“Children are not the people of tomorrow but the people of today. They have a right to be taken seriously and to be treated with tenderness and respect. They should be allowed to grow into whoever they were meant to be-the unknown person inside each of them is our hope for the future.”

– Janusz Korczak

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Infant-Parent Training Institute: Maternal Mental Health Course now accepting applications

A mother's mental health affects her own sense of self, the well-being of her children, her close relationships, and the functioning of the family. A mother of an infant or young child who is struggling with depression, anxiety, or other emotional difficulties faces multiple challenges in coping and parenting. This course will examine the profound emotional transformation of becoming a mother, the influence of culture on maternal mental health, and the impact of mental health on the parent-child relationship. Included in the class sessions are issues of trauma, intergenerational parenting patterns, research on maternal depression, and mothering under special circumstances. Use of video and opportunities for exploring case material will be provided.

Summary of Pyramid Model Activities Offered by CBTI in the Spring of 2012

Foundations of the CSEFEL Pyramid Model CEU-bearing trainings continued through the winter and spring of 2012. Thirty-six providers participated in training at Catholic Charities programs in South Boston and Cambridge.  An Educator and Provider Support (EPS) Grant from Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care supported training in Taunton for 10 providers.

Working with Families in Supporting Positive Behavior: Using the CSEFEL Pyramid Model Family Modules was offered in April 2012 in Worcester, MA. This two-day series was based on the evidence-based, user-friendly CSEFEL Parent Training Modules for professionals who work with parents and family members. Over 90 participants came from a variety of program types, including Early Intervention, center-based, family child care, and Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Centers.

Thirty-four faculty members from both two and four-year institutions of higher education and members of the CSEFEL State Leadership Team participated in the CSEFEL Pyramid Model Higher Education Institute, a two-day seminar featuring strategies for incorporating information from the CSEFEL Pyramid Model into existing Early Childhood Education (ECE) coursework for children from birth to age six, was held in early June 2012. This provided full-time and adjunct ECE faculty with materials, sample syllabi, resources, and practices that will enable sharing of the evidence-based CSEFEL Pyramid Model Framework with students. The Institute also featured presentations from ECE programs currently implementing the Pyramid Model in Massachusetts.

Betsy Leutz and Mary Watson Avery Reflect on Teaching Teachers to Help Children Manage Emotions

Betsy Leutz and Mary Watson Avery reflected on a study by the University of Illinois about training teachers to handle children's emptions in a recent blog post on the Aspire Wire! View their reflections and add your own by visiting their post.

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