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How can MI-AIMH Grow the Diversity of the IMH Field?
The short answer to this question is, “Intention and Attention”. The rest of this message will offer you information to reflect upon related to our growth process. Our Chosen Definition of Diversity MI-AIMH strengthens and supports a diverse infant and early childhood mental health-informed workforce, engaging professionals who represent many different cultures, ethnicities, disciplines and…
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All at Sea: A Case Discussion
This story reflects the case, but details have been changed to protect the privacy of the family. I was greeted warmly by Mom, who was referred through her family doctor for infant mental health services because of concerns about her depression following the complicated birth of her son five months earlier. This was all the…
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Commentary: All at Sea: A Case Discussion
Jan Proudfoot has given us a great gift – the affirmation of the power of relationship to affect growth and change through the story of a new mother struggling to respond to her baby who she described as strong willed, inconsolable, difficult to feed and unresponsive to people or playthings. Jan’s initial response to the…
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Musings on the work of Erna Furman: Supervising and “Being Felt With”
Originally published in the April/May 2005 Infant Crier, this article has been reprinted in MI-AIMH’s recent publication, Reflections from the Field: Celebrating 40 Years, Volume I (2017). To begin, I must confess to limited knowledge of the highly respected work of Erna Furman. Her wonderful writings about the lives of toddlers emerged from her psychoanalytic…
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The Intentionality of Diversity: Reflections on the 2017 MI-AIMH Biennial Conference
This past May we celebrated the 40th anniversary of MI-AIMH at the 2017 MI-AIMH Biennial Conference in Kalamazoo. The conference title, “Integrating Mindfulness and Diversity in Practice: Nurturing Authentic Relationships with Infants, Young Children and Families,” included two buzzwords: “mindfulness” and “diversity.” These two words don’t always invoke positive feelings in me; I might even…
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Keeping the Therapist in Mind: Examining Diversity in the Reflective Process
INTRODUCTION Relationships are complex, as they form the foundation in regulating emotions and managing life’s stressors (Stroud, 2010; Weatherston & Tableman, 2015). Within the working relationship of the clinician and the client, each brings their own set of histories, culture, and realities that influence the shaping of their lives. Nevertheless, in many instances, there is…
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For African-American Families, a Daily Task to Combat Negative Stereotypes about Hair
The following article is reprinted with permission from the author. The article was originally published in The Conversation on September 1, 2016. Mothers across all cultures may worry about being judged for their child’s appearance. But for African-American mothers, a child’s hairstyle can be especially anxiety-inducing. If they don’t properly care for it, many fear…
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Substance Abuse is at Epidemic Proportions: Perspectives from an Early Head Start Worker
My name is Wintra Cain. In case you were wondering, I was born in a blizzard, that’s how I got my name. I am currently employed as an Early Childhood Specialist for the Early Head Start program in Hillsdale County, Michigan. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with an Infant Mental Health…
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Perinatal Substance Use: An Update and Reflection on the Importance of Relationship
The mother-baby dyad is a beautiful yet vulnerable miracle of humanity that has tremendous potential to shape how infants will grow to view themselves, their relationships and the world. While birth and mothering are joyful events, substance use and addiction can complicate the time surrounding pregnancy and birth with guilt, shame and fear and may disrupt this dyadic process…