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 next written examination for endorsement at Levels 3 and 4 will be offered in Albuquerque on September 25, 2010. Candidates who are interested in taking this exam must work with their Endorsement Advisors to complete and submit their endorsement portfolios to the NMAIMH no later than 5 p.m. August 13, 2010. Please talk with your Endorsement Advisor if you have questions. Written examination is not required for Level 1 & Level 2 candidates.

 

 

 

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