Date: Tuesday 15th February
Time: 6.30pm
Presenter: Anne Lowagie
Zoom details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89620742703

We know that children’s wellbeing goes hand in hand with the wellbeing of their family. Safe, stable and nurturing relationships with caring adults are the building blocks of healthy development and good mental health. Professionals in the early childhood and family field play a key role in promoting and supporting those all-important foundational relationships.

OTs working with babies, young children and their families, particularly those facing chronic adversity, know this work can be challenging. It requires a complex set of skills, high levels of professional development and commitment. This means that practitioners also need access to quality training opportunities and reflective experiences that support them in their work.

In 2020, the West Australian Branch of the Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH WA) introduced Infant Mental Health (IMH) Endorsement®, a workforce development and support system. An internationally recognised credential, IMH Endorsement demonstrates a professional’s experiences and competency in the infant, early childhood and family field and their commitment to a reflective, relational approach to their work. Growing evidence indicates that endorsed professionals are better prepared to support the foundational early development of babies and young children, in the context of their caregiving relationships.

Anne will discuss this program with us and how it can support us to work with young children and their families.