Infant-Parent Mental Health Post-Graduate Certificate Program

Responsibility of Fellows

Fellows will be expected to complete the following activities independently and at their own expense (except where otherwise noted):

  1. Course Attendance: Attend all training sessions (see the accompanying schedule) for the course meetings. Fellows missing more than 24 hours of course attendance will not be eligible to receive a certificate of completion. For any sessions missed, Fellows will be asked to submit a plan for acquiring the information missed in the session.
  2. Child Development Course: A 3-unit course in child or human development, developmental psychology, or a closely related course, must be completed in order to meet the IPMHPCP graduation requirements. A plan for meeting this requirement during the IPMHPCP or evidence of prior completion of this requirement must be submitted with the IPMHPCP application. Satellite and on-line courses are acceptable to meet this requirement and this course can also be arranged through the Fielding Graduate Institute and Dr. Ed Tronick.
  3. Practicum/Integration Experience (Recommended): IPMHPCP Fellows are encouraged to identify a practicum/integration site as a setting where infant-parent mental health concepts explored in the training program can be applied to practice. The practicum/integration site should include working closely with care providers (parents and/or practitioners) so that inter-disciplinary work and mutual-mentorship skills can be expanded. The practicum/integration hours may be accomplished in the participant’s usual work setting or in another location. The practicum should include at least 8 hours per month and should generate cases for case studies and peer-to-peer mentorship. Examples of sites for the practicum experience include Head Start, child care centers, family child care settings, pediatric or family medical practice offices, hospital maternity and newborn units, home visiting programs, special education classrooms and programs, developmental centers, etc. Arrangement of practicum experience and supervision is the responsibility of the IPMHPCP participant.
  4. Special Project: Course completion requires fellows to attend a final Fall Colloquium weekend in October of 2010 to present an original Special Project. Over the 10 month course of study each fellow will determine a specific focus of interest within the field of infant-parent mental health and the scope of their discipline and complete a special project related to that focus area. Each fellow will prepare a 30 minute oral presentation for their IPMH colleagues and core faculty along with a written report or summary of their Special Project at a special colloquium weekend in October 2010.
  5. To the extent possible, commit to practice with the 0-5 population during the 10-month course and at least 1 year after course completion; and agree to participate in evaluation of the IPMHPCP.
  6. Fellows are encouraged to attend at least one regional, national, or international professional IMH meeting, convention, or training during the IPMHPCP. Conferences may be local, national or international, such as the Boston Institute for the Development of Infants and Parents (BIDIP), Zero to Three’s National Training Institute, the ICDL International Conference, the World Association of Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) international meeting.
  7. Course tuition of $7,000 must be paid in full by August 3, 2009.
  8. Acquire and read required articles assigned throughout the course, and acquire "Required Texts" and a general child development text of the trainee’s choice