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  • Welcome to the AiMH UK Infant Mental Health Continuing Professional Development Programme (IMH CPD Programme)


    The programme has been designed to help you to map your skills, knowledge and practice experience against the UK Infant Mental Health Competency Framework (IMHCF), and to build your IMH Portfolio.


    Once completed and on upon successful peer review, practitioners will gain entry on to the Infant Mental Health Recognition Register (IMHRR)*, giving recognition of infant mental health skills, knowledge and practice.**

    *Participants can choose whether their name is displayed on the IMHRR.
    ** Fee may apply


      




  • Who can access?


    The IMH CPD Programme is for all staff working with infants and their parent/s/caregiver from pregnancy to the second year of life, and who support parent/s/ and or caregiver to promote healthy infant development. This includes practitioners who are, for example:

    • working with infants in childcare settings, or who work with the parent-infant dyad under supervision workers such as Early Years Workers
    • are regulated practitioners who work autonomously with the parent-infant dyad, supported by supervision, for example, parent-infant psychotherapists, Health Visitors, psychologists, Social Workers
    • are regulated practitioners who deliver specialist services to parents and infants with, for example, responsibility for managing a specialist team, providing training and supervision of other practitioners; and informing and implementing service development, protocols and policies at organisational and regional levels

    What is the process?


    Once you have registered, creating your IMH Portfolio is a simple and straight forward process. You will work through each Domain at your own pace, providing evidence in support of your working practice in and around infant mental health.

    How to Create your Portfolio 1-3

    How to create your Portfolio 4-5

    How to begin...


    AiMH UK Member: access to the IMH CPD Programme is included in your membership.
    • Log in as a member
    • Register onto the IMH CPD Programme
    • Choose the level relevant to you and your working practice
    • Click on the green 'Start you Level Portfolio' button to begin building your IMH Portfolio

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    Not a member of AiMH UK: you can register onto the IMH CPD Programme for an annual fee of £25, or join AIMH UK and gain access to all other resources and support.
    • Click on the 'Contact us for more information' button at the top of this page, and a member of our team will provide you will all you need to register



  • Choose your Level of expertise:

    Select the appropriate Level of expertise for you and click on the green button to begin building your IMH Portfolio.

    Level 1 Portfolio

    If you are a practitioner who works with infants in a childcare setting, or who work with the parent-infant dyad under supervision, Level 1 is for you. You may be a nursery assistant or a childcare worker, for example.


    L1 Domains Grid



    Start your Level 1 Portfolio


    Level 2 Portfolio

    If you are a regulated practitioner who works autonomously with the parent-infant dyad, supported by supervision, Level 2 is for you. You may be a Health Visitor, Psychologist, Social Worker or Parent-Infant Psychotherapist, for example.


    L2 Domains Grid



    Start your Level 2 Portfolio


    Level 3 Portfolio

    You should be creating a Level 3 IMH Portfolio if you are a regulated practitioner who delivers specialist services to parents and infants with, for example, responsibility for managing a specialist team, providing training and supervision of other practitioners; and informing and implementing service development, protocols and policies at organisational and regional levels.


    L3 Domains Grid             

    Start your Level 3 Portfolio


  • AiMH UK Infant Mental Heath Recognition Register (IMHRR)

    The IMHRR has been created in order to acknowledge and give recognition to practitioners who have a proven expertise in infant mental health.
    Entry on to the IMHRR is gained through successful completion of the IMH CPD Programme. Practitioners are required to document their infant mental health knowledge, skills and working practice against the AiMH UK IMH Competency Framework (IMHCF) and create a IMH Portfolio.
    Once completed, an assessor will review your IMH Portfolio submission and provide feedback. After a successful review, your name will be added to the IMHRR*, providing recognition of your infant mental health skills, knowledge and working practices.**

    *Participants can choose whether their name is displayed on the IMHRR

    ** Fee may apply


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