The Infant-Parent Mental Health Fellowship (IPMHF) is a 15-month intensive program designed for professionals working with children 0-5 and their families. The IPMHF is committed to inter-disciplinary training with a philosophical belief that young children and their families are best served in the context of existing professional relationships where referral and consultation are used to address specific issues while maintaining a comprehensive and collaborative approach to care. The training is based on a practice model encompassing promotion, prevention, early intervention, pan-disciplinary services, and discipline-specific services. The goal of the program is to support professionals in understanding relationship-oriented therapies and to focus therapeutic efforts on the infant-parent or child-parent relationship. To explore current theoretical thinking, research findings, and models of care, the IPMHF engages some of the most recognized luminaries in their fields as faculty. The opportunity to think with these experts and explore models of care for an extended period of time, and in a small group format, is not only rare, but places the Napa IPMHF graduates on the leading edge of this important field. The IPMHF intends to have an immediate and lasting impact on communities through an intense involvement of Fellows in programs serving children age 0-5.
Prerequisite:
Participants must have at least a bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) or higher preferably in the fields of health, mental health, human development, social sciences, education, counseling, or a related field, and be working in a position (or transitioning into a position) related to children age 0-5, pregnancy, and/or parenting.