February 2024 Newsletter
Updates From Us
We're thrilled to share some exciting updates on all the great things happening at Oregon Infant Mental Health Association (ORIMHA) this month.
Reflective Supervision/Consultation (RS/C) Fellowship Spotlight.
Through organization and member feedback, ORIMHA prioritized the development of highly qualified reflective supervisors to support our infant and early childhood service organizations and providers. RS/C provides a variety of benefits to the workforce and the families they support. The ORIMHA RS/C Fellows project will help to build Oregon’s capacity to deliver high quality RS/C across the state by creating a fellowship program for aspiring RS/C providers.
This project focuses on sustainability by growing RS/C providers from our current workforce through a combination of education, demonstration and guided implementation with home visiting providers benefiting from high quality reflective supervision provided by Endorsed and qualified RS/C group facilitators. These "Fellows" groups include co-facilitators who are fellows identified due to their training, ability and interest in providing RS/C in Oregon in the future.
As the Fellows complete their training and Endorsement, they will be able to grow the RS/C workforce in Oregon and support their own agency staff and individuals in the field looking to join RS/C groups; ultimately leading to an increased network of supports for providers.
Please check out our new Fellows page for more information!
The Fellows.
ORIMHA would like to congratulate our phase one fellows who have been part of the program for 1 year! ORIMHA would also like to introduce the second phase members as their journey begins.
Congratulations phase one fellows:
Amber Ziring
Beth Jaffee Stafford
Marsha LaVerne
Deanna Barclary
Jennifer Ablow
Krista Jo Swanson
Kristie Hoyt
Bree Libertat
Welcome aboard phase two fellows:
Tobiah Brown
Denise Hughes-Tafen
Amy Lovelace
Bobbi Grace
Shira Rubenstien
Sylvia Collazo
Upcoming trainings.
The ELSI Inclusion Implementation Support Team has announced that registration is open for the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children training opportunity.
PTR-YC is a model of intervention for young children with the most persistent and severe challenging behaviors. It is designed to help providers implement assessment and intervention strategies with a high level of fidelity, leading to improved effectiveness. This intensive workshop requires prerequisite knowledge.
This is a free, virtual training. Space is limited!
Feb 27, 2024
9am-4pm PT
At ORIMHA, we do our best to frequently update and add to our training and events page. If you or your organization would like to share upcoming trainings or events, please send an email to andrea@or-imha.org.
The results are in!
Thank you to all who voted! ORIMHA is excited to announce two new board members:
Candelaria Romero
Rhys Wallace
Welcome Candelaria and Rhys!
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Are you in need of reflective supervision?
ORIMHA has a Reflective Supervision Registry where you can find a list of Infant Mental Health Mentors and Infant Mental Health Specialists. Click below to access the registry. AND ORIMHA is offering low-cost group sessions. If you are interested, please email andrea@or-imha.org for more information.
Do you have questions about Endorsement?
Did you know ORIMHA offers virtual support office hours in both English and Spanish? Click the link below for more information.
