We proudly offer Michigan’s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) services, designed to improve outcomes for young children (birth through five years old), their families, early care and education providers, and the broader community.

Reflective Supervision/Consultation (RSC)

Reflective Supervision/Consultation (RSC) is a unique approach that involves shared exploration of the parallel process. This process pays attention to all relationships, including those between the practitioner and supervisor, practitioner and parent, and parent and infant/toddler. It is crucial to understand how each of these relationships influences the others. Reflective supervision/consultation also focuses on both professional and personal development within one's discipline by addressing the emotional aspects of the work and how reactions to these emotions affect the work. Importantly, there is a strong emphasis on the supervisor/consultant’s ability to listen and allow the supervisee to discover solutions and perceptions independently.

Primary Objectives of RSC Is To:

• Form a trusting relationship between supervisor and practitioner.
• Establish consistent and predictable meeting times.
• Ask questions that encourage details about the infant, parent, and emerging relationships.
• Remain emotionally present during discussions.
• Teach and guide the reflective process.
• Nurture and support the supervisee.
• Integrate emotion and reason effectively.
• Foster internalization of the reflective process by the supervisee.
• Explore the parallel process and allow time for personal reflection.
• Attend to how reactions to the content affect the process. (MI-AIMH)

Early Childhood Consultation

Early Childhood Consultation is an intervention that pairs a mental health professional with early care and education staff and families. This collaboration focuses on promoting the social and emotional development of young children in their care.

Michigan’s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC)

Michigan’s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) services aim to improve outcomes for young children (birth through five years old), families, early care, and education providers, as well as communities. Services are available to any licensed or licensed exempt childcare provider and can be tailored to support the program or focus on specific support for a child. For more information, please visit the program website Michigan's Early Childhood Consultation Program