Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Based Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health

NMAIMH is committed to supporting a competent infant and family workforce.  To achieve this goal, we offer a nationally-recognized, competency-based professional endorsement system.

Many of your New Mexico colleagues from around the state are already endorsed! They are listed in the Endorsement Registry.

Why seek endorsement through NMAIMH?

• The intent of the endorsement system is to recognize the professional development of infant and family service providers within the diverse and rapidly expanding infant and family field.
• Endorsement by the New Mexico Association for Infant Mental Health verifies that an applicant has 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;
• Effective practice skills; and
• Supervised work experiences that lead to increased confidence and credibility within the infant and family field.
• NMAIMH Endorsement will inform prospective employers, agencies and peers about culturally sensitive, relationship-based practice promoting infant mental health.
• Those who earn the NMAIMH Endorsement are recognized for their education, training, and leadership roles and work experiences within a rapidly growing field.

In the following pages you can:

• Learn More About Endorsement by viewing a PowerPoint presentation, reading Frequently Asked Questions, and reading through an Overview of the endorsement process; and
• Understand How Endorsement Can Make a Difference in promoting and supporting healthy development and nurturing relationships for all infants and young children in New Mexico by viewing the Impact Maps for each level of endorsement; and
• Get Started with Your Endorsement Application by reviewing the requirements for the various levels, seeing what is involved in Preparing Your Endorsement Portfolio, and completing a Preliminary Application form; and
• View and Download all the Materials Needed to Understand and Apply for and Engage in the Endorsement Process including:
  • Becoming familiar with the endorsement process; and
  • Viewing the Impact Maps; and
  • Begin the Preliminary Application process; and
  • Work on your Endorsement Portfolio; and
  • Prepare for the written examination (Levels 3 & 4 only)