As you have been learning, infant mental health is supported through daily interactions that take place in the context of close, nurturing interpersonal relationships. Many child development professionals have direct, daily interactions with young children and their families, and therefore can play a critical role in both supporting healthy social-emotional development in young children and in fostering healthy family-child relationships. For these professionals, as well as many others who directly interact with young children, knowledge of infant/toddler mental health services is essential.
For your Application Assignment, develop a fact sheet designed to educate child development professionals about the importance of the field of infant/toddler mental health.
Your fact sheet should include information for child development professionals that addresses each of the following areas:
- The goals of infant/toddler mental health services
- The role of the infant mental health professional in supporting children and developing partnerships with families
- Why it is important for child development professionals to be aware of the field
Rqiurements: apa frmat, 12 fnt double space , coverpage, cites , references
As you have been learning, infant mental health is supported through daily interactions that take place in the context of close, nurturing interpersonal relationships. Many child development professionals have direct, daily interactions with young children and their families, and therefore can play a critical role in both supporting healthy social-emotional development in young children and in fostering healthy family-child relationships. For these professionals, as well as many others who directly interact with young children, knowledge of infant/toddler mental health services is essential.
For your Application Assignment, develop a fact sheet designed to educate child development professionals about the importance of the field of infant/toddler mental health.
Your fact sheet should include information for child development professionals that addresses each of the following areas:
- The goals of infant/toddler mental health services
- The role of the infant mental health professional in supporting children and developing partnerships with families
- Why it is important for child development professionals to be aware of the field of infant/toddler mental health
Your fact sheet should be 1–2 pages in length and should:
- Draw on information from this week’s Learning Resources, as well as other resources that you have discovered while researching your fact sheet
- Include at least two additional recommended resources
- Cite sources according to APA style*
*Note: If you need information about APA style, refer to the following website: http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocAPA.html. Review the sections on creating an APA reference list and creating APA parenthetical citations.
Assignment length: 1–2 pages
Resources:
- Course Text: Parlakian, R., & Seibel, N. L. (2002). Building strong foundations: Practical guidance for promoting the social-emotional development of infants and toddlers. Washington, DC: Zero to Three.
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- Pages 1–5 (“Introduction” and “What Is Infant Mental Health?”)
- Pages 9–10 (“Thinking About Culture”)
- Course Text: Lally, J. R., Mangione, P. L., & Greenwald, D. (Eds.). (2006). Concepts for care: 20 essays on infant/toddler development and learning. San Francisco: WestEd.
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- “Infant Mental Health” by Jeree Pawl (pp. 71–75)
- “Teachers and Family Members: Talking Together” by Amy Laura Dombro (pp. 59–63)
- “Metatheories of Childrearing” by J. Ronald Lally (pp. 7–1 3)
Optional Resources
- Website: World Association for Infant Mental Healthhttp://www.waimh.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
- Web Article: Nyhan, P. (2006, May 8). Imagine bonding with baby when home is a hospital. Seattle P-I. Retrieved fromhttp://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Imagine-bonding-with-baby-when-home-is-a-hospital-1202953.php
- Web Article: King, M. (2004, July 28). Nurturing baby’s psyche: Parents’ job includes understanding child’s cues. The Seattle Times. Retrieved from http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040728&slug=healthbaby28m
- Website: Zero to Three: Early Childhood Mental Healthhttp://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/early-childhood-mental-health/
- Website: Zero to Three. (n.d.). Early childhood mental health: Prevention, promotion, and treatment. Retrieved fromhttp://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_key_imh_prevention
- Web Article: National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health. (2009). Promotion and prevention: What do these new buzz words mean to me? Retrieved fromhttp://www.ffcmh.org/sites/default/files/Promotion%20and%20Prevention%20%E2%80%93%20What%20Do%20These%20New%20Buzz%20W
