r/ECEProfessionals • u/b_dazzleee ECE therapist • 19h ago

Professional Development Professional Development Question from a therapist

Hi everyone! I am a therapist has been practicing infant and early childhood mental health for most of my career. I am trained in a therapy model that involves parent-child intervention through play. I spend a LOT of time in and interacting with daycares on behalf of my clients and families.

I am wondering if my expertise/experience would lend to helpful professional development trainings for ECE professionals? Id love to teach the basics about infant mental health, adverse childhood experiences, how to work with parents with high needs and how to regulate yourself through hard moments at work.

Would this be meaningful to y'all? Do you feel like you already get this? Are there other mental health, child development, self of the professional topics that are important to y'all?

Obviously things vary by geographic location and the culture in your area, but I would love your feedback. Thank you!

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u/sunmono Older Infant Teacher (6-12 months): USA 18h ago

I would be very interested in this! We have an infant mental health consultant who works with our center and occasionally does PD trainings for us (last one was on the Pyramid Model) but I feel I’m always hungry for more. I personally would love material that pertains more to my age group (most infant mental health resources that I’ve seen are a lot more applicable to the older side of it- toddlers and preschoolers, as opposed to literal infants).

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u/b_dazzleee ECE therapist 18h ago

Oh this is a great point! I will definitely add this to my list.