16th Symposium on Child Custody: Workshop 23 Evaluation Survey

Integrating an Infant Mental Health Perspective in Family Court Practice

Court-involved infants and toddlers are at particular risk of early adversities and their effects on development. Based on a national model, the Strong Starts Court Initiative incorporates infant mental health expertise into the legal process and uses family court as a portal to meet children’s (0-3) needs in neglect cases. Participants will learn about the infant’s need for secure attachment and how to apply Strong Starts’ approach to the custody context as a preventative measure to assess and strengthen the parent-child relationship and reduce further system involvement.

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1. Identify the impact of trauma, including family separation, on the developing brain of children 0-3 and the importance of a secure attachment to promote protective factors and reduce cycles of trauma and system involvement.	1. Identify the impact of trauma, including family separation, on the developing brain of children 0-3 and the importance of a secure attachment to promote protective factors and reduce cycles of trauma and system involvement. 1	1. Identify the impact of trauma, including family separation, on the developing brain of children 0-3 and the importance of a secure attachment to promote protective factors and reduce cycles of trauma and system involvement. 2	1. Identify the impact of trauma, including family separation, on the developing brain of children 0-3 and the importance of a secure attachment to promote protective factors and reduce cycles of trauma and system involvement. 3	1. Identify the impact of trauma, including family separation, on the developing brain of children 0-3 and the importance of a secure attachment to promote protective factors and reduce cycles of trauma and system involvement. 4	1. Identify the impact of trauma, including family separation, on the developing brain of children 0-3 and the importance of a secure attachment to promote protective factors and reduce cycles of trauma and system involvement. 5
2. Discuss and explore ways to support court-involved families with young children by applying principles from the Strong Starts Court Initiative.	2. Discuss and explore ways to support court-involved families with young children by applying principles from the Strong Starts Court Initiative. 1	2. Discuss and explore ways to support court-involved families with young children by applying principles from the Strong Starts Court Initiative. 2	2. Discuss and explore ways to support court-involved families with young children by applying principles from the Strong Starts Court Initiative. 3	2. Discuss and explore ways to support court-involved families with young children by applying principles from the Strong Starts Court Initiative. 4	2. Discuss and explore ways to support court-involved families with young children by applying principles from the Strong Starts Court Initiative. 5

1. Identify the impact of trauma, including family separation, on the developing brain of children 0-3 and the importance of a secure attachment to promote protective factors and reduce cycles of trauma and system involvement.

2. Discuss and explore ways to support court-involved families with young children by applying principles from the Strong Starts Court Initiative.

2. Discuss and explore ways to support court-involved families with young children by applying principles from the Strong Starts Court Initiative. 1

2. Discuss and explore ways to support court-involved families with young children by applying principles from the Strong Starts Court Initiative. 2

2. Discuss and explore ways to support court-involved families with young children by applying principles from the Strong Starts Court Initiative. 3

2. Discuss and explore ways to support court-involved families with young children by applying principles from the Strong Starts Court Initiative. 4

2. Discuss and explore ways to support court-involved families with young children by applying principles from the Strong Starts Court Initiative. 5

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16th Symposium on Child Custody: Workshop 23 Evaluation

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* 1. Based on the content of this session, I am able to (1=Strongly disagree, 5=Strongly agree):

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* 2. Please rate presenter: Kate Wurmfeld, JD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 3. Please rate presenter: Hon. Liberty Aldrich, (Ret.) (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 4. Please rate presenter: Annamarie Trialonas, LCSW (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 5. The content of the presentation was consistent with the abstract in the symposium brochure

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* 7. How much did you learn as a result of this CE program? (1=Very little, 5=Great deal)

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* 8. Information presented in this session reflected the most current evidence on this topic (1=Disagree, 5=Agree)

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* 9. How useful was the content of this CE program for your practice or other professional development (1=Not useful, 5=Extremely useful)

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