Observing and understanding infant-caregiver relationships to support recovery after trauma

We are delighted to partner with Professor Julie Larrieu, Tulane University (USA) who will be presenting webinars as part of the Infant Mental Health & Wellbeing Webinar Series.

The 2024 Infant Mental Health & Wellbeing Series is a series of webinars and in-person workshops with a focus on infants and their parents or caregivers who are at risk or otherwise vulnerable due to family adversity, violence and trauma.

Participants will gain an increased knowledge of infant mental health and the impact of adversity and trauma on infant and parent/caregiver development. Sessions will introduce those working with at-risk infants to ways in which they can intervene with infants and their parents/caregivers to support them to recover and thrive within their relationships.

Professor Julie Larrieu, Ph.D. is a developmental and clinical psychologist and a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences at the Tulane University School of Medicine, in the USA. She is a senior supervisor at the Tulane Parenting Education Program, a multidisciplinary team that provides intensive intervention to maltreated infants in foster care and their families.

Overview

This 3-hour workshop will present a framework for understanding domains of caregiving and associated impact for infants and very young children. This structure provides a lens that assists in focusing observations around salient aspects of the caregiver-child relationship. Videotaped case vignettes will illustrate the concepts discussed.

Learning outcomes

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be better able to:

Discuss multiple domains of caregiving
Recognise children's behaviours that are associated with various caregiving strategies
Understand factors to observe and consider regarding caregiving relationships.

Who should attend?

Clinicians, practitioners, leaders and policy makers from health, mental health, child protection, out of home care, family services, family violence, education and justice systems.

Cost & time

This session will be delivered from 9:00am - 12:30pm (AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time)

$230.00 (incl. GST)