PSY 6607 - Introduction to Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health

3 Semester Hour(s)

This is a graduate level course and will provide an overview of the trajectory of early human development for infants and their families. Influences that lead to mental health wellbeing and influences that can push development off track will be examined through the lens of attachment, neurobiology, ethics, and biopsychosocial factors. A clinical mental health and reflective perspective will be employed to inform understanding, case conceptualization, assessment and treatment of infants and their families. Student taking this course will conduct a series of three observations modified version of the “Tavistock method of Infant Observation” and receive a minimum of two hours of reflective supervision/consultation via an online platform every week during this course. Course readings and recordings are pulled from clinical and nonclinical infant/early childhood mental health and parent mental health sources.

Prerequisite(s): Advisor’s approval