TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - The explication of a mentor model, videotaping, and reflective consultation in support of infant mental health
JO  - Infant mental health journal
A1  - Summers, Susan Janko
A1  - Funk, Kristin
A1  - Twombly, Liz
A1  - Waddell, Misti
A1  - Squires, Jane
SP  - 216
EP  - 236
VL  - 28
IS  - 2
N2  - Infant mental health, as concept and intervention, is poorly understood by most practitioners in education settings. Direct-service personnel often lack appropriate knowledge, training, skills, and confidence in recognizing and addressing infant mental health problems. While programs and policymakers increasingly acknowledge the need to offer infant mental health services in order to prevent or mediate poor developmental outcomes among young children, effective methods of realizing an infant mental health initiative remain elusive. This qualitative study of five early education programs examines the use of mentors trained in clinical psychology or social work to support educators in delivering infant mental health services. The perspectives of administrators, direct-service providers, and mentors help us understand what constitutes successful infant mental health mentoring in general, and videotaping in combination with reflective consultation in particular.<p /> 
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SN  - 0163-9641
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/imhj.20130
ID  - ref1
ER  -