Registration is only required if you are joining us in person for this training!
Title: Michigan First Annual IMH Capitol Day: Indigenous Early Relational Health
Training Description:
Our first annual capitol day is dedicated to enriching the conversation around the vital interplay of infant mental health and indigenous ways of being. This training will offer insight into indigenous perinatal and child raising traditions as well as the acknowledgement of history as a way to understand context for trauma-informed care, repair, mental health, multigenerational trauma and resilience in Navajo culture. Participants will reflect on their own unique family origins and culture. Finally, the presenters will discuss the Diversity Informed Tenets for Work with Infants Young Children and Families and explore the use of Infant Mental Health Principles in all practice settings for Birth to Six professionals.
Attendees: This in-person event is for individuals in Michigan that work with infants, young children and their families.
Presenters:
Dawn A. Yazzie, MA
Kelsey Wabanimkee, CBD
Date and Time:
- October 18, 2023
- 9am - 1pm (ET) - lunch provided at 1pm
*2pm - 4:30pm join us for an “Advocacy Crawl” ~ Meetings with legislatures to advocate for infants & young children
Location:
This training is an in-person event, limited to 100 attendees
100 N Capitol Ave, Lansing, MI 48933
You will enter from the North Side of the building through Heritage Hall. This entrance is off Ottawa Street and is ground level, stairs are going down to the doors.
*Note that you cannot bring in any weapons or firearms, even if you have a permit.
Parking: There are two main parking garages North Capital Ramp and the North Grand Ramp, they are both a 2.5 block walk to Heritage Hall. Here is a link from the city regarding parking: https://www.lansingmi.gov/393/Parking-Locations-Map
If you are unable to join us in Lansing, don't worry! We are working to have the speakers record their presentations. While we will be able to share them, the recordings will not carry any continuing education credits. However, you will still be able to watch these amazing speakers. It will take a few weeks for MI-AIMH to post the video and make it available after the event.
Continuing Education Information: 3.5 Clock Hours for -
Social Work - Approved for 3.5 Michigan SW CEU’s
IMH Endorsement® - Will count towards the requirements for the MI-AIMH Endorsement®
SCECHs - This event offers State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) for those with educator certification in Michigan. To receive SCECHs, you will need to have provide your PIC and MiRegistry numbers when you created your MI-AIMH RELATE User Account. If you did not add those items you can go back to add those items or email tmartinez@mi-aimh.org to have those added. These MUST be added PRIOR to the start of this event. In order to receive SCECHs, individuals must also have a MiRegistry account. If you need to create an account to go www.miregistry.org and click on Create Account. There is a video and guide on the Resources tab as well: https://www.miregistry.org/resources/getting-started-create-an-individual-miregistry-account/
Licensed Professional Counselors - NBCC Hours are NOT Available for this event
Competencies Addressed:
- Attachment, separation, trauma & loss
- Family relationships & dynamics
- Infant/young child & family-centered practice
- Relationship-based, therapeutic practice
- Observation & listening
- Cultural Humility
Registration:
- You have to have a MI-AIMH RELATE user account to register. If you need to create your account, click on the "sign-up" in the top right corner and complete the form. You should automatically return back to this event page.
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- Questions about registration or creating a user account? lsheldon@mi-aimh.org or tmartinez@mi-aimh.org
COVID-19 SAFETY INFORMATION: With the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, safety protocols continue to evolve as more and more people are vaccinated. Persons attending this in-person event should follow current Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) guidance for large gatherings of both vaccinated and non-vaccinated persons. MI-AIMH cannot guarantee that individuals in attendance at this event will not become exposed or infected with COVID-19.
Individuals who fall within any of the categories below should not engage in any conference events on site. By attending this training on site, you certify that you do not fall into any of the following categories and have complied with the following CDC guidance:
- Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 (regardless of vaccination status) within the last 10 days. Any persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 should not attend the conference until symptoms are not being experienced and the individual has obtained a follow-up negative test for COVID-19;
- Individuals who currently or within the past 10 days have experienced new symptoms associated with COVID-19, which include fever, cough, and shortness of breath among others;
- Or non-vaccinated individuals who believe that they may have been exposed to a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 within the past 10 days.
Registration deadlines: Registration will close on October 16, 2023
Email Confirmations: Registrants will receive emails and reminders depending on when they register. Emails come from BlueSky but will have MI-AIMH in the subject. Please be sure to check your JUNK/SPAM folder if you are not seeing emails.
This event is Co-Sponsored by the following organizations:
MI-AIMH; Think Babies Michigan; PEDALS Michigan
Thank you to these organizations in helping to make this event possible! Their generous support helps to promote the social and emotional well-being of all infants, very young children, their families and the professionals who serve them.
