Foundations of Mindful Parenting (MPG) Level 1: A Reflective Approach to Working with At-Risk Parents and Young Children

This two-day intensive workshop is designed for mental health and early childhood professionals working with young children and families. This relationship-focused model emphasizes slowed-down and mindful observation, flexible responsiveness, and reflection as practices that enhance and transform the quality of caregiver-child relationships. Mindful Parenting aims to promote childhood attachment security through increasing parental reflective capacity, strengthening caregiver-child interactions, and reducing hostile/intrusive caregiving behaviors. Through review of audio-video case material, the core components of this group model will be applied to work with individuals, families and groups, including approaches to working with parents whose history of trauma challenges parent-child relationship security. Qualified by CA Institute of Mental Health and L.A. County Dept. of Mental Health as a Community-Defined Evidence (CDE) model for Prevention and Early Intervention, this standalone Level 1 training experience provides a reflective foundation for work with parents and young children, and is a prerequisite for Level 2 facilitator training. This training satisfies 6 hours towards the CA Center IFECMH Endorsement.

Learning Objectives

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

• Describe the concept of Reflective Functioning (RF) and its relationship to enhancing secure attachment and preventing negative caregiving behavior
• Describe the core component, ‘Mindful Observation,’ and the utility of an observational stance in clinical work with families with young children
• Distinguish high, medium, and low RF and the relationship of RF to attachment styles and parenting behavior
• Apply a working understanding of parental Reflective Functioning, attachment styles/states of mind, and the three core components of Mindful Parenting to clinical cases

Diane Reynolds, MFT, Program Developer and Senior Trainer for Mindful Parenting Groups and the Reflective Care Program at Center for Reflective Communities. Since creating the model in 2001, she has published and presented widely on Mindful Parenting Groups, receiving funding from private foundations as well as L.A. County Dept. of Mental Health supporting ongoing facilitator training, education, and research. She maintains an independent practice in Santa Monica, serving families and young children.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT 

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of these CME/CE programs 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.

Thursday & Friday, March 1-2, 2018, 9 AM – 4 PM - 12 CE Credits

No CME Credit