For Professionals

Empowering the Professionals Who Touch Children’s Lives

Our primary mission is to support and advocate for Nevada’s diverse workforce supporting infants, very young children, their families, and caregivers. We aim to:

Raise awareness about the impact of early experiences on a child’s emotional development

Express the importance of developmental screenings and early professional intervention, when needed

Promote and advocate for policies that support families and caregivers

Build collaborations and partnerships across professional disciplines

Offer training and ongoing professional development to professionals across many disciplines – from pediatricians and healthcare providers, to early care and learning providers, teachers, home visitors, therapeutic interventionists, and other community partners.of disciplines

Provide IECMH Endorsement®, the professional credential for individuals who work with infants, young children, and their families

Member Benefits

Together. Stronger.

When you join NV-AIECIMH, you join the movement that nurtures the potential of every child. Your role is crucial in shaping the lives of the next generation, and you hold the power to give children both roots to grow and wings to fly. Discover how your unwavering commitment can make a lasting impact on their journey.

Your membership helps us grow stronger, and with the myriad of benefits and features that come with membership, you grow stronger as well. Benefits to members include:

IECMH Endorsement®

Professional Development Opportunities

Networking Opportunities

Resources and Information

Research and Knowledge

Advocacy and Policy Influence

Endorsement®

Endorsement Benefits Everyone

IECMH endorsement® is an internationally recognized credential that demonstrates specialized knowledge and experience in professionals who touch the lives of pregnant people, infants, young children, and their families and caregivers. Endorsement allows professionals to demonstrate they’ve obtained standards of knowledge and competencies in their fields to promote healthy relationships and cultural sensitivity. These are just a few of the advantages to endorsement:

Improving Outcomes

Endorsement is based on the principles of relationship-based, family-centered care, which has been shown to improve outcomes for infants and young children.

Building a Skilled Workforce

Endorsement promotes ongoing professional development and learning in the field of infant and early childhood mental health. This helps to build a skilled workforce knowledgeable about the unique needs of infants, young children, and their families, informed by communities of practice and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Promoting Collaboration and Interdisciplinary Work

Endorsement encourages collaboration among professionals. This helps to promote comprehensive and coordinated care from all providers

Increasing Visibility and Awareness

Endorsement can help increase visibility and awareness of the importance of infant and early childhood mental health and the need for specialized care for pregnant people, infants, young children, and their families and caregivers.

Training

Training and Technical Assistance

Our members have access to ongoing, comprehensive training and technical assistance covering topics such as child development, attachment, trauma, and the importance of early intervention, among others. See our current schedule of webinars, conferences and training sessions.

Member Directory

Association directory of our valued Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health professionals