Institute For Infants, Children & Families
Certificate training in state‐of‐the‐science infant, pre‐school and early elementary practice and leadership for MSW, PhD, MD, nursing, occupational/physical/language and arts therapies, early childhood and special education. Reflective, relationship‐based, transdisciplinary (biopsycho‐dynamic) and strength‐centered approaches.
Infant-Parent Study Center
One Afternoon/Evening per Week
Highlights:
- Observationally‐based infant assessment, diagnosis, (DC:0‐3) and intervention
- Parent development, outreach, assessment and intervention
- Relationship and relationship disorders as a unit of study
- Emphasis on social‐emotional and physiological‐sensory developmental lines
- Infant‐parent psychotherapy
- Intervention with PDD‐autistic spectrum children and their families
- Trauma identification and treatment
- Early brain development
- Leadership, consultation, training and program design skills
For more information:
Dorothy Henderson, Ph.D., LCSW
DHenderson@JBFCS.org • 212.690.7234 x205
Training in Evidence-Based Early Childhood Trauma Treatment At Your Agency
Assessment and Treatment of Young Children (birth to five) and their Caregivers Affected by Trauma and Violence
Regional senior trainers* in Child‐Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) developed by Alicia Lieberman, Ph.D. and Patricia Van Horn, Ph.D., authors of Don’t Hit My Mommy: A Manual for Child‐Parent Psychotherapy with Young Witnesses of Family Violence. Training includes didactic workshops and on‐going case consultation
including:
- Core competencies in assessment of young child‐parent relationship development
- Impact of stress and trauma on brain development
- Target and goals of Child‐Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) for trauma
- Intervention strategies and domains of intervention
In addition, preliminary training in an overview of child development and play therapy can be provided for staff not trained in work with very young children.
*All trainers are members of the CPP Learning Collaborative with Patricia Van Horn sponsored by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN).
For more information:
Dorothy Henderson, Ph.D., LCSW (NCTSN endorsed trainer)
DHenderson@JBFCS.org • 212.690.7234 x205
Relationships For Growth and Learning
Half‐Time, Flexible Hours, Training and Practice in Community Sites
Highlights:
- Concentration in play therapy
- Observationally‐based child development, assessment and intervention
- Community‐based outreach to at‐risk/diagnosable children before they “fail”
- Parent development, outreach, assessment and intervention
- Trauma identification and treatment
- Emphasis on social‐emotional and physiological‐sensory developmental lines
- Systems intervention: improving classrooms and schools
- Relationship building
Marybeth Logan, LCSW
MLogan@JBFCS.org • 212.690.7234 x204
Training and Consultation Network
Customized Consultation and Training for Agencies
Consultation and professional development at your agency or ours, serving children from earliest pregnancy through age eight. Designed to nurture reflective relationship‐based practice, our staff can tailor resources and/or lead training for staff and/or parent workshops on all relevant topics in one, several or ongoing sessions.
For more information:
Rebecca Shahmoon‐Shanok, Ph.D., LCSW
Rss@jbfcs.org • 212.690.7234 x206
