakout sessions will be offered Friday afternoon 

Be a Voice for Babies: Overview of Infant Mental Health 

Understanding infant mental health is foundational to the KAIMH Infant Mental Health Endorsement®. This presentation will provide an overview of infant mental health including the basics of brain development, definition of infant mental health, trauma and its impact on infant mental health, and strategies to support positive mental health for babies, families and caregivers.  

What We Want for Babies: The Heart of Reflective Facilitation

Joy Hoofer, Ph.D., IMH-E® and Jessica Mostaffa, LCPC, IMH-E® independent practitioners, have had the blessing of being Reflective Consultants for individuals and groups working in the early childhood field across Kansas. In this session, they will share their knowledge and experience around what they believe is the heart of reflective consultation/supervision and how it produces what we truly want for all babies. Through moments of experiential learning, the session will provide opportunities to increase self-awareness, demonstrate the importance of the parallel process in our work and provide two RS/C frameworks. Be prepared to observe, listen, wonder and respond to all this session has to offer.    

Orientation to Endorsement

The KAIMH IMH Endorsement® is a credential that supports and recognizes the development of professionals who work with or on behalf of infants, toddlers and their families.  This credential uses a nationally recognized set of competencies that define best practice and guides professional growth.  This presentation will discuss the process of completing Endorsement®, the value of IMH Endorsement®, an overview of KAIMH, and how Endorsement® can benefit professionals in the early childhood field.

LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency and Best Practices for Working with LGBTQ+ Youth and Families

Being culturally competent means learning new patterns of behaviors, research trends, and social cues of a specific community and then effectively applying them into our personal and professional lives. This training covers the experiences, values, and belief systems specific to LGBTQ+ youth and their families. Participants will gain a heightened sense of personal awareness to encourage a safe and positive environment for sexual and gender minorities and will identify achievable strategies and adaptations for increasing confidence when working with LGBTQ+ youth and families.

Nurturing the Brain Body Connection 
Physical activities that promote body integration strengthen neural pathways, which enable us to process new information and changing situations better. This workshop will help participants recognize these important connections and select activities to enhance the brain-body connection. This course is appropriate for all early care and education professionals.

Meeting the Needs of Children in Foster Care
This training is designed to support providers who care for children that are in the foster care system. This training will provide a brief overview of trauma, trauma triggers, and toxic stress and how it impacts children. It will also help providers understand and support the unique needs of children in foster care and develop an understanding of how to support children with complex emotions related to trauma and family transitions. This course is appropriate for all early care and education professionals.

Supervision: Reflective or Clinical

Infant Mental Health professionals frequently focus on collaborative relationships to improve program quality and strengthen practice. However, when psychopathology creates complications, clinical supervision becomes part of the reflective supervisory approach. In such cases, supervisors must focus on four core clinical roles: Teacher, Consultant, Coach, and Mentor/Role Model if optimal outcomes are to be obtained. This presentation focuses on implementation of these roles in a clinical setting.

Congrats to our newest Infant Mental Health Endorsee!

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Kelley Brummett, IMH-E®

Kelley is an early interventionist for Infant Toddler Services of Riley County.  She has worked with infants and toddlers and their families for 19 years. "I am excited to complete the Infant Mental Health Endorsement as it reinforces what we do to strengthen the relationship between infants and toddlers and their families"  

Are you curious about the Infant Mental Health Endorsement® (IMH-E®)? We invite you to take 11-minutes and watch a brief webinar that addresses WHAT is Endorsement®; WHY it’s beneficial to babies and families; WHO should apply; and HOW to apply.  You can find the webinar here: https://vimeo.com/747705870

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We need KAIMH members interested in leading our organization into the future! If you are interested in serving, we are soliciting nominations.

How? Send us a letter of interest and your resume/vita, or fill out this handy online form and let us know why you want to serve on the KAIMH board and what skills and knowledge you would bring. Contact us at info@kaimh.org with any questions!

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