By linking Emerging Minds resources with courses, students will have access to a wide range of content aimed at enhancing their knowledge and skills in how to support infant and child mental health. In using this guide you play a crucial role in fostering a society where the wellbeing of our youngest members is prioritised, ensuring a brighter and healthier future for all.
Recommended courses:
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Online Course
Promoting infant and toddler mental health with parents
Online CourseThis course explores the ways practitioners can support parents by providing reassurance, guidance, information or resources to promote positive mental health in their infant or toddler. -
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Keeping the infant and toddler in mind
Online CourseThis free online course will provide you with an introduction to a relationship-based framework that promotes the mental health of children aged 0-5 years. -
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Understanding brain development
Online CourseThis course will provide you with an increased awareness, knowledge, and understanding of foundational concepts about developmental neuroscience (brain development).
Recommended webinars:
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Webinar
Webinar | What is infant and child mental health and why is it important for all practitioners to think about it
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsThis webinar featured Brad Morgan, Emerging Minds’ Director, and Helen Francis, Emerging Minds’ National to Local Manager, who described how Emerging Minds works across sectors to identify effective practice, and to support practice development that improves the early identification and prevention of child mental health issues. -
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Infant and early childhood mental health: Collaborating with the family and the team to support the child
Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)Based on a case study, this webinar discusses practical ways in which GPs can collaborate with the team and coordinate care for the child within the current Medicare system. -
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Practice skills to promote infant and parent mental health in the first 12 months of life
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)Co-produced with the Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN), this webinar aims to explore practice skills that nurture the developing parent–child relationship and address the practical and emotional transitions of parenting.
Recommended podcasts:
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Podcast
Insights on infant sleep with Dr Pamela Douglas
Dr Pamela DouglasRuntime00:33:45Released16/5/21 -
Podcast
How holistic pregnancy care promotes infant mental health
Dr Lyndal HarborneRuntime00:21:34Released22/7/22 -
Podcast
Using cue-based infant massage to support infant mental health
Kerryn RobertsRuntime00:28:42Released13/6/23
Additional material:
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In focus
In focus: Child development
Emerging MindsUnderstanding a child’s ecology – their relationships and the environments in which they live, learn, play, and grow – and how brains and bodies develop is an integral part of supporting healthy development and wellbeing. When coupled with a curious, respectful practice approach, this knowledge can help you to scaffold children’s learning and development and equip them with the tools they need to grow and thrive. -
In focus
In focus: The child and their local ecology
Emerging MindsExplore how a child’s ecology - their relationships; home, school and neighbourhood environments; and the broader societal and economic context they live in - all have an impact on their mental health, development and wellbeing. And learn how understanding a child's ecology can help you to support them to live their 'best life'. -
Resource summary
Infant mental health learning pathway
Emerging MindsThis learning pathway is designed for anyone who works with infants, toddlers, parents of young children, and families. It invites practitioners to broaden their working context from being solely adult-focused or solely infant-focused, to considering the whole family.