Teaching the Whole Child: Supporting the Social-Emotional Wellness of Preschool and Elementary School-Aged Children
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Teaching The Whole Child: Supporting the Social-Emotional Wellness of Preschool and Elementary School-Aged Children
Meets competencies for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement®
More than 1 in 10 school-aged children in North Carolina are at risk of social-emotional challenges.Creating school environments where social-emotional wellness is supported is a critical preventative strategy.
This online, self-paced, training course:
Explores the connection between social-emotional learning, social-emotional development, and social-emotional wellness with success in elementary school classrooms.
Presents a range of typical social emotional development for elementary aged students Preschool through 5th grade.
Discusses the impact of trauma on students and how school staff can support children in concrete ways to promote their social-emotional learning.
This training course will take learners approximately 3 hours to complete.
This training meets competencies for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement®
UNC SSW, 1406, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UNC SSW maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 8/10/22-8/10/25. Social workers completing this course receive 3 general continuing education credits.
UNC SSW has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6642. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. UNC SSW is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. The successful completion of this online course qualifies for 3 contact hours.
Approved by the Division of Child Development and Early Education North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for 3 contact hours.
This training meets the following competencies for the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement®:
Infant/young child development and behavior
Attachment, separation, trauma, grief, and loss
Observation and listening
Responding with empathy
Developmental guidance
IECMH Endorsement is a way to demonstrate that you have the skill, experience and knowledge to work with pregnant women, infants, young children, and their families. It is a standardized process that involves documenting competency-based training, specialized work experiences, and Reflective Supervision/Consultation.
NC Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Association NCIMHA is the only organization authorized to grant an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement (IECMH-E) in North Carolina. NCIMHA's purpose is to equip and support North Carolina’s infant and early childhood mental health professionals. https://www.ncimha.org.
