How to integrate infant mental health into your practice

Our online Foundation Course provides:

  • A basic understanding of infant brain development, emotional regulation, attachment and attunement.

  • A toolkit of visual resources so you can explain these concepts to parents 1:2:1 in a quick interactive way.

Who is the course suitable for?

Health visitors, midwives, family support workers, perinatal mental health practitioners, nursery nurses, speech/language/play therapists, childcare and nursery staff, social workers, voluntary agencies and anyone working with or supporting young families. You might be familiar with the subject already, or it might be new to you. Either way, you will learn some simple visual ways to explain complex theory to parents during their infant’s crucial first 1001 days of life.

Continuous Professional Development

This course is accredited by the Infant Mental Health Recognition Register/Association of Infant Mental Health and mapped to AiMH UK Infant Mental Health Competencies Framework.

On completion of the Foundation Course, you can apply to be trained to deliver the GroBrain Baby or Toddler Course.

Course outcomes

By the end of this course you should be able to:

  • Help pregnant mothers connect diet and life style choices with their baby’s brain development

  • Explain the three parts of the brain and how it is ‘wired up’

  • Demonstrate how a baby’s stress response is developed

  • Give a simple explanation of attachment

  • Help parents attune to their baby’s needs and feelings

    • using the GroBrain Resource Pack

GroBrain Resource Pack

This is an integral and vital part of the course, giving you the tools to explain concepts to parents in a simple visual way. The GroBrain Resource Pack is sent in the regular post and contains:

  • Full training notes

  • A5 booklet called 'How parents 'wire up' their baby's brain' containing the key messages

  • A conceptualised brain diagram

  • A visual resource explaining attachment 

  • A diagram on diet and lifestyle in pregnancy

Cost and how to access the course

 

The Foundation Course costs £215 + VAT, and includes:

  • 7 online modules (giving underpinning knowledge & GroBrain methodology)

  • GroBrain Resource Pack (sent by regular post)

  • A tutor-marked practical assignment

  • 9 CPD Certificate from Association of Infant Mental Health

To purchase and access course

  1. Click To purchase button below to be directed to our online training website.

  2. Click on the Foundation Course

  3. Click the Buy £215 + VAT button at the top of the page on learning.grobrain.com and complete the purchase.

  4. Add the address where the Resource Pack should be sent

  5. Please allow 7 working days for the Pack to arrive (UK post). You will need to have it before you start the online training modules.

Contact us at info@grobrain.com for any queries.

Feedback from practitioners

 

‘I found using the brain diagram and wires really helpful, as I could show mum the big impact she has on her baby’s brain development, and how simple things can make such a big difference.’  

‘I like the way the resources are set out. You give information first then ask some follow up questions. This allows for informal conversations about different aspects of parenting without seeming to be ‘testing’ how they are getting on.’ 

‘I think Grobrain should be taught on Health Visiting and Midwifery courses. I really wish I had received this training earlier in my career as I think it is amazing to use with families.’

‘I feel my parent left the session with strong knowledge and skills to put into practice. I feel confident my parent will be able to bond and attach with baby as she knows the benefits and why brain development is important and how to reduce stress with simple techniques.’ Practitioner working with younger parents in Tier 3-4

‘I am so overwhelmed by this tool and cannot wait to share everything I have learnt. I really would have been a very different parent if I had done this course before I had children.’