February 2015 Dear Colleague, The Leadership of the California Center for Early Childhood Mental Health will be offering a pilot series for endorsed Reflective Practice Facilitators I and II across a 9-‐month period to deepen their skills and allow them to develop the hours needed to become Reflective Facilitator Mentors. The groups will be limited to 6-‐8 people and individuals will need to commit to the entire 9 months of 2 hour skype-‐style mentoring calls. These calls will be facilitated by an experienced mentor-‐level Reflective Practice Facilitator to deepen understanding of the reflective practice process, to address issues and concerns that come up in reflective practice sessions, and to help individuals to develop the skills and experience required to be a RPM. This consultation will meet part of the requirements for endorsement as a RPM (18 hours of required consultation) under the California Training Guidelines and Personnel Competencies. The cost is $900 for 9 months and there will be no refunds for missed sessions or cancellations. The groups will begin in March and run through November of 2015. We are inviting a select group of people who are already endorsed as Reflective Facilitator I and II to participate in this pilot project. This pilot is limited to two groups of 6-‐8, and individuals will be selected on a first come first served basis. The groups will be offered on the second Monday of every month from 9 -‐11 am or 12-‐2 pm. If you are interested please complete the attached form and mail with your check to the following address by February 20, 2015. Mailing Address: WestEd, Attn: Angela Fernandez, 1000 G Street, Suite 500, Sacramento, CA 95814. Sincerely, Virginia Reynolds on behalf of the CA Center LEADERSHIP TEAM Marie Kanne Poulsen, Ph.D. University of Southern California University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Mary Claire Heffron, Ph.D. Children’s Hospital & Research Center at Oakland Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Maurine Ballard-Rosa, Ph.D. California State University, Sacramento, Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology and Deaf Studies Barbara Stroud, Ph.D. Barbara Stroud Training & Consultation Patsy Hampton, M.R.A. Project Director WestEd Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Karen Moran Finello, Ph.D. Project Director WestEd Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Virginia L. Reynolds, M.A. Program Director WestEd Center for Prevention and Early Intervention 1000 G Street, Suite 500 | Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 492-4000 | www.cacenter-ecmh.org | [email protected]