Infant-Parent Training Institute:
Ways of Looking at the Parent-Infant Relationship: Integrating Theory, Practice and Video Observation
What is parent-infant mental health? Who are the major theorists and practitioners? What tools do they offer to clinicians in the field? This monthly seminar is designed for professionals who wish to enrich their understanding of parent-infant psychotherapy. Through readings, discussion, and video observation, seminar participants will be introduced to a variety of psychotherapy modalities that clinicians can use to enhance the relationship between parents and young children. Discussion will focus on how participants can integrate theories of parent-infant psychotherapy into their own clinical work. Participants may present their own cases or video-tapes of their work, but this is not a requirement. This course will be useful for both experienced and less experienced infant-parent psychotherapists as well as others who work with young children, such as Early Intervention providers. This course is also appropriate for those who would like to bring these principles to their work with older children or adults.
Time and Date:
One Friday per month: September-June (10 Fridays) Dates TBA
Time: 9 – 11am
Space is Limited to 12 students
Time commitment: 2 hours per month and reading time.
Tuition:
$800.00
CEU’s for some disciplines will be available.
Faculty: Claudia Yellin, Ph.D.
Claudia Yellin is a clinical psychologist with a specialty in infant mental health and parent infant psychotherapy. She received her Ph.D. from Boston University and trained at the Infant Mental Health Institute at Tulane University Medical School and at the Early Childhood Research Center at Brown University Medical School. There, she performed assessment and psycho-therapy with young foster children and their foster and biological families. Her post-doctoral internship was at the Early Childhood Research Center at Brown University, where she researched family functioning, consulted to Head Start, and worked with young children and families. Dr. Yellin has a private practice in Providence, RI and she is a mental health consultant to Early Intervention and to Parents as Teachers. Claudia has published in the areas of unresolved attachment and trauma.
