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Coursework exceeds California's IF/ECMH Endorsement Requirements Also Available: Reflective Practice Groups • Reflective Facilitator Training • Specialized Elective Coursework Locations: Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco & Online Graduate course credit and Continuing Education credit available for each course New cohorts starting Fall 2010 • Applications accepted starting July 1, 2010 Contact: IPMHadmission@alliant.edu or 916-561-3200 DOWNLOAD IPMH APPLICATION HERE FALL 2010/SPRING 2011 COURSE SCHEDULE IPMH CERTIFICATES OVERVIEW
The courses are for post-graduate mental health practitioners and affiliated professionals as well as graduate students engaged in a program of study leading to a clinical practice degree. Designed for adult learners who are working full-time, most courses meet on evenings and weekends.
• Fundamentals of Infant Mental Health (3 units) • Diagnostic Systems in IPMH: DC:0-3R (1 unit) • Fundamentals of Preschooler Mental Health (3 units) • Parent-Child Relationship Assessment (MIM) (1 unit) These four courses provide the fundamental bases of infant and preschooler mental health from an Ecosystemic theoretical perspective. Certificate in Infant Preschooler Mental Health Completion of Fundamentals of IPMH Certificate & the following four courses: • Reflective Process Seminar I (ethics & professional practice) (1 unit) • Biopsychosocial Factors in IPMH (2 units) • Risk and Resiliency in IPMH (2 units) • Advanced Infant-Preschooler Mental Health (2 units) Combined these 15 units satisfy and exceed the coursework requirements for the Infant Family/Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist based on the 2009 California IF/ECMH Training Guidelines and Competencies Certificate in Infant Preschooler Mental Health Plus Reflective Practice Facilitation groups are available to help meet the requirements for reflective facilitation defined by California's IF/ECMH Specialist endorsement. Participants in the RPF groups must be actively working with prenatal, infant and/or preschooler families. Each RPF group includes approximately 50 hours of group reflective facilitation. Additional optional elective and advanced courses are available in different locations, including IPMH & CPS Families, Early Intervention in Perinatal Mood Disorders, Diversity Issues in IPMH, and IMPH and Military Families. Click here for complete IPMH COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Click here for information about our IPMH INSTRUCTORS Location of Classes Courses are currently available in Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco, with plans for future cohorts in other locations in California and beyond. Some coursework is available through web-based instruction that can be taken from any location with internet access. Cost of Courses $400 per unit Tuition costs do not include costs of books for courses. Continuing Education/Endorsement All courses receive graduate credit and are approved for continuing education credit for psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs and RNs in California. Some courses also meet play therapy continuing education credit through the Association for Play Therapy. Coursework and training experiences are designed to meet the requirements for California’s IFECMH Specialist Endorsement. However, actual Endorsement requires application to and approval by the California IFECMH Endorsement Committee. Admission to IPMH Certificates Program & Enrollment in IPMH Coursework Contact IPMH Admissions: ipmhadmission@alliant.edu Initial application fee is $45. Additional Information and Questions Director of IPMH Certificates Program: Dr. Sue Ammen. sammen@alliant.edu or 303.810.0759. Coordinator of Southern California Region: Dr. Lily Cosico-Berge, lcosico-berge@alliant.edu or 858.220.5657 Coordinator of Northern California Region: Dr. Beth Limberg, blimberg@alliant.edu or 916.215.1893 Site Updated 7/19/10 |
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