Institute for Infants, Children & Families

A Postgraduate Training Program of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services

One- and Two-Year Certificate Programs
Infant-Parent Study Center

Post-degree, in-depth training which inspires creative, transdisciplinary, relationship-centered leadership and practice in programs for babies, toddlers and their families within a wide range of community-based programs.
Enables graduates to pass knowledge and training, and improved program design on to others.

An opportunity to enhance your career and upgrade your infant/toddler-family services, these programs are designed for:

Program directors, trainers and other senior personnel in infant, toddler-family agencies
Experienced professionals to further specialize their clincial work with infants, toddlers and parents

In just one afternoon - evening per week, the Institute offers:

State-of-the-art, transdisciplinary faculty/coursework
Observationally-based infant assessement and intervention
Parent development, outreach, assessment and intervention
Emphases on social-emotional and physiological-sensory developmental lines
Infant-parent psychotherapy
Intervention with PDD-autistic spectrum children and their families
Trauma identification and treatment
Relationships as a unit of study
Leadership, consultative and program design skills
Intensive, reflective supervision

The programs are offered by the Institute for Infants, Children & Families, a postgraduate training program of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services. Qualifications: MSW, MS, PhD, MD or other commensurate degree including nursing, occupational/physical/language and arts therapies, early childhood and special education. [more information...]

Apply now for entry in Fall 2010. (Please inquire about our other training opportunities.)

Dorothy Henderson, LCSW
Assistant Director
Infants - Parent Study Center
120 West 57th Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-632-4497
Fax: 212-632-4534
Email: dhenderson@jbfcs.org

Two Year Postgraduate Fellowships in Relationships for Growth & Learning (RfGL) with Children Ages 2 1/2 to 7.

Advanced, in-depth training for all related disciplines in improving outcomes for at-risk, diagnosable and traumatized children ages 2 through 9 and their families, teachers and schools.
RfGL is therapeutic system integrated into preschools targeting children with emotional, social, language, or learning difficulties; improving classrooms; and reaching a wide range of parents.

The fellowship is offered by the Institute for Infants, Children & Families, a postgraduate training program of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services. Qualifications: MSW, MS, PhD, MD or other commensurate degree including nursing, occupational/physical/language and arts therapies, early childhood and special education. [more information...]

Apply now for programs in September 2010. For an application package or more information:
Marybeth Logan, LCSW
Institute for Infants, Children & Families
120 West 57th Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212-632-4745
fax: 212-632-4534
email: mlogan@jbfcs.org