Listening In: Lessons in Early Relational Health from Infants and Caregivers

When: Tuesday, July 23 - 1:30 PM

Duration: 1 hours 30 minutes

Location: Zoom

Event Details:

Join us to explore this important topic with Dr. Claudia M. Gold., MD.

Listening in describes the ability to listen with an intentional suspension of expectations and a willingness to be surprised. This presentation will weave the perspective of infant, caregiver, relationship, and culture with concepts from developmental science to offer evidence for the power of the not-knowing stance. It will reframe a deficit as an asset —showing that the moments we feel awkward and uncertain are the ones that offer the greatest potential for growth and change.

Core early relational health principles will be addressed including the repair theory of human development, parental reflective functioning, the healing power of safety, and the ways that relationships change the brain and body. Contemporary research will be integrated with clinical stories to reveal the power of playing in the uncertainty, to promote both healthy development and healing from adversity and loss.

The meeting of caregiver and newborn represents the prototype of two people, each with their own unique self, getting to know each other. The model of listening in from a stance of not- knowing will be applied in a parallel process to caregiver-infant, clinician-caregiver, and teacher- student relationships.

As a participant of this webinar, you will be able to:

• Understand the value of working from a stance of not-knowing to better support clients.
• Recognize and learn how to integrate the perspective of infant, caregiver, relationship, and culture.
• Identify and describe the role of mismatch and repair in healthy and derailed infant development.