Infant Mental Health

Establishing a secure parent-child attachment relationship during the first three years of a child’s life is fundamental for lifelong emotional wellbeing and essential for enjoying satisfying relationships throughout the lifespan. This one-day workshop will delve into:

The development of the baby’s first attachment relationship to his most important caregiver
The impact of early caregiving on the baby’s developing brain
Infant and toddler distress and how parents respond to them
Why parental reflective capacity is so important for secure attachment
How you can incorporate of the tenets of attachment theory into your clinical practice.
Ways to develop parents’ capacity to understand and care for their baby that promote secure infant attachment.

The course delivery provides a mixture of evidence-based information, group-work, videos and interactive work.

Do you want to help infants develop secure relationships with their caregivers?
Do you want to help caregivers share a sensitive, affectionate and empathic relationship with their babies?

Then this is the workshop for you.