NMAIMH Making a Difference: Promoting & supporting healthy development and nurturing relationships for all infants and young children in New Mexico.  

 
 

 

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The New Mexico Association for Infant Mental Health (NMAIMH) is a 501(c)(3), private, non-profit, professional membership organization that promotes and supports healthy development and nurturing relationships for all infants and young children in New Mexico. NMAIMH was incorporated in 2004 to provide a forum for interdisciplinary collaboration by advocating for the application of infant mental health principles in services for infants, young children and caregivers. NMAIMH works to implement a Strategic Plan for Infant Mental Health in New Mexico (2003).

The New Mexico Association for Infant Mental Health elects new Directors to our Board each December. We look for committed individuals who are interested in contributing to the NMAIMH mission  as active board members. If you are interested in learning more, please contact the NMAIMH Nominating Committee Chair or info@nmaimh.org.


 Infant Mental Health is an interdisciplinary field of research, practice and pubic policy-making concerned with maximizing the well-being of infants and their caregivers. The field of infant mental health promotes optimal development and wellness of the child and family through promotion, early identification, preventive intervention, treatment and support.

Why Join NMAIMH?
All infants and their caregivers deserve supports and services that encourage nurturing relationships. Professionals from a variety of disciplines, including social workers, nurses, psychologists, early childhood specialists, counselors, promotoras, doulas, and others can use a range of infant mental health strategies to foster healthy development. By joining NMAIMH, you help us to move one step closer to creating a cohesive system of infant mental health in New Mexico.

Competency-based Endorsement for
CULTURALLY SENSITIVE,
RELATIONSHIP-FOCUSED
PRACTICE PROMOTING INFANT
MENTAL HEALTH

NMAIMH is committed to supporting a competent infant and family workforce. When you become endorsed by NMAIMH you are recognized as having attained a specified level of functioning and understanding based on a set of competencies that have been identified and agreed upon by hundreds of professionals, service providers, faculty members and policy makers in the infant and family field.

The NMAIMH Endorsement offers individuals in the infant and family field a professional development plan that focuses on knowledge, best practice skills, and supervised work experiences that lead to increased confidence and credibility within the infant and family field. Our children and families deserve nothing less!

To learn more go to Endorsement

The Fall 2012 written endorsement exam will be on Saturday, October 20, 2012. NMAIMH Members who are applying for endorsement as Infant Mental Health Specialists (Level 3) or Infant Mental Health Mentors (Level 4) must work closely with their Endorsement Advisors until you reach agreement that your Endorsement Portfolio is ready to be submitted. The portfolio submission deadline for the Fall 2012 Exam is 5 PM Friday, August 24, 2012. Portfolios must be received at the NMAIMH office (630-B Manzano NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110) by this deadline in order for applicants to be considered for the exam. This is not a "postmarked by" date.

Portfolios for Infant Family Associates (Level 1) and Infant Family Specialists (Level 2) will be accepted whenever Endorsement Advisors and applicants agree that they are ready to be submitted. There is no written exam required for these types of endorsement.

 

 

 

 

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