MI-AIMH 2013 Biennial Conference

Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health Biennial Conference

Tomorrow Begins Today: Promoting Resilience in Infants, Very Young Children and Their Families

Conference Dates: Sunday, May 19 - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Location: All conference sessions will be held in one building - The Lansing Center - The Center of It All
                                                                                                     333 East Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933
Conference Agenda:

Sunday, May 19th
11:30 am     Registration and Check-In
12:45 pm     Welcome
1:00 pm       Selma Fraiberg Colloquium - "Resiliency in Young Children, Adults and Communities Following a Trauma"
                    with Joy Osofksy, PhD
2:30 pm       Break
3:00 pm       Concurrent Workshops A
                    **MI-AIMH will offer two opportunities for further reflections with Dr. Osofsky during the concurrent workshops A.  
                     Please see A1 for a session designed for more seasoned clinicians and A2 for early childhood professionals.
5:00 pm       Networking Event
7:15 pm       MI-AIMH Goes to The Movies

Monday, May 20th
7:30 am      Registration and Check-In
8:30 am      Welcome and Keynote Address - "Relational Resilience - What It Is and How Do We Promote It?" with Neil Boris, MD
10:00 am    Break
10:30 am    Concurrent Workshops B
12:30 pm    Exhibits and Melissa Kaplan-Estrin Student Poster Session
2:30 pm      Concurrent Workshops C
4:30 pm      Break
5:30 pm      President's Reception
6:30 pm      Awards Banquet

Tuesday, May 21st
7:30 am      Registration and Check-In
8:30 am      Keynote Address - "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Relation to Mental Health, Disease, Disability and
                   Premature Death" with Vincent J. Felitti, MD
10:00 am    Break
10:30 am    Keynote Address - "When Our Bridges Don't Connect: Core Concepts Enhancing Diversity-Informed Practice"
                   with Chandra Ghosh Ippen, PhD
12:00 pm    Break
1:00pm       Concurrent Workshops D
3:00 pm      Conference Adjourns

New at This Conference

• The conference will be held in one building in Lansing, MI
• Lower conference rates for those registering online
• New to the Virtual Center of Excellence (VCE)?  You will need to become a member (for free) in order to register online
• Networking Event and Movie Night on Sunday
• Extended Student Poster Session and time to visit exhibitors on Monday afternoon
• President's Reception and Awards Banquet on Monday evening
• Nominal $10 charge for registered participants to attend the Awards Banquet
• In lieu of a Policy Lunch, there will be an additional set of workshops available
• All participants will need to check-in and will receive a certificate of attendance, which includes necessary continuing education and endorsement information

Conference Registration, Fees and Payment Information

Pre-registration is required by Friday, May 10, 2013, to attend this conference.  Special events and workshops are filled on a first come first served basis.  If you are not pre-registered, you will be considered a walk-in.  Walk-ins are not guaranteed training materials or their preferred choice of workshops.

All conference fees are due in advance of the conference and must be paid in US funds.  If payment is outstanding upon arrival at the confernece, full payment will be collected in order to enter the conference.

Participants may register two ways:

1. Fax - must download and print the brochure at the bottom of this page and fax the completed form to Sheila at 734-785-7740. *Note: each faxed registration will have an additional $15 processing charge.
2. Online - we encourage you to register online to receive the following benefits:

• Reduced conference fee, even if you choose to pay by personal or agency check (website will NOT ask for any information on your check)
• It's easy and secure
• VCE website retains your training information into a virtual training transcript
• The next training you attend with VCE will be even easier as you won't have to re-enter all of your contact and license information
• Receive immediate confirmation of your registration, including all of your event and workshop choices via email

*Individual faxed registrations will have an additional $15.00 processing fee attached

Conference registration fees include:

• Presentations provided by leaders in the infant mental health field across the country
• Training materials
• Admission to Special Events: networking event; movie night and president's reception
• Refreshment breaks
• Certificate of attendance

Payment Options:  

• Online Credit Card (VISA and MASTERCARD only) - safe and secure 
• Online Echeck - safe and secure
• Agency or Personal Check (website will NOT ask for any information on your check)

Please make checks payable to: VCE, attention Sheila Blair, 13101 Allen Rd., Southgate, MI 48195
Agency checks MUST include the name(s) of participants that the check is covering and be postmarked no later than the last day of registration, May 10, 2013.  To ensure that your payment is processed correctly, please include the following on the memo line of your check: MI-AIMH Conference  

Cancellation/Refund Policy: Refund of the registraiton fee will be granted only to those persons who cancel their registration to the conference in writing by Monday, May 6, 2013, to sblair@vceonline.org.  There will be a $50 cancellation/processing charge. Those who do not appear at the conference, thereby cancelling by default, will not be eligible to receive any refund.

Scholarships: MI-AIMH has designated funds for a limited number of scholarships to attend the conference. Funds will be awarded for amounts up to the full conference fee.  The Scholarship Committee will review all applications postmarked by Monday, April 8, 2013.  The application form can be found in the registration brochure linked to the bottom of this page.

Continuing Education Credits
 

Continuing education credits are offered for this conference.  Participants must arrive on time and remain in the training for its entirety (including Q&A) to receive continuing education credits.  Late arrivals and early departures will result in the deduction of awarded credits.  You must have your Professional License number with you when you check-in. Sunday has 3.5 credits available; Monday has 5.5 credits available and Tuesday has 5.0 credits available for a total of 14.0 credits for the entire conference.

Counselors: 14.0 continuing education credits are approved for this training.  VCE is a National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.  The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

Social Workers: 14.0 continuing education credits are approved for this event.

Nurses: 14 contact hours are approved for this training.  Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton-Eaton-Ingham counties, OH-336, (expires 3/1/2015), is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association, (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Teachers/ChildCare Providers: 5-12 State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCEHS) are available for eligible participants; approval pending.  To become eligibile, participants must comply with all onsite information and attendance requirements, including the provision of an email address unique to the participant.  Once eligibility has been validated, participants must complete all Secure Central Registry (SCR) system requirements.

Endorsement: All sessions of the MI-AIMH Conference count toward the specialized in-service training requirement to earn or renew the MI-AIMH Endorsement® for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health.  In- service hours are counted by the clock hour.  Applicants need a minimum of 30 clock hours of specialized in-service training to earn endorsement and 15 clock hours annually to renew.  A maximum of 14 hours can count toward the specialized in-service training requirements for MI-AIMH Endorsement®. 

Next Steps

1. Download the brochure at the bottom of this page for details on the keynote addresses, breakout sessions, special events, award winners, hotels with reduced conference fees, parking, scholarship information, continuing education credits and MI-AIMH information.  The web addresses and links embedded within the brochure will work when you click on them.
2. If you are not a member of the VCE, you will need to become a member (for FREE) in order to register for this training online.
3. To register online, click "Register Now" button at the bottom of this page.  
4. You will be asked to answer a series of questions
5. You will be able to choose your membership level and which days of the conference you wish to attend - you will need to enter your MI-AIMH membership number, contact Deborah Kahraman at 734-785-7705, ext. 7210 or dkahraman@mi-aimh.org if you need your number.
6. You will be able to choose your breakout sessions based on the days of the conference you are attending
7. You will be able to choose which special events you would like to attend
8. You will be able to add comments if needed
9. You will be able to review ALL of your choices, make changes if needed and choose your payment method
10. You will receive an automatic confirmation email immediately once your payment is processed

Contributors

Thank You

With support from the Children's Trust Fund; Early Childhood Investment Corporation; Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health; Infancy and Early Childhood Graduate Specialization, Michigan State University; MD-AIMH; Michigan Department of Community Health - Mental Health Services to Children and Families; Michigan State University - Department of Psychiatry; National Association of Social Workers - Michigan Chapter; Todd Ouida Childrens Foundation and University of Michigan, School of Social Work.

Cosponsorship of a conference by the Michigan Deparment of Education assumes the active participation of Deparment of Education staff in the planning and development of the agenda.  No person shall be denied the opportunity to participate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, marital status or disability.  The conference facility must meet federal and state accessinility standards.  Commercial products or services displayed or presented as part of the conference are not considered endorsed by the Michigan Department of Education.

Additionally, in collaboration with Michigan's Children and the Michigan Council for Mental Health and Children's Health.

If you have individual requirements or special needs in order to participate in this conference or have questions regarding registration, please contact Sheila Blair at (734) 785-7705, Ext. 7300.  Please make special requests within two weeks of the conference.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS CONFERENCE HAS BEEN CLOSED. IF YOU WOULD STILL LIKE TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE, YOU MAY COME AS A WALK-IN. WALK-INS WILL NEED TO PAY IN FULL AT THE DOOR AND MAY NOT RECEIVE CONFERENCE MATERIALS OR THEIR CHOICES OF WORKSHOPS, DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABILITY.