Title: Emergency Response Toolkit: Recovering, resiliency, and relationships

Date: April 17th, 2024

Time: 12pm CST/ 1pm EST

Description: Emergency Response Toolkit, Recovering, resiliency, and relationships is a three-part series. This training will be part three of three, digging deeper into AIMHiTN's Emergency Response Toolkit. This training will focus on the third pillar, Recovery, of the toolkit. The training will highlight recovery in a supportive and developmentally appropriate way when working with infants, children, and families in the mental health space. Professionals will discuss how to support themselves and the caregivers in recovering from an emergency or disaster.

Please reference the Emergency Response Toolkit link below for a free download of the toolkit.

https://www.aimhitn.org/emergency-preparedness

Presenter: Katie Woodard, BS, IMH-E®

Katie Woodard joined the AIMHiTN team in January 2022. In 2012, she graduated from Tennessee Tech University with a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development and Family Relations. Before joining AIMHiTN, Katie worked in various social service settings, promoting health in the community and ensuring that quality child care was available in the Upper Cumberland region.

In January of 2023, Katie took on the role of Emergency Preparedness Specialist at AIMHiTN. Her interest in emergency response was sparked in March of 2020 when a tornado hit her own community in middle Tennessee, particularly Cookeville. This event emphasized to Katie the crucial need to prepare children, educators, and families for emergencies, not just physically but also from a social and emotional standpoint.

About AIMHiTN

The Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee (AIMHiTN) exists to support infants and young children and the adults who impact their early relational health. Our focus is on prenatal care up to a child's sixth birthday because we know it's those earliest years that matter most. AIMHiTN delivers education, training, and resources to assist caregivers, educators, healthcare providers, and other professionals in their everyday interactions with infants, young children, and their families. Our work helps ensure healthy communities and a productive workforce for generations to come, creating a brighter future for all. Simply put, we support the workforce that supports our future workforce.

Emergency Toolkit: Recovering, Resiliency, and Relationship (Part 3)