Tuesday, July 13, 2010

On Meeting and Blogging to Promote ECMH in the Peninsulas: Thinking creatively

Our next consultation group meeting is this Friday, July 16th, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Room 105 at Kitsap Mental Health, off the lower parking lot, on the main campus in Bremerton. Please join us.

Our group and this blog are attempts to creatively expand awareness of the importance of the work of early childhood mental health consultation.

Give us the benefit of your knowledge and experience. Come share your stories. Bring your cases. Let us consult together so we can be more effective in our work. And spread the word.

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On the Story of the Kitsap Infant Mental Health Coalition: A predecessor

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Above is the beginnings of my personal timeline of how I came to this field. Below is a collective history of the "early days" of the arrival an awareness of early childhood mental health in Kitsap County. What are the milestones along the way for you? Tell us your story. We would love to repost it here on this blog. -gw

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On Babies, Brains and Relationships: Sheri Hill is coming to the Peninsulas

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This training is right up our alley, a perfect follow-up to the day-long conference on early childhood mental health we had in the spring at the OESD. -gw

Thursday, July 8, 2010

On Summer Reading: Zero to Three has some suggestions


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ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families 2000 M St. NW Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036 (800) 899-4301 (703) 661-1500

Email customer service: 0to3@presswarehouse.com
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It was Khadija Johnston (See Mental Health Consultaton in Child Care) who came to Kitsap County back in the 1990's that got the ball rolling for infant mental health locally. -gwd