PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT

PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT INFANT MENTAL HEALTH (IMH) IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD OF RESEARCH. IMH PROVIDERS SERVE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM CONCEPTION THROUGH FIVE YEARS OF AGE. THE GOAL OF IMH IS TO PROMOTE THE HEALTHY SOCIAL- EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. IMH ALSO STRIVES TO PREVENT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND HEALTH PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT RISK. FINALLY, IMH PROVIDERS INTERVENE WHEN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOES AWAY. THE PA-AIMH SUPPORTS TRADITIONAL IMH PERSPECTIVES CONSISTENT WITH THE WORK OF SELMA FRAIBERG, AS WELL AS OTHER APPROACHES THAT SERVE TO PROMOTE THE MENTAL HEALTH INFANTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH ENHANCED INFANT-CAREGIVER RELATIONSHIPS. PA-AIMH IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BUILT AND RUN BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF CONCERNED EARLY CHILDHOOD PROVIDERS FROM ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. THE GOALS OF THE ASSOCIATION INCLUDE SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING A WORKFORCE OPTIMALLY PREPARED TO SERVE INFANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THE MOST CURRENT EVIDENCE-BASED AND EVIDE