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Question 1

What is Pawl known for?

Answer 1

Known for therapeutic connectedness: the concept of being held in mind by another is the basis for safety, containment, and existence in the other.

Question 2

Who coined the phrase infant mental health?

Answer 2

Selma Freiberg and colleagues.

Question 3

What is Mary Ainsworth known for?

Answer 3

Security of Attachment

Question 4

What is Rene Spitz MD known for?

Answer 4

Anaclytic depression

Question 5

What are Bruce Perry’s 3 Rs?

Answer 5

Regulate, Relate, Reason…IN THAT ORDER!

Question 6

What is Dr. Perry’s clinical model called and what is it?

Answer 6

The Neurosequential Model is a developmentally sensitive, neurobiology-informed approach to clinical problem solving.

Question 7

Who is Dan Siegel?

Answer 7

Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, founder of interpersonal neurobiology.

Question 8

What is the Pyramid Model?

Answer 8

The Pyramid Model is a framework for implementing a
culturally responsive and equitable multi-leveled system of supports designed to enhance social and emotional competence of young children, promote the development of program policies and practices, and provide early care and education providers with practice based coaching to ensure that evidence based practices are integrated and used with fidelity.

Question 9

What are the tiers of the pyramid model?

Answer 9

Intensive Intervention
Targeted Social Emotional Supports
High Quality Supportive Environments
Nurturing and Responsive Relationships
Effective Workforce

Question 10

What are three arguments for why earlier intervention for PTSD in children is better?

Answer 10

1) The externalizing problems aren’t as engrained and are easier to remediate
2) If children are younger parents are also likely younger and may have fewer stressful experiences and more capacity to change
3) parent optimism for change is greater

Question 11

What are the three over-arching goals of IMH?

Answer 11

1) reduce or eliminate suffering
2) to prevent adverse outcomes
3) promote healthy outcomes by enhancing social competence and resilience

Question 12

What was Ed Tronick known for?

Answer 12

Still face experiment which highlighted parent child affect matching, mutual regulation, and repair.

Question 13

What is Mary Ainsworth best known for?

Answer 13

Strange Situation experiment which elaborated on Bowlby’s research on attachment and developed an approach to observing a child’s attachment to a caregiver. Based on her research, she identified three major attachment styles (secure, anxious-avoidant, and anxious-resistant) that children have to their parents or caregivers. Also contingent reinforcement.

Question 14

Who came up with the zone of proximal development and what is it?

Answer 14

Vygotski. It is the stretch zone between the child doing it on their own and the parent doing it for them

Question 15

Define infant temperament.

Answer 15

The early and stable emotional predispositions that appear to modulate the interaction with the child’s environment.

Question 16

What 5 things Can Policymakers Do to Advance I-ECMH?

Answer 16

1. Establish cross-agency I-ECMH leadership to drive the strategic direction of statewide IECMH efforts.
2. Ensure Medicaid payment for I-ECMH services to support prevention and treatment for
   children and their families.
3. Invest in prevention through mental health consultation embedded in early childhood
   settings to promote positive social and emotional development and identify and address mental
   health issues among at-risk children.
4. Train workforce on I-ECMH to ensure all professionals working with infants, young children
   and their families are equipped to identify early warning signs and connect families to support.
5. Raise public awareness of I-ECMH, including why it is important for all infants, young
   children and their families and what can be done to support children’s healthy development