Florida Association for Infant Mental Health

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Professional use of self & parallel process in reflective supervision/consultation: A focus on the supervisor’s experience 

Description:

Professional use of self and parallel process are concepts used within infant and early childhood mental health intervention. Trainings are often offered to those providing direct services to young children and families that focus on recognizing emotional responses and wondering about how these responses can inform their therapeutic work. This workshop will focus on these concepts within the reflective supervision/consultation relationship and support supervisors in ways to identify and use their emotional responses to promote relationships within supervision/consultation. This workshop offers an opportunity to delve more deeply into these concepts, investigate their theoretical base, and explore barriers and facilitation strategies that can play a role in developing a capacity to identify and use these processes in our work.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine the theoretical perspective of the Professional Use of Self and Parallel Process.

• Identify 1-3 ways to navigate the parallel process in their work with supervisees. 

• List 1-3 ways professional use of self can inform their work with supervisees.

Trainer: Carla Caringi, PhD, LMSW, IMH-E®

 Carla C. Barron, PhD, LMSW, IMH-E^®, is the clinical coordinator and assistant research professor for the Infant Mental Health Program at Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute at Wayne State University. Dr. Barron facilitates a graduate-level infant mental health seminar, engages in community-based research, and provides professional development trainings on a variety of topics including reflective supervision/consultation and home visiting ethics and boundaries. She facilitates reflective supervision/consultation with infant and early childhood professionals across Michigan and nationally. She received her doctorate in social work from Wayne State University and is endorsed as an Infant Mental Health Mentor-Clinical by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health.

Event Time:  

September 15th, 2025 

1:30 PM-4:30 PM Eastern/ 12:30-3:30 PM Central/ 11:30 AM-2:30 PM Mountain/ 10:30-1:30 AM Pacific

Location is online via Zoom

Zoom link info will be sent to paid registrants several times beginning one week before the training begins.

Open to: Endorsed Reflective Supervisors, Vetted Reflective Supervisors, and/or IMH Professionals who would like to further their training in RSC. 

Endorsement:

Designed to meet the 3-hour training in Reflective Supervision/Consultation requirement for Endorsed Reflective Supervisors when renewing their Endorsement®.

Registration

"Agency + Training Support" Members: Free Slots Available to register email Training Coordinator Jamie Dolan at training@faimh.org

All Other FAIMH Members: $95

Non-Member Rate: $115

Late Registration Rate (Starts September 1st to September 10th): $130

Need CEUs?

Add-on the CEU Ticket for only $15 to receive 3 hours of Continuing Education for Social Work, Marriage & Family, Mental Health or Psychology (see below for more CEU information)

Technology Requirements:

To ensure the best possible experience for all participants, the program relies on online video conferencing, which has minimum requirements to work properly. You will need a desktop or laptop computer with speakers, microphone, and webcam, and a high-speed internet connection. Laptops work best because they come with all the necessary equipment and can easily be moved from room to room in your home or office to find a quiet place.

• Review the system requirements for the Zoom online meeting platform
• Try out a test meeting
• Test your audio and video in the meeting

Certificate: Upon successful completion of the training, a certificate of completion will be earned. A certificate will only be provided to those who attended the full training session (3 hours).

CEUs: Continuing education (3 hours) for licensed clinical social workers, marriage & family therapists, and mental health counselors will be offered by the Florida Association for Infant Mental Health, an approved provider for continuing education by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling (CE Provider #50-30846).

Continuing education (3 hours) for psychologists will be offered by the Florida Association for Infant Mental Health, an approved provider for continuing education by the Florida Board of Psychology (CE Provider # 50-30846).

Professionals in other related disciplines, as well as those working outside of Florida, can submit CEU certificates to their corresponding boards for independent approval. Actual CEU amounts will be dependent upon your specific licensure board and attendance.

Policies: View our Training Academy Policy on attendance, payment, cancellation and more.

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