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Early Relationships Matter! June 2010 |
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Quick Links: Last chance to pre-register for Infant Mental Health Conference WI-AIMH to leave Children's Hospital and Health System New e-mail addresses UW-Extension parenting newsletters: A resource to promote competent parenting Infant mental health provider directory Ask the expert Upcoming events Gifts to WI-AIMH Newsletter submissions |
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Last chance to pre-register for conference Online registration closes June 9
Wisconsin Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Conference You have only until June 9 to pre-register online for the 2010 statewide infant and early childhood mental health conference: Early Relationships Matter! Our online registration is being handled via a partnership with UW-Platteville. Payment will be accepted by credit card, check, or government purchase order. If you have questions about the online registration or payment process, contact Kerie at 888-281-9472. Other conference questions can be directed to Terri Enters at 262-567-0387 or tenters@wiaimh.org. In-person registration will be available at the conference, but we encourage you to register in advance if possible at: http://www.wiaimh.org/education/conference_2010.htm Thank you! |
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WI-AIMH to leave Children's Hospital and Health System
Wisconsin Alliance
for Infant Mental Health will no longer be a program of Children’s
Hospital and Health System effective July 1. WI-AIMH’s affiliation
with the health system came into existence because the services the
organization provided closely matched the mission of the health
system. The original goal for affiliation was to allow WI-AIMH the
resources and support necessary to establish themselves as a
statewide organization and to eventually become self-sufficient. The
affiliation helped the organization reach this goal. |
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New e-mail
addresses for WI-AIMH As a result of our disaffiliation from Children's Hospital and Health System, WI-AIMH staff will now have new e-mail addresses. Please update your address book accordingly.
All of our other contact information remains the same:
Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health |
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University of Wisconsin-Extension Parenting
Newsletters: A Resource to Promote Competent Parenting submitted by Carol Ostergren and Dave Riley University of Wisconsin-Extension produces
and distributes three series of educational newsletters for parents:
Preparing to Parent, Parenting the First Year, and Parenting the
Second and Third Years. These newsletters are age-paced, which means
that parents of a 24-month-old receive information on the physical,
intellectual and social skills being developed by children this
exact age, and learn ways to promote optimal child development.
Parents receive the newsletters in a number of ways – through the
mail, by hand (e.g., home visitation programs), or by electronic
delivery (parents receive a monthly e-mail with a link to the
newsletter). Parenting the First Year is already delivered to about
one-third of all new parents in Wisconsin by their county Extension
offices, in partnership with 90 hospitals and health departments and
80 Kiwanis Clubs. To view the newsletters, visit the Extension
parenting website at:
http://parenting.uwex.edu. |
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Infant mental health provider
directory WI-AIMH continues to seek qualified infant and early childhood mental health clinicians for a new provider directory. The information we collect will be used as a referral resource and is intended to help increase access to infant mental health services statewide. If you are a Wisconsin-licensed clinician currently working with young children and their families, we invite you to participate. Go to the WI-AIMH Web site to download an explanatory letter and the provider data form: http://www.wiaimh.org/resources/imhproviders.htm. |
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Ask the
expert Do you have questions or concerns regarding social-emotional development or your work related to infants, young children and their families? Ask the expert! E-mail jhack@wiaimh.org with your questions related to infant mental health policy, research, practice or resources. We may edit questions for space and clarity for inclusion in this newsletter and on our Web site. Names will be used only with permission. For more information and to see an archive of previous questions, see: http://www.wiaimh.org/ask_the_expert.htm. |
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Upcoming
events
Wisconsin Infant
and Early Childhood Mental Health Conference
12th World
Congress of the World Assn for Infant Mental Health Links to more information about these events can be found on our web calendar at: http://www.wiaimh.org/education/calendar.htm. |
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Your continuing support of WI-AIMH’s mission is very much appreciated. Gifts to WI-AIMH are tax-deductible and are welcome at any time. If you would like to contribute, please mail your check to the address below. For more information, contact Therese Ahlers at (608) 442-8036 or e-mail: tahlers@wiaimh.org. Support WI-AIMH
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WI-AIMH
welcomes submissions for publication in this newsletter. Our staff
will review and select articles based on the suitability and
timeliness of the subject matter presented. Articles on activities
related to infant mental health in various Wisconsin communities, as
well as policy updates, especially are welcome. If you have
something to contribute, please call (608) 442-0360 or e-mail
admin@wiaimh.org. |
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