Reflective Parenting Program (RPP) Level 1: Fundamentals Training

June 26 - 27, 2019

 

Reflective Parenting Program Level 1 Training: Fundamentals

This two-day intensive Level 1 training is designed for infant mental health and early childhood specialists. Participants will learn about a new approach to early intervention with parents based on a theoretical model of cognitive and emotional development emphasizing reflective functioning or parental mentalization.  This essential processing mechanism enables parents to understand that mental activity such as thoughts, feelings, needs, intentions, and desires (within both their children and themselves), which are not directly observable, underlie all human behavior. The ability to understand and respond to children’s behavior in terms of the mental states that motivate it is essential for strong parent-child bonds (i.e. secure attachment).

Learning Objectives

As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:

  • Describe attachment research and theory, psychoanalytic developmental theory, and the importance of the concept of parental reflective functioning.
  • Utilize examples of specific attachment patterns to tailor effective interventions when working with parents.
  • Apply parental mentalization theory in designing treatment strategies addressing a variety of issues that may emerge when conducting parent workshops.
  • List techniques and exercises that facilitate inquiry and reflection in parents.

 

Facilitated by:

Melissa Jacobs, PhD, clinical psychologist serving on the CRC’s Leadership Team as a Senior Trainer in the Reflective Parenting Program. Dr. Jacobs has a private practice in Los Angeles, where she makes use of both a psychodynamic and also mentalization-based perspective in her work with children and their families, as well as in her practice with adolescents and adults.

 

Annie Wilson, MS, LCSW is a psychotherapist with extensive clinical experience working in private practice and community mental health for over 18 years.  She is trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and integrates this somatic and trauma-focused intervention into her practice. Ms. Wilson is a Senior Trainer and clinical supervisor at both the Center for Reflective Communities and Family Service of Santa Monica.

 

 

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 and Thursday, June 27, 2019 – 12 CE credits

No CME Credit

 

 

Special group registration

For questions, please contact: info@reflectivecommunities.org or (323)275-4805

 

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT 

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME/CE program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

PSYCHOLOGISTS: The New Center for Psychoanalysis is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. New Center for Psychoanalysis maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Full attendance is required for psychologists to receive credit; partial credit may not be awarded based on APA guidelines. For the psychologists’ records, certificates of attendance are provided at the completion of the course.  

SOCIAL WORKERS, MARRIAGE and FAMILY THERAPISTS (LCSW, LMFT, ASW, IMF, LEP, LPCC, PCCI) 

The New Center for Psychoanalysis is a continuing education provider that has been approved by the American Psychological Association, a California Board of Behavioral Sciences recognized approval agency. 

REGISTERED NURSES: The New Center for Psychoanalysis is an accredited provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider #CEP1112). Registered Nurses may claim only the actual number of hours spent in the educational activity for credit.