MAIECMH Endorsement For Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-based Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health

What is endorsement?
Developed by the Michigan Infant Mental Health Association, the endorsement program promotes and recognizes the professional development and work experiences of infant, early childhood, family service, health and mental health professionals focusing on culturally sensitive, relationship-based infant and early childhood mental health. Endorsement is available to providers and clinicians who work in a range of work settings and professional disciplines at four different professional levels spanning the continuum of care.

Professional endorsement provides to peers, employers, referrals, consumers and court services seeking expert witnesses necessary information regarding a professional’s education and skills related to the social and emotional development and mental health of infants, young children and their families. The endorsement process informs individual professional development and career planning within an organized framework focused on specialized knowledge, culturally competent best practice skills, supervised and guided work experiences and reflective practice.

Who can apply?

Potential applicants include MAIECMH members who have experience working with and/or on behalf of infants, young children, parents and/or other caregivers and who meet the education, training and reflective supervision requirements at each level of endorsement (see below).

Five steps to MAIECMH endorsement:

1. Inquiry. Contact the MAIECMH office at 651-644-7333.
2. Application (complete form and pay application fee).
3. Preparation of professional portfolio, including documentation of education, coursework, degrees, in-services, work experience, reflective supervision/consultation, and professional reference ratings.
4. Documentation of competencies.
5. Endorsement (pay endorsement fee).

Continuing requirements include MAIECMH membership and 15 hours annually of related training approved by MAIECMH.

Endorsement Fees

Level 1 • Application Fee $15.00 • Endorsement Fee $25.00

Level 2 • Application Fee $15.00 • Endorsement Fee $50.00

Level 3 • Application Fee $25.00 • Endorsement Fee $200.00

Level 4 • Application Fee $25.00 • Endorsement Fee $300.00

MAIECMH Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-based Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health

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To download the endorsement overview as a pdf click here.

FAQ about endorsement page or download the pdf.

Reflective Supervision Guidelines Page or Download the pdf

Getting Started.pdf

Download the Preliminary Application pdf here – Note: Applications only accepted between May 15, 2011 – June 15, 2011