The Colorado Association for Infant Mental Health and its community partners are delighted to be hosting our second Biennial Conference entitled Early Childhood Mental Health in Colorado:
Confident, Competent, Recognized on February 12th and 13th 2009 at the Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield, Colorado.
The conference is focused on developing and promoting competencies for the early childhood workforce across settings, disciplines, and counties. We have an incredible program featuring national speakers and local early childhood mental health leaders. The conference will highlight Colorado programs and agencies that provide state-of-the-art services that enable competent and confident professionals to work with babies, young children, and their families.
Nearly 300 early childhood professionals participated at our first conference two years ago. In 2009, we anticipate an even greater attendance of professionals from a variety of disciplines, including mental health, public health, nursing, child care, early education, child welfare, program administration, medicine, law enforcement, and policy and public administration.
Conference Highlights:
- Keynote Speakers: Arthur Jones, PhD and Lisa Boyce, PhD
- Six Specialty Tracks on key early childhood mental heatlh topics (Thursday)
- Special track on Reflective Supervision with Deborah Weatherston, PhD
- Eight sessions featuring state-of-the-art approaches to early childhood mental health in Colorado (Friday)
- A postconference on Parental Mental Health Issues and Infant Mental Health conducted by the Kempe Postpartum Depression Program (Friday)
- Poster session, exhibits, and networking opportunities
- All sessions will focus on and promote Early Childhood Mental Health Competencies
- Certificate of Attendance with contact hours
Please see the Conference Program and schedule for further details about the program.
The conference is focused on cultivating and nuturing professionals and stakeholders working in early childhood mental health. We look forward to seeing you at the beautiful Omni Interlocken Resort on February 12 & 13, 2009.
Warmly,
CoAIMH Conference Planning Committee |