2025 CT-AIMH DC: 0-5; Clinical Training

Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood.

Our comprehensive training on DC:0-5™ Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood is designed for advanced practitioners such as mental health clinicians, psychiatrists, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and early intervention specialists whose work with infants, young children, and their families involves assessment, diagnosis, and case formulation.

Join a cohort of clinicians, pediatricians, early interventionists, nurse practitioners and other professionals to:

• Analyze the importance of using a developmentally sensitive, relationship-based and contextually grounded and empirically supported system of diagnostic classification with children from birth through 5 years old through real-world scenarios and case examples
• Uplevel your ability to approach diagnosis from an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health perspective
• Closely examine the significance of a multiaxial approach for children with mental health and developmental disorders in infancy and early childhood 

Presenters:

Heather Bonitz Moore ATR-BC, LPC, IECMH-E®

Heather is currently an Instructor in Clinical Child Counseling at Yale University Child Study Center where she is a Parent-Child Consultant for Family Based and part of the Senior Clinical Consultation and Training team for the Minding the Baby Program. Prior to joining YCSC Ms. Moore worked as the Director of Clinical Practice overseeing multiple in-home clinical models and outpatient treatment in an EQHC. Heather has supervised clinical and case management staff, provided in-home treatment and private practice outpatient psychotherapy focusing on trauma. Heather is a trained DC:0-5 trainer for CT-AIMH. Ms. Moore is also the Endorsement® Coordinator for CT-AIMH and facilitates Reflective Supervision/Consultation groups for CT-AIMH and other groups in CT.

Kim Shepardson Watson LCSW, IECMH-E®

Kim has worked in several agencies and programs in Southeastern CT. Currently she is in private practice in East Lyme, CT. Though she works with a variety of people and their families, she also works with young children and their families, with a specialty in working with families post adoption.  She is trained in the use of ADOS and primarily uses a relationship-based approach with all people.  Kim has served on the Groton Board of Education and is currently a member of the CT-AIMH Board of Directors.

Kim is active with CT-AIMH, serving on their DEI advisory committee. Kim provides reflective supervision/consultation to people in the early childhood field in CT, and throughout the country.  Kim has had leadership roles at conferences sponsored by both CT-AIMH and the by the Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health.  Kim is a CT-AIMH Jane C. Bourns Award for Excellence recipient (one of her proudest accomplishments). Kim is a trained DC:0-5 trainer for CT-AIMH. Kim is also an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsed Clinical Mentor.

This Training Series will be Virtual:

Virtual (on ZOOM):

July 24, 2025: 9:00am-1:00pm

July 25, 2025: 9:00am-1:00pm

July 29, 2025: 12noon-4:00pm

In this training series CT-AIMH will be offering:

• 12 Hours of NASW/CECs pending
• Certificate of Attendance
• DC:0-5 Case Book

Funded by:

CT-DCF (ARPA)

CT-OEC Birth to Three (ARPA)