Infant mental health is the social and emotional wellbeing and development of babies and young children. Sensitive, responsive and trusted relationships are fundamental to healthy development, enabling babies and young children to understand emotions, and to explore, play and learn.
What is Infant Mental Health? (Parent-Infant Foundation, 2020).
This one-day course introduces infant and early childhood mental health and helps participants apply an infant-led approach in their work.
Through case studies, group exercises, practical activities, videos and research, participants will explore:
- the baby’s perspective and experience
- parent–infant relationships
- the wider factors that influence infant development
- practical opportunities for collaborative working across teams and local systems.
Participants will consider how to apply an infant-led approach to support babies and parent-infant relationships in their own work, teams and local systems and will create an action plan tailored to their practice, team or local system.
The course draws on learning from the Lambeth Early Action Partnership and was developed by NCB in partnership with the Lambeth Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS). It has a particular focus on collaborative support for babies and families facing the greatest challenges.
Who is the training for?
This one-day training is designed for practitioners from a range of agencies who work with babies, young children and families. This includes those working in early years education and childcare, Family Hubs, community settings and family support services.
It can also be for system leaders seeking to strengthen support during infancy and early childhood.
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