Faith Eidson, LMSW talks with Dr. Sarah Shea about how using an Infant Mental Health (IMH) framework in Child Welfare work can benefit young children and their caregiver(s).

RESOURCE:

https://www.allianceaimh.org/

Christine Cole, LCSW, IMH-E interviews Kristin Irrer, IMH-E to discuss how recognizing the various developmental needs of children is crucial for Child Welfare workers in order to appropriately engage with youth and families.

Faith Eidson, LMSW interviews Dr. Marva Lewis to discuss the impact of early caregiving relationships on a child’s ability to self-regulate.

RESOURCES:

http://www.psychology.sunysb.edu/attachment/online/inge_origins.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258144317_Attachment_and_Culture

Early Development and Child Welfare is a new podcast series co-created by CEED and The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW). The series of 10 episodes covers a range of important aspects of child development and child welfare work.

RESOURCE:

https://ceed.umn.edu/online-courses/introduction-to-infant-mental-health/

IIn this episode, Erin Ward, from the University of Minnesota LEND Program (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities), interviews Heather Van Brunt, Program Manager at MN Adopt. MN Adopt is an organization in Minnesota that provides support and resources to foster and adoptive families. Erin also interviews Alyssa Mason, a pediatric occupational therapist working in a school district. Alyssa is a second year LEND fellow. Both guests share information and insight for foster and adoptive families in the midst of navigating parenting resources, specifically for children who have experienced trauma.

RESOURCES:

https://www.mnadopt.org/

https://lend.umn.edu/

https://www.proofalliance.org/

https://adoption.umn.edu/

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html

https://www.hennepin.us/residents/human-services/seniors-disabilities-supports

https://www.pacer.org/

https://adoptionsupport.org/

Join Steve Carlson PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation (practicetransformation.umn.edu) for the final podcast of this series: Trust with healthy suspicion. Common sense tells us we cannot trust and mistrust at the same time. And yet, when it comes to working with substance use disorders, this is an essential skill. A famous biblical phrase captures the important shared stance of mistrust and trust: “Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves”. Today’s meditation will support our capacity to fill the gap of honesty and deceit with our unwavering commitment to truth and compassion.

Steve Carlson PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation dives into the topics of Freedom and Responsibility. Although we usually cannot choose our circumstances, we are always free to choose how we respond and our attitude. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. This meditation will help support our capacity to respond to our clients mindfully, believing in their inherent ability to find their way.

Steve Carlson PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation (https://practicetransformation.umn.edu/) leads another meditation in this episode called Truth with compassion. Today we will ground ourselves in Satyagraha, which is the Sanskrit word for “holding onto truth”. This meditation will support our ability to respond to anger and another’s reactivity with truth, understanding, and compassion.

We know that child welfare workers value and benefit from even small moments of mindfulness and relaxation. Every Monday this month, tune in for a short podcast - designed for the busy social worker - filled with guided imagery and centering to help folks open themselves to their work and learning ahead. This meditation will acknowledge and honor the role of hope in our work with caregivers who are in the grips of a life situation that seems hopeless. In the mystical sense of the word, hope is not just wishful thinking. Hope is a life force that rests on a steadfast belief in our human capacity to change, even with an incomplete vision of what we will be.

Join Steve Carlson PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation (https://practicetransformation.umn.edu) in this guided meditation. This meditation will acknowledge and honor the role of hope in our work with caregivers who are in the grips of a life situation that seems hopeless. In the mystical sense of the word, hope is not just wishful thinking. Hope is a life force that rests on a steadfast belief in our human capacity to change, even with an incomplete vision of what we will be.

In this episode Katherine Nulicek, MSW interviews Paula Brandt of Minnesota Alternatives. Paula describes the benefits of using harm reduction and person-centered strategies to help child welfare workers and practitioners understand individuals in recovery.

Additional Resource:

http://mnalternatives.com