Language of Infants: What They Know and Need

This 3-hour and 15-minute FREE virtual interactive seminar explores how infants develop in relationship with their primary caregivers, and the adverse impact of trauma and maltreatment on their socio-emotional development.

3 Social Work CEUs

Trainer:
Jane Clarke, PhD.

Trainer Bio:

Dr. Jane Clarke has a Ph.D. in Special Education with a focus on Early Childhood Language/Learning Disabilities, alongside master’s degrees in Speech/Language Pathology and Learning Disabilities. She has completed post-doctoral work at Fielding University and fellowships in Infant-Parent Mental Health. Recently, she finished a fellowship in Reflective Supervision Consultation at UC-Davis. With extensive experience supporting high-risk infants and families, she is trained in various assessment procedures and interventions, and has developed innovative assessment tools such as DIAPER and DOVE. Currently, Jane serves as a statewide trainer and consultant for the NM-CYFD BHS – Infant Mental Health program and has been endorsed as an Infant Mental Health Mentor since 2007.

• Participants will be able to recognize how Infants ‘speak’ about their socio-emotional status in their own special language.
• Participants will understand the importance of the caregiver-child relationship.
• Participants will learn how trauma and maltreatment can interfere with parenting and development

This training brought to you through a partnership with the State of New Mexico’s Children, Youth, and Families Department.