IECMH Guiding Principles: Quality, Access and Reflective Practice - Oregon Infant Mental Health Association - March 2025

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Brain growth during early childhood (from prenatal to 5 years old) is critical. These formative years lay the foundation for cognitive, emotional, and social development. Providing enriching and supportive experiences that are culturally responsive, accessible, and of the highest quality during this period is vital for infants, toddlers, and young children. Whether in direct services (such as clinical or educational roles) or non-direct services (like policy or administrative positions), professionals serving families with young children benefit from reflective practice because it enhances their ability to support families responsively. Join this webinar to explore ZERO TO THREE's IECMH Guiding Principles #9 through #12 related to quality, access and reflective practice in IECMH, and how you can apply these principles in your everyday practice:  

1. Early experiences matter—optimal brain growth occurs during early childhood (prenatal to 5 years old). 
2. Infants and young children have a right to high-quality, culturally responsive, and accessible treatment when experiencing significant stress, trauma, and demonstrated mental health and/or developmental disorders. 
3. Reflective practice is an essential tool to support those who serve families with infants and young children, through direct services (i.e., clinical, educational), and non-direct services (i.e., policy/systems/administrative positions). 
4. Multiple and diverse relationships are at the heart of quality services for families. 

Learner Objectives: As a result of participating in this course, participants will be able to…   

• Recall the ZERO TO THREE's IECMH Guiding Principles #9 through #12.  
• Describe the value of accessible high-quality and culturally responsive services when infants, toddlers and young children experience significant stress, trauma, and demonstrated mental health and/or developmental disorders. 
• Identify the network of multiple supportive and diverse relationships that can contribute to positive outcomes for infants, toddlers, young children and their families.  
• Summarize the benefits of reflective practice for professionals in direct and non-direct services, and the infants, toddlers, young children and families whom they serve.

Course Completion Requirements

• Attend live session (attendance verification code is given during the live webinar)
• Enter correct attendance verification code
• Complete Evaluation

Access to this course will end October 6, 2025. After this date, you will no longer have access to any course materials. Please make sure to download any handouts you may need and complete all evaluations and quizzes (if applicable) needed to obtain your certificate and credit for the course.

Once you have completed all course requirements, you will have continued or ongoing access to your course certificate by visiting the Transcripts/Achievement section of your dashboard.