Infant Mental Health: Building Strong Foundations in the First Three Years

This webinar is free and open to the public.

 "The first moments… days, weeks and months of a baby's life can affect a child's physical and mental health and happiness for a lifetime." - Dr. Tim Oberlander, Kidcare Canada

The first 3 years of life represent the most rapid period of brain development and lay the foundation for lifelong emotional health, learning, relationships, and resilience. In this webinar, behavioral health professionals will explore the core principles of Infant Mental Health (IMH). Learn how early relationships shape development, examine the impact of trauma and toxic stress, identify protective factors that promote resilience, and learn practical strategies to strengthen caregiver-child relationships. This webinar emphasizes a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and relationship-based approach that participants can immediately apply in practice.

In this webinar, you will:

• Explain the foundational principles of infant mental health and describe how early relationships influence infant brain development and emotional well-being.
• Recognize common infant mental health risk and protective factors, including trauma, caregiver stress, attachment patterns, and resilience.
• Learn evidence-informed strategies that support healthy infant-caregiver relationships and promote positive developmental outcomes.

Instructor: Tobi DeLong Hamilton, PhD, LCSW
Associate Dean of Academic Quality, 
School of Health and Behavioral Sciences at UMass Global

This webinar is eligible for 1 Continuing Education (CE) Credit for recertification by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS). To earn 1 CE credit, participants must be a California residents and attend the free webinar or watch the recording. Participants must register and successfully complete a multiple-choice assessment and evaluation to receive a certificate of completion. UMass Global is recognized by the (BBS) California Board of Behavioral Sciences to provide continuing education credit per BPC Section 1887.4.3.

*Please note the above webinar time is in Pacific Time.