的 Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health (CAECMH) at 十大博彩推荐排名州立大学 began in September 2011 as a thought-leading center focused on professional formation and development, 学术教育与研究, and clinical and family support services around the issues of infant and early childhood mental health and developmental differences and disabilities.
Central to the philosophy of the CAECMH is the belief of the role of social-emotional/mental health development at the core of developmental and educational progress. 的 CAECMH is anchored in a developmental approach to meet the needs of infants, 儿童及其家庭, and is supported by theoretical education, research-based methods and clinical application. Serving 十大博彩推荐排名州立大学 and neighboring communities as a resource on the issues of autism, infant and childhood development and mental health, the Center’s programs include professional development and consultation, a post-graduate certificate program and continuing education, 临床服务, 和研究.
的 Center operates under the auspices of the College for Education and Engaged Learning, and its academic programs will be located in the department of Early Childhood, 基础教育和扫盲教育.
学术课程和服务
临床及家庭支援服务
Community 临床服务 for individuals, families and groups; special 合同 for mental health promotion in schools; Lamaze childbirth education and clinical support; and infant and pediatric massage are among the services provided.
学术教育与研究
Graduate-level academic offerings including the Developmental Models of Autism Intervention Certificate, and continuing education for professionals in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. 的 New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence Coordinating Center researches, applies and advances best practices in the understanding, 预防, evaluation and treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
Professional Development and Formation
即将到来的.
成长时间线
五年多一点, our Center has become a leader in autism and early childhood mental health in New Jersey. 支持超过7美元.拨款200万, 合同, 费用, 学费和礼物, we have developed a spectrum of programs and achievements including:
- A clinic for families from pregnancy to age 10
- Graduate offerings in infant/child mental health and in developmental approaches to autism
- Establishment as a Brazelton Touchpoints Center and a Lamaze International Training Site
- 被指定为唯一的美国.S. licensed “self-reg” center in partnership with the MEHRIT Center in Canada
- A school consultation service that promotes inclusion
- 唯一的U.S. licensed trainer of a school-based, early childhood mental health promotion program, Zippy’s Friends
- Parent support, breastfeeding promotion and pediatric massage trainings
- Training in Qigong Sensory Training (QST) for children with autism and other neurosensory difficulties
- A Center-created infant mental health curriculum, 牢记婴儿和儿童, that has been offered to more than 2,000 multidisciplinary staff throughout New Jersey
- Designation by the NJ Department of Health as the “New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence Coordinating Center,” through which we support 25 clinical research projects and five autism medical homes
- 的 first statewide autism summit in 2015
- 的 annual Todd Ouida Children’s Foundation conference for “workers in the vineyard”
- A NJ Department of Human Services-founded “Socio-Emotional Formation Initiative” (SEFI) through which we are helping infant and child care centers throughout the state by overseeing the Pyramid Model and supporting four regional technical assistance centers that help early childhood programs meet the state’s quality improvement system, 培养新泽西孩子
我们对未来的愿景
- Develop a new division, Professional Formation for Life Span Services in Autism
- Integrate the “Self-Reg” framework into all of our programs and services in partnership with the MEHRIT Center and Dr. Stuart Shanker在加拿大报道
- Create a Network for Inclusive Early Care and Education to promote social justice, responsive care/education and full inclusion in infant and early childhood centers
- Create a capital campaign for current and future growth of the center
支持我们的工作, join our mailing list and request additional information, please call 973-655-6685 or email us at caecmh@024lunwen.com.