Upcoming Colloquium

Upcoming Colloquium

RUTGERS – SCHOOL OF HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS

Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and

Counseling Professions

Presents

Gerard Costa, Ph.D.

DIR-C®-Training Leader, IMH-E-IV ®Mentor-Clinical

Founding director of the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health, College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University

"Brains, Babies and Relationships: The Interpersonal Origins of Infant Mental Health and What New Jersey is Doing About It?"

Friday, March 13, 2015

10:00 – 12:00

Scotch Plains Campus Room 506

1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ

Refreshments will be served

The presenter will explore the nature of human attachment and the power of the earliest relationships to “sculpt” the infant brain and mind. The impact ofstress on brain development will be explored and participants will learn about the growing field of interpersonal neurobiology, the cumulative impact of adverse experiences on infants and children, the critical importance of self- and “co” regulation, and understand ways to interact with infants and children that promote healthy human development. Programs that have been developed at the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health at Montclair State University, and important early childhood mental health initiatives will be described in light of the insights about the origins of well-being.

For more information contact Debbie Rich at . Registration not necessary.