infant mental health concepts in home visiting rebecca hein, ms mft early head start, green county...
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Infant Mental Health Concepts in Home Visiting
Rebecca Hein, MS MFTEarly Head Start, Green County
Nora Bacher, BAUniversity of California, Berkeley
Project Overview
Pre-production: EHS, Certificate program
Aim: To see how IMH concepts were present or absent from home visiting
Production: Video recorded interviews and home visits
Post-production: Identified and connected common themes that arose naturally in interviews
Ongoing product: Share as a tool to think more deeply about our work and improve integration on IMH concepts
Goals of Today
1. Co-construct meaning vs directive lecture
2. Show concepts from real-life staff and families to deepen thinking
3. Reflect on our work—how are you using these concepts and where might add more?
4. Consider challenges to implementation
5. Promote vulnerability
Foundational Concepts
Infant Mental HealthRelationship-Based PracticeReflective Practice
Infant Mental Health
"Infant Mental Health" is defined as the healthy social and emotional development of a child from birth to 3 years; and a growing field of research and practice devoted to the:Promotion of healthy social and emotional
development;Prevention of mental health problems; andTreatment of the mental health problems of
very young children in the context of their families.
-Zero to Three
Reflective Practice & Supervision
Reflective PracticeThe ability to examine one’s thoughts and feelings related to professional and personal responses within the infant and family field.
(Adapted from Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health)
Reflective Supervision“The process of examining, with someone else, the thoughts, feelings, actions, and reactions evoked in the course of working closely with young children and their families.” (Eggbeer, Mann, and Seibel 2008).
Relationship-Based Practice
Early developing relationships between parents and young children are the foundation for optimal growth and change.
The working relationship between parents and professionals is valued as the instrument for therapeutic change.
All relationship experiences, past and present, are valued as significant to one’s capacity to nurture and support others.
(adapted from Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health)
Other Concepts and Techniques
• Ecological Thinking• Developmental Guidance• Parallel Process• Strengths Based• Individualized• Child Focused and Family
Centered• Scaffolding• Holding• Emotional Support• Speaking for baby• Modeling• Mirroring
Infant Mental HealthRelationship-Based Practice
Reflective Practice/Supervision
Ecological Thinking
Based on Bronfenbrenner, U. 1979. The Ecology of Human Development. Cambridge: Harvard University Press
Ecological Thinking
Ecological Thinking
Katie Home Visitor
Ecological Thinking
Katie Home Visitor
Developmental Guidance
NikkieEarly Head Start
Participant
Developmental Guidance
NikkieEarly Head Start
Participant
Developmental Guidance
AshleyEarly Head Start Participant
Developmental Guidance
Katie Home Visitor
Developmental Guidance
Jamie, Taylor, Tristan & NoraHome Visit
Parallel Process
Brittany & LukeEarly Head Start Participants
Parallel Process
Brittany & LukeEarly Head Start Participants
Parallel Process
Katie Home Visitor
Relationship-Based Practice
Katie Home Visitor
Relationship-Based Practice
AshleyEarly Head Start Participant
Relationship-Based PracticeHolding
Brittany & LukeEarly Head Start Participants
Relationship-Based Practice
Relationship-Based PracticeSupporting Family Relationships
Reflective Practice
Katie Home Visitor
Jill’s Story
JillHome Visitor
Reflective Supervision
JillHome Visitor
Relationship-Based PracticeDevelopmental Guidance
Jill Home Visitor
Sarah’s Story
Sarah Home Visitor
Reflective Supervision
Sarah Home Visitor
Reflective Supervision
SarahHome Visitor
Reflective Supervision
SarahHome Visitor
Reflections
Challenges to Implementation
Acknowledgments
Green County EHS Families and StaffDane County Parent Council, Inc.Infant, Early Childhood, and Family Mental
Health Capstone Certificate ProgramWisconsin Department of Children and
Families
Bonus: Goal Setting
Bonus: Crackers and Crumbs
Bonus: Cute