At a Glance: Infant/Toddler Mental Health

A partially online graduate certificate

What's the best way to ensure strong social and emotional development in young children? In this certificate program you will learn to integrate education, training, research, and practice across all disciplines and develop service providers who are inclusive, culturally competent, and capable of serving infants, toddlers, and their families. Do you want to be a voice for babies?

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Program benefits

As a member of this program, you will:

• Participate in an interdisciplinary model designed to provide optimal services to infants, toddlers, and their families
• Experience the support of a collegial environment through the cohort model
• Apply classroom ideas to actual field experience through an individualized practicum
• Have the flexibility to do coursework online and network with colleagues and faculty face-to-face one weekend per quarter

Upon completion, you will receive a Portland State University Graduate Certificate.

Who is this for?

The program is intended for students from many disciplines:

• Mental health
• Early intervention
• Social work
• Early childhood
• Psychology
• Nursing and health care
• Child psychiatry

Program format

• Six quarters
• Cohort model
• Online plus one on-campus weekend meeting per quarter
• 25 required credits

Get started

Formal admission to PSU is required for this program. Prerequisites for the Infant Toddler Mental Health Graduate Certificate include a master's degree in a related field or a bachelor's degree with experience working with young children and their families.

Contact

Julie Puris
Program Manager
purisj@pdx.edu
503-725-4628
1-800-547-8887 ext 4628
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Feb 1 admissions deadline
Campus and online

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