CT-AIMH 2024 Stakeholders Meeting:

It's time to Celebrate Babies!

Each year the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) and associations for Infant Mental Health Across The Alliance network, dedicates one week to celebrate infants, toddlers, young children, their families and early childhood professionals in Michigan and across the globe! Through intentional member and community outreach, networking, fundraising, social action and policy awareness efforts, babies, their families and those that support them are celebrated.

CT-AIMH invites YOU to join in this year's Celebrate Babies initiative during the week of October 21-25, 2024.

CT-AIMH would like to Invite our Stakeholders and Members to Join our Celebrate Babies Event to discuss the CT-AIMH biannual report, a brief virtual presentation from Dr. Carlita Elias, PsyD, IMH-E® on Centering Equity As We Celebrate Babies, a video presentation of the Governor’s Celebrate Babies Week Proclamation, network with our stakeholders and members and enjoy lunch.

Presenter:

Carlita Elias PsyD, IMH-E®

Topic: Centering Equity As We Celebrate Babies

Carlita Elias PsyD, IMH-E®

Dr. Carlita Elisa, PsyD is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Manchester, CT as well as an Assistant Professor of Psychology, Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology, at the University of Hartford. Carlita also serves as Vice President of the CT-AIMH Board of Directors. She has focused her career on the field of infant and early childhood mental health and has been a champion for infants, toddlers, young children and their families in Connecticut for many years. Carlita has previously worked as a clinician for Child First, a Head Start Mental Health Consultant, and program manager for a trauma informed therapeutic childcare program. Carlita is a registered facilitator for Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) and COSP-Classroom and is a certified FLIP IT trainer. Ms. Elias is also a registered provider of Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). Carlita provides training and workshops on topics related to infant and early childhood mental health, addressing challenging behaviors in early childhood and incorporates and anti-racism and equity perspective in all aspects of her work. Carlita's professional interests include maternal mental health, infant and early childhood mental health, intergenerational trauma, attachment/relationship based therapeutic modalities, and reflective supervision. She holds a national Endorsement as a Level III Infant Mental Health Specialist and is a Reflective Supervisor. Carlita received her degree in psychology from the Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology at the University of Hartford where she has been an adjunct instructor for Child Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, and Professional Practice Seminar. Dr. Elias lives in CT with her husband and three teenage Children.

Date:

Thursday, October 24, 2024

10:00am-1:00pm

*FREE Lunch Provided*

Location:

Lyceum Resource & Conference

227 Lawrence Street

Hartford CT 06106