Infant-Preschooler Mental Health

Cohorts now in Fresno, Sacramento, San Diego and Los Angeles
2007-08 Courses

Program Information:  Sue Ammen, PhD, Program Coordinator, 303-810-0759 or sammen@alliant.edu
Registration:  Debbie Wendt, Program Adminsitrative Assistant, 559-253-2234 or dwendt@alliant.edu 
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Fundamentals of Infant Mental Health

Seminar addresses normal & atypical infant development; infant-family relationships; and relationship-based approaches to infant mental health. Treatment planning is organized within an ecosystemic perspective, including interdisciplinary collaboration & ethics.  Requires non-clinical infant-family case study  Maximum of 15 per cohort.
60 hours CE credit (Includes 45 hours of class time and 15 hours of out-of-class assignments) Cost:  $1020

	Instructor	Location (AIU campuses)	Dates
Fresno	Daryl Hitchcock, PhD	5130 E. Clinton Way, Fresno	TBA
Sacramento	Beth Limberg, PhD, RPT-S	425 University Ave., Sacramento	TBA
San Diego	Lily Cosico-Berge, PsyD, ATR, RPT	10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego	TBA
Los Angeles	TBA	1000 S. Fremont Ave, Alhambra	2008-2009

Parent-Child Relationship Assessment

This seminar provides comprehensive training in the use of the Marschak Interaction Method (MIM) – a particularly valuable tool for pre-treatment planning and evaluations of parent-child relationships.  The MIM is a play-based observation of parent and child engaging in semi-structured activities together in such a way that significant aspects of the parent-child relationship are revealed.
Cost:  $255
15 hours CE credit (13 hours class time, 2 hour brief assignment due 1 week later)

	Instructor	Location (AIU campuses)	Dates
Fresno	Sue Ammen, PhD, RPT-S	5130 E. Clinton Way, Fresno	Sat-Sun, Sept 8-9, 9:00 – 4:30
Sacramento	Sue Ammen, PhD, RPT-S	425 University Ave., Sacramento	Sat-Sun, Sept 15-16, 9:00 – 4:30
San Diego	Sue Ammen, PhD, RPT-S	10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego	TBA
Los Angeles	Sue Ammen, PhD, RPT-S	1000 S. Fremont Ave, Alhambra	Sat-Sun, Sept 29-30, 9:00 – 4:30

 

Diagnostic Systems in IPMH

This seminar presents the development and use of the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood - Revised (DC:0-3R), a diagnostic system for young children that is developmentally sensitive and relationship based.
Cost:  $255
15 hours CE credit (13 hours class time, 2 hour brief assignment due 1 week later) 

	Instructor	Location (AIU campuses)	Dates
Fresno	Beth Limberg, PhD, RPT-S	5130 E. Clinton Way, Fresno	TBA
Sacramento	Beth Limberg, PhD, RPT-S	425 University Ave., Sacramento	Spring 2008
San Diego	Beth Limberg, PhD, RPT-S	10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego	TBA
Los Angeles	Beth Limberg, PhD, RPT-S	1000 S. Fremont Ave, Alhambra	Spring 2008

Fundamentals of Preschooler Mental Health

 
Pre-requisites/Concurrent Enrollment OR Approval of Instructor:
• Parent-Child Relationship Assessment in Infant Preschooler Mental health
Seminar addresses normal & atypical preschooler development; preschooler-family relationships; and play-based and systems-based approaches to preschooler mental health. Treatment planning is organized within an ecosystemic perspective, including interdisciplinary collaboration & ethics.  Requires non-clinical preschooler-family case study  Maximum of 15 per cohort.
60 hours CE credit (Includes 45 hours of class time and 15 hours of out-of-class assignments) Cost:  $1020

 

	Instructor	Location (AIU campuses)	Dates
Fresno	Daryl Hitchcock, PhD	5130 E. Clinton Way, Fresno	Tuesdays, 6-9 PM, starting Aug 28th, 15 weeks
Sacramento	Beth Limberg, PhD, RPT-S	425 University Ave., Sacramento	Mondays, 6-9 PM, starting Aug 27th, 15 weeks
San Diego	Lily Cosico-Berge, PsyD, ATR, RPT	10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego	TBA
Los Angeles	Mayra Mendez, PhD & Wendy Sun, PsyD	1000 S. Fremont Ave, Alhambra	Saturdays, 9am-4:30pm, starting Sept 8, 7 weeks

Biopsychosocial Factors in Infant-Preschooler Mental Health

Web-based seminar explores in depth the transactional model of IPMH and the powerful interplay between neurobiological factors and relationships in the healthy psychosocial development of young children.  The primary text is the book From Neurons to Neighborhoods which examines the current research as it relates to IPMH practice.  Participants will learn to apply this information to their IPMH practice models, as well as to utilize this information to promote IPMH public policy and to attract funding for IPMH programs.  We will develop an asynchronous learning community online, with active participation in the online discussions and activities required.
40 hours CE credit (Includes 30 hours of class time and 10 hours of out-of-class assignments) Cost:  $680

 

	Instructor	Location (AIU campuses)	Dates
All Locations	Sue Ammen, PhD, RPT-S	Alliant Web-Based Online	Starts Jan 22, 2008

   

Risk & Resiliency in Infant-Preschooler Mental Health

Seminar addresses phenomenon of resilience in infants and preschoolers. The course covers risks to infants and preschoolers emanating from the family and stemming from the wider community and the potential for these children to positively adapt despite significant life adversities. Participants learn a resilience framework for research, policy, and practice emerging from research on resilience, including implications for conceptualizing the missions, models, measures, and methods of intervention. This resilience model will be applied to several high-risk populations such as young children in foster care, with developmental delays or risks, or teen parents.
40 hours CEU (Includes 30 hours of class time and 10 hours of out-of-class assignments) Cost:  $680 

	Instructor	Location (AIU campuses)	Dates
Fresno	Daryl Hitchcock, PhD	5130 E. Clinton Way, Fresno	TBA
Sacramento	Beth Limberg, PhD, RPT-S	425 University Ave., Sacramento	TBA
San Diego	TBA	10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego	Thursdays, 6-9pm (10 weeks, starting Sept 6th)
Los Angeles	TBA	1000 S. Fremont Ave, Alhambra	2008-2009

Advanced Infant-Preschooler Mental Health

Pre-requisites/Concurrent Enrollment OR Approval of Instructor:
• Fundamentals of Infant Mental Health and Fundamentals of Preschooler Mental Health
• Diagnostic Systems in Infant-Preschooler Mental Health
• Parent-Child Relationship Assessment in Infant Preschooler Mental health
The Advanced IPMH class builds on the information and training covered in the core fundamental classes. Participants explore in depth several models of intervention in IPMH and develop their own theoretical model for the practice of IPMH. They examine the availability of empirically-supported interventions, specifically as they relate to emerging psychopathologies in young children.
40 hours CE credit (Includes 30 hours of class time and 10 hours of out-of-class assignments) Cost:  $680

	Instructor	Location (AIU campuses)	Dates
Fresno	Martha Moore, PhD	5130 E. Clinton Way, Fresno	TBA
Sacramento	Beth Limberg, PhD, RPT-S	425 University Ave., Sacramento	TBA
San Diego	TBA	10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego	Thursdays, 6-9pm, starting Jan 24, 2008, 10 weeks
Los Angeles	TBA	1000 S. Fremont Ave, Alhambra	2008-2009