Maintaining Endorsement
Once you have become Endorsed, there are requirements and recommendations for maintaining Endorsement. These requirements and recommendations have been developed to promote professional development and maintaining infant mental health competencies.
Requirements and Recommendations
Infant
Family Associate (Level I) |
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Continuing
Endorsement Requirements |
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Education
and Training |
Minimum
of 15 clock hours per year of relationship-based education and training,
pertaining to the promotion of social-emotional development and/or the
practice of infant mental health (e.g., regional training, related course
work at colleges or universities, infant mental health conference
attendance). Documentation of training hours submitted with membership renewal. |
Professional
Membership |
Annual
renewal of membership in AK-AIMH or another infant mental health association. |
Maintaining
Endorsement Recommendations |
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Reflective
Supervision |
AK-AIMH
recommends that all endorsed professionals see reflective supervision or
consultation |
Infant
Family Specialist (Level II) |
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Continuing
Endorsement Requirements |
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Education
and Training |
Minimum
of 15 clock hours per year of relationship-based education and training,
pertaining to the promotion of social-emotional development and/or the
practice of infant mental health (e.g., regional training, related course
work at colleges or universities, infant mental health conference
attendance). Documentation of training hours submitted with membership
renewal. |
Professional
Membership |
Annual
renewal of membership in AK-AIMH or another infant mental health association. |
Maintaining
Endorsement Recommendations |
|
Reflective
Supervision |
AK-AIMH
recommends that all endorsed professionals seek reflective supervision or
consultation Bachelor’s
prepared: Level II Master’s
prepared OR Level III or Level IV- Clinical, Min. 12 clock hours Master’s
prepared: Level III or Level IV –Clinical,:
Min. 12 clock hours |
Infant
Mental Health Specialist (Level III) |
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Continuing
Endorsement Requirements |
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Education
and Training |
Minimum
of 15 clock hours per year of relationship-based education and training,
pertaining to the promotion of social-emotional development and/or the
practice of infant mental health (e.g., regional training, related course
work at colleges or universities, infant mental health conference
attendance). For those who earn
endorsement at Level III and provide reflective supervision or consultation,
at least 3 of the hours of specialized training must be about reflective
supervision or consultation. Documentation of training hours submitted with
membership renewal. |
Professional
Membership |
Annual
renewal of membership in AK-AIMH or another infant mental health association. |
Maintaining
Endorsement Recommendations |
|
Reflective
Supervision |
AK-AIMH
recommends that all endorsed professionals see reflective supervision or
consultation. It is especially
recommended that Endorsed professionals who provide reflective supervision or
consultation participate in reflective experiences, individual or group, with
those who provide reflective supervision or consultation to others. Direct
Service Provider: Level III or Level IV-Clinical: Min. 12 clock hours Provider
of RSC to others: Level IV-Clinical, Min. 12 clock hours |
Infant
Mental Health Mentor (Level IV) |
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Continuing
Endorsement Requirements |
|
Education
and Training |
Minimum
of 15 clock hours per year of relationship-based education and training,
pertaining to the promotion of social-emotional development and/or the
practice of infant mental health (e.g., regional training, related course
work at colleges or universities, infant mental health conference
attendance). For those who earn endorsement at Level IV-Clinical and provide
reflective supervisor or consultation to others, it is recommended that at
least 3 of the hours of specialized training be about reflective supervision
or consultation. Documentation of training hours submitted with membership
renewal. |
Professional
Membership |
Annual
renewal of membership in AK-AIMH or another infant mental health association. |
Maintaining
Endorsement Recommendations |
|
Reflective
Supervision |
AK-AIMH
recommends that all endorsed professionals seek reflective supervision or
consultation It is
especially recommended that Endorsed professionals who provide reflective
supervision or consultation participate in reflective experiences, individual
or group, with those who provide reflective supervision or consultation to
others. Level
IV-Clinical, Min. 12 clock hours –required for clinical. |