The growth and development of an Infant Mental Health Program: An integrated perspective

Author(s): Frankel, K. A.

Journal/Book: Infant Mental Hlth J. 1997; 18: Michigan State Univ, Dept Psychology, E Lansing, MI 48824-1117. Michigan Assn Infant Mental Health. 126-134.

Abstract: This article details the development of the Infant Mental Health Clinical and Training Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine from 1976 to the present. The article discusses the clinical sites where the program takes place, which include the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, outpatient child psychiatry clinic, and day treatment programs. Trainees from several mental health disciplines participate in the program, including predoctoral psychology externs, interns from the Clinical Psychology Internship, residents from the Child Psychiatry Training Program, and postdoctoral research fellows in developmental psychopathology, Recently, the Infant Mental Health Program has also been able to offer its own training positions. The philosophical models of clinical service and training are outlined. The article concludes by looking at future directions and challenges for the Infant Mental Health Program.

Note: Article Harmon RJ, Univ Colorado, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Denver,CO 80262 USA

Keyword(s): CHILDREN; NURSERY; MOTHER

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