Requirements and Competency Guidelines | Florida Infant Mental Health

Requirements and Competency Guidelines®

Category I

Infant Family Associate

(IFA)

EDUCATION/

TRAINING

College coursework OR CDA Certificate OR

2+ years of infant-related employment

EXPERIENCE

30+ hours of competency based IMH Training

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

Recommended; not required

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Category III

Infant Mental

Health Specialist

(IMHS)

EDUCATION/

TRAINING

Master’s/Doctorate degree AND 30+ hours of competency based IMH Training

EXPERIENCE

2+ years of post-MA/MS employment providing Infant Mental Health services

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

50+ clock hours in 1-2 year period

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Category II

Infant Family Specialist

(IFS)

EDUCATION/

TRAINING

Bachelors/Master’s degree AND 30+ hours of competency based IMH Training

EXPERIENCE

2+ years of post-BA/BS employment with infants/toddlers

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

24+ clock hours in 1-2 year period

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Category IV

Infant Mental

Health Mentor

Clinical (IMHM-C)
Research/Faculty (IMHM-R/F)
Policy (IMHM-P)

EDUCATION/

TRAINING

Master’s/Doctorate degree AND 30+ hours of competency based IMH Training

EXPERIENCE

3+ years as a Infant Mental Health

practice leader

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

50+ clock hours in 1-2 year period (Clinical)

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Florida Association for Infant Mental Health Competency Guidelines and Requirements

Download the Florida Competency Guidelines®

For comprehensive information on the categories of Endorsement®, please refer to our 70-page publication available for download here.

The Florida Association for Infant Mental Health holds the sole license to offer the credential:

Endorsement for Culturally Relevant, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Heath® in the state of Florida.

The Florida Association of Infant Mental Health is part of the Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health.