Become a highly-skilled practitioner working from an infant mental health lens.
Guide parent-child relationships through promotion, prevention, intervention, or consultation services. Support parents and children experiencing relationship challenges. Work with young children with social and emotional behavioral concerns and their caregivers. Learn to support infants, young children, and caregivers who have experienced trauma.
Online Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Certificate Program Highlights
If you have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and three to five years of experience in a field related to child development or mental health this infant mental health certificate can deepen your practice and open doors for you.
You’re well-suited for this infant mental health training program if you work with infants and toddlers as a:
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As part of the Infant Childhood Mental Health Certificate Program you will have the opportunity to obtain an Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health® supported by the Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health (Alliance).
The Alliance and Erikson Institute have partnered to develop a co-branded crosswalk across the Infant Mental Health Certificate Program curriculum and the Competency Guidelines. This crosswalk provides a guide that will allow professionals to apply for a category of Endorsement that most aligns with their scope of practice, in a manner that is streamlined and efficient.
Financial Assistance
Named in honor of businessman and philanthropist Irving B. Harris, one of Erikson’s founders. Harris Scholarships are intended to encourage and support students who are most likely to have a significant impact on their chosen fields of child development, social work or early childhood education.
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FINANCIAL SUPPORT & SCHOLARSHIP OPTIONS
With dozens of scholarships and financial aid opportunities, our team is here to help you make your graduate education more affordable.
Based on your unique professional goals, we can help you understand tuition and expenses, and identify possible financial support opportunities.
Mary Reynolds, IECMH Certificate 2012, talks about filling the gap of early childhood development knowledge.