Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist (ECMHS) | |
Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist Requirements | |
Education |
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Work Experience |
2 years, post-graduate, supervised work experience providing culturally sensitive, relationship-focused, ECMH services. This specialized work experience must be with both children 3 years up to 6 years old and their biological, foster, or adoptive parent on behalf of the parent-child relationship.
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Training |
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Reflective Supervision/ Consultation (RSC) |
Minimum of 50 hours required of relationship-focused, reflective supervision/consultation, individually or in a group, post-Masters, while providing services to children 3 years up to 6 years old and families. Provider of reflective supervision/consultation must be endorsed as an IMHS, ECMHS, IMHM-C or ECMHM-C |
Professional Reference Ratings |
Please note: At least one reference rating must come from someone who has earned Endorsement® as IFS, ECFS, IMHS, ECMHS, IMHM, or ECMHM. Reference raters must be familiar with the applicant’s capacity to implement infant mental health principles into practice Total of three required:
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Code of Ethics & Endorsement® Agreement | Signed |
Documentation of Competencies |
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Professional Membership | Membership in CT-AIMH or another Infant Mental Health Association |
Annual Endorsement® Renewal Requirements (ECMHS) | |
Education & Training |
Minimum of 15 clock hours per year of relationship-based education and training, pertaining to the promotion of social-emotional development in the context of family and other caregiving relationships (prenatal up to 6 year olds), including the principles and practices of infant and early childhood mental health (eg, regional training, related course work at colleges or universities, infant and early childhood mental health conference attendance, participation in competency-based activities such as professional reading group, community of practice, mentorship group). For those who earn Endorsement® as an Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and provide reflective supervision/consultation to others, at least three of the hours of specialized training must be about reflective supervision/consultation
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Professional Membership | Annual renewal of membership in CT-AIMH or another Infant Mental Health Association |
Reflective Supervision/ Consultation (RSC) |
ECMHS Endorsees must receive 12 hours of RSC every year by an Endorsed® professional (I/ECMHS or I/ECMHM-C) |
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Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist Requirement Chart