Overview
This ten-week course aims to introduce a framework of thinking about parent and infant relationships, enhancing the skills of front-line professionals working to promote infant mental health and development. It is a practical and theoretical introduction to some essential themes concerning the foundations of emotional, cognitive and personality development in babies and young children in the context of their primary relationships and experiences.
Explore professional responses to the wide range of families struggling with problems such as toileting, feeding, sleeping, and behavioural difficulties. Explore pioneering studies and clinical approaches, taking part in in-depth discussions about your own casework and experiences from practice. Deepen your understanding of conscious and unconscious factors involved in early developmental processes and learn more about early preventative intervention.