Learning Collaboratives

Community Mental Health Services Programs (CMHSPs) and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) can apply to have clinical staff (clinicians/supervisors) participate in an Infant Mental Health-Home Visiting (IMH-HV) Learning Collaborative to build capacity for treatment to infants/toddlers and their families/caregivers. IMH-HV is an evidence-based treatment that is relationally informed and developmentally appropriate treatment model for prenatal women, parents/caregivers and infants/toddlers under the age of 3 years. The Learning Collaborative will provide training and coaching in the IMH-HV model which is delivered in Home-based Services or in Infant Mental Health as a Prevention Direct Service.

Learning Sessions

The Learning Collaborative will involve a total of seven (7) didactic training days in 3 sessions (3 days, 2 days, 2 days). Coaching calls are provided twice a month for 12 months. Specific dates of the coaching calls are provided at the first Learning Session. Implementation Coordinators are invited to attend the first day of Learning Session 1 with their clinicians/supervisor(s).

Expectations

CMHSPs or CCBHCs who submit applications for participation in IMH-HV Learning Collaborative agree to the following expectations.

• A 13-month commitment from clinicians and their supervisor (training, coaching requirements, as specified).
• Participants attend all 7 days of the Learning Sessions (in-person sessions).
• Participants attend a minimum of 80% of the coaching calls via videoconferencing for 12 months.
• Participants attend REDCap training (date, time to be scheduled).
• Clinicians and supervisors are master's level with their clinical license and currently work with prenatal women; infants, toddlers, birth through 3 years of age, and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). The clinicians are required to have Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health endorsement or a Waiver of Provider Qualifications from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
• Clinicians provide assessment and implement the model with a minimum of 3 infants/toddlers and their parent(s)/caregiver(s) during the Learning Collaborative (prenatal through age 24 months at intake).
• Clinical Supervisors may provide assessment and implement the model with a minimum of 1 infant/toddler and their parent(s)/caregiver(s) during the Learning Collaborative (prenatal through age 24 months at intake).
• Clinical Supervisors provide regular clinical supervision during and after the Learning Collaborative.
• Implementation of the model can occur with prenatal women, infants/toddlers and their parent(s)/caregiver(s) that have begun mental health services within 1 month of the launch of the Learning Collaborative.
• Clinicians and Supervisors videotape each family once per month of service for review with the parent(s)/caregiver(s) and within clinical supervision. Clinical Supervisors review videotapes, a minimum of once per quarter.
• Participate in bi-weekly individual or group IMH-HV Reflective Supervision at their agency for all participants in the cohort.
• Participate in fidelity tracking and data collection (pre and post-test data via REDCap)
• Clinicians and their supervisors are not currently participating in another evidence-based training/Learning Collaborative.

If you have questions, please contact Mary Ludtke.