Connected Beginnings Infant-Parent Training Institute Scholarships
Scholarship Requirements
Each Connected Beginning Scholar must meet the following requirements:
- Provide proof of acceptance in the Infant-Parent Training Institute of Jewish Family and Children’s Services.
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Employed 20 hours per week or more in an agency or consultation/therapy practice serving infants, toddlers, and/or preschoolers. This may include Early Head Start, Head Start, a child care center, family child care setting, Early Intervention or home visiting program, or mental health setting including group or private practice. The applicant must also submit a letter, signed by the applicant’s program director that includes organizational name, address, and phone number, endorsing participation in the training and indicating an understanding and acceptance of the requirements of the training. Applicants in a group or individual mental health practice must provide a description of the practice and letter from a supervisor or colleague.
- Submit a completed application and agreement by August 30th for programs beginning in September or 30 days prior to the beginning of trainings taking place from September - June. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in continuing a career in or related to early childhood mental health and must indicate how the supported training is expected to impact their professional development as a service provider, supervisor or consultant. Signed Application Agreement must be attached to the application form.
The Scholarship Awards
Scholarship awards for Connected Beginnings Scholars may be paid directly to the agency/institution providing the training or directly to the Scholar. The total amount of the scholarship may vary depending on availability of funds and agreements with sponsoring institutions.
Each Scholar will be mentored by Connected Beginnings’ professional staff and will have the opportunity to meet with other Scholars to support integrating the training experiences into practice. Each Scholar will be required to provide a pro-bono consultation, applying the content of the supported training, to a non-profit child and family-serving organization within one year of receipt of scholarship.
2007-08 Connected Beginnings Infant-Parent Training Institute Scholars were supported by a generous gift from the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Foundation that is also helping to fund 2008-2009 IN-TIME training and support in integrating infant and early childhood mental health research into professional practice.
Past Scholars: 2006-2007
Mary E (Meme) English, Ed.D. is currently the behavioral health manager for a clinical practice within Commonwealth Care Alliance, Inc, a community health center in Springfield, MA. She is the lead clinician in a project to implement depression screening of mothers in “well-baby” visits.
Annastatia (Stacey) K. Keane, M.S. is a pediatric physical therapist currently working as co-ordinator of the Thom Boston Regional Consultation Program in Boston, MA,where she is integrating a relational perspective into her practice and supporting the integration of those principles within the agency. Ms. Keane may be contacted at akeane@thomchild.org
