2025-2026 IECMH Certificate Program: Centering Relationships and Social Justice in Early Childhood
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
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Details
14 Month Program Overview:
- August 2025 (in-person kick off event) to October 2026 (in-person celebratory closing)
- Multidisciplinary facilitators with diverse backgrounds and experiences sharing topics embedded in equity and social justice
- 1 day per month of didactic and practical application of topic covered (facilitated via Zoom spaces)
- Open to all Early Childhood Providers in King County ONLY
Young children are the most vulnerable to adversity and the most responsive to interventions because brain connections develop fastest in the first five years of life. This curriculum covers foundational principles of early childhood within a racial justice frame centering the voices and experiences of Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC).
Curriculum Timeline
- August 22, 2025: In-person kick off
- September 16, 2025: Anti-racist Perspectives on Attachment Theory, Research, and Practice (part one)
- October 21, 2025: Anti-racist perspectives on Attachment Theory, Research and Practice (part two)
- November 18, 2025: Global Developmental Perspectives (part one)
- January 20, 2026: Global developmental perspectives (part two)
- February 17, 2026: Reflection and Integration
- March 17, 2026: Sensory Integration and Body Based Regulation (part one)
- April 21, 2026: Sensory Integration and Body Based Regulation (part two)
- May 19, 2026: Collective Wounding and Healing (part one)
- June 16, 2026: Collective Wounding and Healing (part two)
- July 21, 2026: Reflection and Integration
- August 18, 2026: Reflective Practice and Sustainability
- September 15, 2026: Collective Liberation
- October 20, 2026: In-person closing celebration
***Registration deadline is July 18, 2025***
14 Month Program Overview:
- August 2025 (in-person kick off event) to October 2026 (in-person celebratory closing)
- Multidisciplinary facilitators with diverse backgrounds and experiences sharing topics embedded in equity and social justice
- 1 day per month of didactic and practical application of topic covered (facilitated via Zoom spaces)
- Open to all Early Childhood Providers in King County ONLY
Young children are the most vulnerable to adversity and the most responsive to interventions because brain connections develop fastest in the first five years of life. This curriculum covers foundational principles of early childhood within a racial justice frame centering the voices and experiences of Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC).
Curriculum Timeline
- August 22, 2025: In-person kick off
- September 16, 2025: Anti-racist Perspectives on Attachment Theory, Research, and Practice (part one)
- October 21, 2025: Anti-racist perspectives on Attachment Theory, Research and Practice (part two)
- November 18, 2025: Global Developmental Perspectives (part one)
- January 20, 2026: Global developmental perspectives (part two)
- February 17, 2026: Reflection and Integration
- March 17, 2026: Sensory Integration and Body Based Regulation (part one)
- April 21, 2026: Sensory Integration and Body Based Regulation (part two)
- May 19, 2026: Collective Wounding and Healing (part one)
- June 16, 2026: Collective Wounding and Healing (part two)
- July 21, 2026: Reflection and Integration
- August 18, 2026: Reflective Practice and Sustainability
- September 15, 2026: Collective Liberation
- October 20, 2026: In-person closing celebration
***Registration deadline is July 18, 2025***
Facilitators
Haruko Watanabe, MA, LMHC, IMH-E®
Reflective Consultant & WA State Child-Parent Psychotherapy Trainer
Martha Aguiñiga
Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC, IMH-E III
Monica Mathur-Kalluri
OTD, OTR
Adriana Cuestas, PsyD
Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and Reflective Practice Mentor

Haruko Watanabe, MA, LMHC, IMH-E®
Reflective Consultant & WA State Child-Parent Psychotherapy Trainer

Martha Aguiñiga
Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC, IMH-E III

Monica Mathur-Kalluri
OTD, OTR

Adriana Cuestas, PsyD
Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and Reflective Practice Mentor