Infant Observation Training Seek Expectant Parents For Mom-Baby Relations Study

A Mother Tree mama and trusted pediatrician sent along this notice from a colleague of hers who is a psychologist and works primarily with 0-3 year olds. She is doing an Infant Observation training for students to learn more about infant-mom relationships. She is seeking currently pregnant families or newborn families.

Contact: 503-317-7814 (Jo Hussey) if you are interested

The requirement: anyone who would be willing to be observed with their newborn weekly for a year so that students in the field could learn about infant-mom relationships.

The following is her description of the training:
“Infant Observation is a course of training developed at Tavistok Institute in England, as a training for child therapists. The clinician would like to meet with expectant parents a bit before the due date of their baby and get to know them. This would be a time for all concerned to see how it felt and if it seemed like the family would feel comfortable meeting with that person. Following the baby’s delivery, the family would set up a regular time to meet with the parent(s) and the baby once a week for one hour. The visitor’s role is just to be there, to observe the baby, hear how things have been. Many families find this presence very supportive. The observation continues during baby’s first year. The observation gives the clinician an opportunity to have an up close experience of early development and to really think about what our earliest relationships give us.

We really are looking for families prior to delivery and have two clinicians still seeking families. You can have them call me at 503-317-7814 (Jo Hussey) if someone is interested.”