Infant-Preschooler Mental Health Certificates

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CSPP offers two training tracks which overlap in coursework and lead to three certificates that provide an in-depth, systematic and integrated curriculum in infant and preschooler mental health. The courses are offered both as post-graduate certificate coursework (IPM courses) and as elective coursework for degree-seeking graduate clinical students in the CSPP and other and CFT programs on several Alliant campuses (PSY8500 courses). Degree seeking students should consult with their advisor/program director when planning to use IPMH courses (PSY8500) as electives for their degree.

Supplemental courses are also available, including Diversity Strategies in IPMH Practice, IPMH & Child Protective Services, Early Intervention in Perinatal Mood Disorders, and Reflective facilitation groups. Availability of courses in specific campus locations is dependent upon sufficient course enrollments. Several courses are available in a distance learning modality or a weekend format.

Visit http://csppipmh.alliant.edu or contact Dr. Sue Ammen at sammen@alliant.edu for additional information.

Fundamentals in Infant-Preschooler Mental Health Certificate

The Fundamentals in Infant-Preschooler Mental Health Certificate includes four courses that provide the fundamental bases of infant and preschooler mental health from an ecosystemic theoretical perspective.

IPM 8501 - Fundamentals of Infant Mental Health (2 units)
IPM 8502 - Fundamentals of Preschooler Mental Health (2 units)
IPM 8503 - Diagnosis Systems in IPMH (1 unit)
IPM 8504 - Parent-Child Relationship Assessments (1 unit)

Specialist Certificate in Infant-Preschooler Mental Health

The Specialist Certificate in Infant-Preschooler Mental Health requires three additional classes, which, combined, satisfy the coursework standards for the California Endorsement set by the 2009 California Training Guidelines and Personnel Competencies for Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health, Revised (http://cacenter-ecmh.org).

IPM 8501 - Fundamentals of Infant Mental Health (2 units)
IPM 8502 - Fundamentals of Preschooler Mental Health (2 units)
IPM 8503 - Diagnosis Systems in IPMH (1 unit)
IPM 8504 - Parent-Child Relationship Assessments (1 unit)
IPM 8505 - Risk and Resiliency in Infant Preschooler Mental Health (2 units)
IPM 8506 - Biopsychosocial Factors in Infant Preschooler Mental Health (2 units)
IPM 8507 - Advanced Infant-Preschooler Mental Health (2 units)

Early Intervention Certificate in Infant-Preschooler Mental Health

The new Early Intervention Certificate in Infant-Preschooler Mental Health, designed for transdisciplinary providers, requires two of the above classes and one additional class.

IPM 8501 - Fundamentals of Infant Mental Health (2 units)
IPM 8505 - Risk and Resiliency in Infant Preschooler Mental Health (2 units)
IPM 8508 - Fundamentals of Preschooler Early Intervention (2 units)