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Endorsement® Renewal

The Rhode Island Association for Infant Mental Health (RIAIMH) maintains requirements for renewal of the RIAIMH Endorsement for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (RI-IECMH-Endorsement®) that are aligned with practices supported by The Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health (Alliance).

Contact us at endorsement@riaimh.org with any questions.

Attestation:

1. Endorsed® professionals will ATTEST to completing all renewal requirements. Professionals are no longer required to enter training or RSC information into their applications for renewal. 

2. Renewal is due every 3 years.

All endorsed professionals can find renewal requirements within their EASy account. 

Renewal requirements are also listed under each category https://riaimh.myeasy.org/support/guidelines 


NEXT RENEWAL PERIOD

2027 Renewal Requirements:

1. Active RIAIMH Membership.
2. Receive and track 45 hours (over 3 years) of relationship-based training and/or professional development related to the promotion of infant/toddler or early childhood social-emotional health and development and/or the practice of Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH). Endorsed Mid-Cycle Adjustment: Endorsed for 2 years at time renewal, complete 30 hours; Endorsed for 1 year at time of renewal, complete 15 hours; If not endorsed for 1 year exempt from renewal.
- 9 out of 45 hours of training need to be about the provision of RSC, for professionals who provide RSC. Endorsed Mid-Cycle Adjustment: Endorsed for 2 years at time renewal, complete 6 hours; Endorsed for 1 year at time of renewal, complete 3 hours; If not endorsed for 1 year exempt from renewal.

3. Receive at least 36 hours/year of RSC for categories: FS, MHS, MHM-C. Endorsed Mid-Cycle Adjustment: Endorsed for 2 years at time renewal, complete 24 hours; Endorsed for 1 year at time of renewal, complete 12 hours; If not endorsed for 1 year exempt from renewal.

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Removal & Reinstatement if Endorsement® Lapses:

If a professional fails to update their RIAIMH membership and/or annual Endorsement® renewal by January 31st of any year they will be removed from the Endorsement® Registry (after multiple attempts on behalf of the RIAIMH to reach out and request updates).

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Reinstatement

If a professional would like to be reinstated to the Endorsement® Registry after removal, they must:

  • Must have an up to date RIAIMH membership. www.riaimh.org 

  • https://riaimh.myeasy.org/ 

  • Log into their application, update AIMH Membership expiration date, add any new education, work, in-service training and reflective supervision/consultation experiences that have been accrued since removal from the registry.  They do not have to create a new application for this purpose. 

  • Request three updated reference ratings (via EASy) 

  • Remit Endorsement Processing Fee payment.  

RIAIMH is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

RIAIMH is a founding member of the Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health.


RIAIMH is an affiliate of the World Association for Infant Mental Health.

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