Advanced Online D-EIS/MIM Training – Working in pregnancy, infancy and with toddlers

What?

Pregnancy is a period where emotional relationships (mother-fetal attachment, MFA) and prenatal reflective functioning are formed. They serve to prepare for the early caregiving, a system that overrides ones own attachment needs (a.ka. motherhood constellation, D. Stern) t a certain extent. Parental own attachment models are activated and re-worked during the psychological preparatory process of becoming a parent. Prenatal MIM work may be especially helpful in enhancing the emotional availability and increasing both the attachment as well as reflectiveness (i.e., treating the baby as a separate person).

Unique features of of early emotional interaction, including the nurturing elements, rhytmich synchorizing, may be especially relevant when the pregnant parent has own trauma history, suffers from depression/anxiety which preclude the normal emotional sensitization towards the fetus. Prenatal MIM examples are presented, along with qualitative consideration how to assess the early signs of sensitivity.[1]

Working with infants using the MIM/DEIS requires developmental understanding in assesment. Normative socio-emotional development needs to be put into a context of normative vs. harmful interaction patterns. Especially relevant is to assess parental emotional engaging and nurturing capabilities. Finally, toddlerhood brings out new demans for the parents: namely, structure and challenge. Case examples will be given from various age points along with assesment practices and clinical case description.

[1] In this workshop, only the qualitative use of the Prenatal MIM is presented.

Objectives:

The learning objectives of the 2-day training  are:

• How to apply the MIM prenatally?
• How to work with the MIM7DEIS with infant/parent dyads?
• How to work with the MIM with toddlers?
• Case examples, theoretical and practical considerations regarding more involved work with parents, examples of Prenatal/Infant/Toddler activities (separate activity book for therapists and parents)

Eligibility

Clinicians working with pregnant mothers and couples, babies and toddlers.  MIM/DEIS Basic training  / or viewing an online video and reading the DEIS manual before the training required (access to the online material after registration and payment).  Max. 25 participants.

Access to the course:

Trainer uses zoom pro link, invitation to join the meeting is sent individually via email to participants, along with practical information how the training online proceeds.

Materials:

The trained sends a link to a dropbox 2 weeks before the training. In the dropbox: Training slides, and DEIS manual (.pdf format), Appendix, suggested readings and the DEIS Introductory video.

Online Course details, Price and Payment:

• The course will be held through Zoom video conference service with participants being invited into the meeting via their e-mails.
• You can register for the course by filling out the form below.
• The course price is 435,00 e (including VAT 24%).

Course dates:

12.-13.1 2023 10-15 FIN time
(obs. FIN time is 1 hour ahead Central European Time and 2 hours ahead GMT)

Trainer:

Saara Salo, PhD, licenced clinical psychologist and psychotherapist (Family/Couples, EFT) therapy, Parent-Infant Psychotherapy)

Theraplay-Trainer/Supervisor, MBT-F (Mentalizing Based Treatment for Families) Trainer

Organizer:

Psykologi Saara Salo / Psykologitoimisto Salo

Business ID: FI27785936
Temppelikatu 11 A 17
00100 Helsinki, Finland
Email: saara.salo@theraplay.fi
Tel: +358 50 571 7699