Upcoming Events

The MA Act Early team has 2 opportunities for Head Start, Early Intervention and WIC professionals. The first is a free, online webinar on January 28th on the promotion of parental monitoring and child development. Participants who attend all 5 sessions will receive 0.05 CEUs. The second opportunity is for professionals working in the birth to 5 population to become endorsed by the MA Infant Mental Association. Attendance at the January webinar will count towards your endorsement requirements. Both opportunities have been grant funded by the AUCD/CDC. Please see details below. 

January 28th, 2022 Webinar for Head Start, Early Intervention, and WIC Professionals
Interprofessional Education on the Promotion of Parental Monitoring of Developmental Milestones.

Registration link: https://umassamherst.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3yfcmjuYHy25OjY

January 28th, 2022 Schedule:
  • 8:30 am - 9:30 am Part I: “Learn the Signs. Act Early”  Participants will describe how to support developmental monitoring using the CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early” free developmental monitoring tools within their setting.
  • 9:45 am - 10:45 am Part II: Early Childhood Developmental Monitoring, Screening, Referral and Milestones  Participants will gain interprofessional knowledge about different state agencies and collaboration opportunities with early childhood providers. Participants will identify the process and key stake holders of the Massachusetts referral system. Participants will be able to identify healthy developmental milestones in early childhood for eating and dressing.
  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Part III: Motor and Cognitive Milestones for Children  Participants will be able to identify healthy developmental milestones in early childhood for motor and cognitive milestones.
  • 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Part IV: Social & Speech Milestones for Children  Participants will be able to identify healthy developmental milestones in early childhood for social skills and speech and language skills milestones.
  • 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Part V: Attachment and Complex Trauma  Participants will be able to recognize attachment patterns in children and understand how early trauma impacts child development.
 

Endorsement by Mass AIMH for Head Start, Early Intervention, and WIC Professionals
The MA Act Early Team has been grant funded by the AUCD/CDC to support building resiliency in our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The MA Act Early Team is sponsoring 50 professionals who work with children birth to 5 to become endorsed by the Massachusetts Association for Infant Mental Health. 
Steps for MassAIMH Endorsement®: 
  1. Complete the MA Act Early registration link: https://umassamherst.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0uDhLAOTQHMCfAO
  2. To sign up as a MassAIMH member using the MAactearly discount code, please follow these steps
    1. Go to Join MassAIMH
    2. Enter your name and contact information.
    3. Scroll down and select the $15/year MassAIMH Membership (be sure you have selected this option).
    4. Enter your credit card number. You will be charged $0, but our system requires that a valid credit card number be included in order to process your order.
    5. Add the discount code - maactearly (all lower case) - where indicated and click "Apply." You'll see a message that says "100% discount applied," which means you owe $0.
    6. Click "Join Now.
  3. Sign up for the Category I endorsement using link: https://easy.mi-aimh.org/massaimh/ Please click here to learn how to register. 
  4. Attend one of the office hours below before January 1st, 2022.  
The endorsement office hours are on the first Thursday and the fourth Wednesday of the month, October 7, Oct 27, Nov 4, Nov 22, Dec 2, Dec 22nd. 
First Thursday: 8:30-9:30 am 
Fourth Wednesday: 12-1 pm 
Link to join office hours via Zoom meeting:  
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8141086893?pwd=SCtrRGt0ZVgzaDE0UkFsdFgvUmdpUT09
Meeting ID: 814 108 6893      Passcode: 431128  
 
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the CDC’s MA Act Early Ambassador, Dr. Kate Barlow at Kate.Barlow@aic.edu.