Foundational Webinars

To register for an upcoming training, click on the title of event. You will be directed to the McSilver Institute registration system.
Information on learning modules, including the recordings of past webinars, are available below.

Module 5: Specific Disorders: A Closer Look

Current understandings of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Neurodiversity
Dr. Corrine Catalano
Thursday, April 3, 2025
3:30 - 5:00 PM

How Do Children Learn to Understand and Use Language? And Why Do Some Children Struggle With This Developmental Capacity?
Dr. Sima Gerber
Monday, April 14, 2025
12:30 - 2:00 PM

Module 4: Through the Lens of Family, Community and Culture 

Social Determinants of Health, Poverty, Systemic Discrimination and Their Impact on Development
Dr. Obianuju Berry
Friday, February 14, 2025
9:30 - 11:00 AM
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Beyond Awareness: DC:0-5 Cultural Formulation as a Path to Equity-Informed Infant Mental Health
Carmen Rosa Noroña, LICSW, IECMH-E and Dr. Patricia Lakatos
Friday, March 21, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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CLICK HERE to access the "Reflections Towards a Cultural Formulation" resource.
Please check back for the link to our LMS module recording of this event.

Module 3: Risk, Stress, Protection, and Resilience

The Impact of Stress and Trauma on Brain Systems, Relationships, and Infant/Child Development
Dr. Gerard Costa
Friday, January 3, 2025
9:30 - 11:00 AM
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Child Abuse and Neglect: Impact, Assessment and Responses that Support Children within their Caregiving Systems
Dr. Gerard Costa and Dr. Susan Chinitz
Friday, January 17, 2025
9:30 - 11:00 AM
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Module 2: Assessment, Diagnosis, Formulation and Professional Development

It is encouraged (but not required) that the second, third, and fourth webinars of this module be completed as a series in order to gain the most well-rounded understanding of assessment. 

Becoming An Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Professional: Professional Formation - Ways of "Knowing," "Doing," and "Being-With"
Dr. Gerard Costa
Friday, November 15, 2024
9:30 - 11:00 AM
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Interviewing, Screening, and Assessment: The Art and Science of Knowing and Understanding Infancy and Childhood 
Dr. Gil Foley
Thursday, November 21, 2024
1:00 - 2:30 PM
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Developmental Screening with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-3 (ASQ-3): Administration, Scoring and Interpretation 
Dr. Gil Foley
Friday, December 6, 2024
9:30 - 11:00 AM
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Developmental Screening with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social Emotional-2: (ASQ:SE-2): Administration, Scoring and Interpretation
Dr. Gil Foley
Friday, December 20, 2024
9:30 - 11:00 AM
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Module 1: Developmental and Psychodynamic Foundations of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

Guiding Principles in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Dr. Gerard Costa
Friday, September 13, 2024
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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LMS module available

Central Role of Attachment and Relationships in Development and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH)
Dr. Gil Foley
Friday, September 27, 2024
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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LMS module available

The Interpersonal Nature of Brain Development and Need for Safety
Dr. Gerard Costa
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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LMS module available

Pregnancy and the Perinatal Period
Dr. Susan Chinitz
Friday, October 11, 2024
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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LMS module available

Infant and Early Childhood Development: A Cross Domain/Cross Disciplinary Perspective
Dr. Gil Foley
Friday, October 18, 2024
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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LMS module available

Typical and Atypical Social-Emotional Development in Infants and Young Children
Dr. Gerard Costa
Friday, November 1, 2024
9:30 - 11:00 AM
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LMS module available