Infant/Child Mental Health, Early Intervention, and Relationship-Based Therapies: A Neurorelational Framework

The South Chapter of the Infant Development Association hosts a day with Connie Lillas! She will provide an interactive presentation for all disciplines in early intervention to introduce the concepts of her recently published book, "Infant/Child Mental Health, Early Intervention, and Relationship-Based Therapies A Neurorelational Framework for Interdisciplinary Practice" by Connie Lillas and Janiece Turnbull.

When early interventions with children fail, clinicians wonder: How could things have been different? The answers seem obvious at first, but a little reflection begins to unveil just how complicated this question really is. Who should have been included in the treatment? With what professionals and using what approaches? When should intervention have occurred? In response to the critical need for a more cohesive system of care for our youngest patients, this book presents a conceptual framework for interdisciplinary collaboration. Examining the issues of infant mental health and early intervention from a brain-based perspective addresses the need for individual practitioners to incorporate the whole picture in relation to their part in assessing and intervening with each individual child and parent, and provides a global framework for team collaboration.

About the Speaker:CONNIE LILLAS, PHD, MFT, RN, private practitioner and Director of the Interdisciplinary Training Institute, provides training across disciplines and service delivery systems for local, national and international audiences.

Event date: October 30, 2009

Event time: 8:30am - 5:00 pm

This event will be held at the Braille Institute, 741 Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029.

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