Lauren Keegan Psychology

01/10/2024

Keeping the infant in mind: Free Infant Mental Health Courses from - https://mailchi.mp/4200f2c189bd/free-10-minute-marte-meo-video-lesson-20673238

22/08/2024

Today is Rainbow Baby Day 🌈 and i’d like to share this interview with Australian children’s book author Bec Nanayakkara about her beautiful new book Grow Big, Little Seed: A book about rainbow babies.

Bec Nanayakkara on Grow Big, Little Seed. A tender, hopeful picture book about miscarriage and pregnancy after loss.

21/08/2024

Rainbow Baby Day feat. Grow Big, Little Seed - An interview with children's book author Bec Nanayakkara- https://mailchi.mp/9df150e53f6f/free-10-minute-marte-meo-video-lesson-20320024

10/06/2024

It's Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 - https://mailchi.mp/d5a08566eb9f/free-10-minute-marte-meo-video-lesson-20314872

10/06/2024

It's Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 - https://mailchi.mp/bf7d69714245/free-10-minute-marte-meo-video-lesson-20314868

31/05/2024

Early-bird rate ends today!

This is my last online Marte Meo Practitioner Training group for 2024, commencing August and the early-bird rate ends today!

Secure your spot in this 6 day training program here:

https://www.laurenkeeganpsychologist.com/product/Marte-Meo-Practitioner-Level-Training-Online-August-2024/25?mc_cid=491a8e755e&mc_eid=6066c21edf

29/05/2024

Latest edition of Perspectives in Infant Mental Health is out: https://perspectives.waimh.org/2024/05/24/from-the-editors-issue-vol-32-no-1-spring-2024/

Up (not so) bright & early for a 5am zoom meeting with the wonderful editorial team of WAIMH Perspectives in Infant Mental Health ✏️

We come from all over the globe to promote infant mental health & as I’m the timezone outlier, it’s an early start for me 😆

Feeling excited about the next issue!

You can download the April edition here: https://perspectives.waimh.org/2024/05/24/from-the-editors-issue-vol-32-no-1-spring-2024/

World Association for Infant Mental Health - WAIMH

27/05/2024

The latest edition of WAIMH Perspectives in Infant Mental Health has just been released.

It is an honour to be a member of the editorial team and come together with like-minded professionals from across the world to promote infant mental health.

This edition marks an intentional focus within Perspectives to pay close attention to issues of diversity, equity, inclusivity and belonging in infant mental health practice, research, and policy.

In this issue, I review the book: Finding your way with your baby. The emotional life of parents and babies by Dilys Daws and Dr Alexandra de Rementeria

"What this book does especially well is to highlight the importance of the relationship between parent and baby. It gently encourages parents to reflect on the ways they interact with their babies without shame or judgment. The authors examine common parenting challenges such as sleep, settling, and feeding from a relational perspective."

Also in this edition:
✳ A descriptive paper that provides insights into the lived experiences of mothers with infants, from the Alexandra Township, in South Africa.
✳ A paper by Astrid Berg (WAIMH President-Elect): WAIMH and Global Crises. A brief history and a way forward.
* An interview by Salisha Maharaj with Dr. Hisako Watanabe who shares her ongoing exploration of the Japanese concept of ‘Amae’ and honouring the deep wisdom inherent in Japanese ways of being.

Download a PDF copy of the publication here: https://lnkd.in/gS2BkeUY

World Association for Infant Mental Health - WAIMH

Welcome to the April 2024 edition of WAIMH Perspectives in Infant Mental Health. This edition marks an intentional focus within Perspectives to pay close attention to issues of diversity, equity, inclusivity and belonging in infant mental health practice, research, and policy. This reflects our ackn...

27/05/2024

New edition of WAIMH Perspectives in Infant Mental Health + early-bird rates end for Marte Meo ONLINE Practitioner Training- https://mailchi.mp/cfb974a6bfc2/free-10-minute-marte-meo-video-lesson-20313616

21/05/2024

AAIMH Conference Sydney registraitons + abstracts now open - https://mailchi.mp/1dd04650c208/free-10-minute-marte-meo-video-lesson-20313260

07/05/2024

Marte Meo is coming to the beautiful Southern Highlands!

I am excited to facilitate a face-to-face introductory workshop on the Marte Meo Method in Bowral on Saturday 14th September, 2024.

Marte Meo means "on ones own strengths" and is a strengths-based approach to working with families, developed by Maria Aarts in Holland more than 50 years ago. It was borne from her work with autistic children in the 70's but is now applied as a relational and communication model of supporting interactions from infancy right through to aged care.

Marte Meo is the "how to" of attachment and provides professionals with a framework to support the parent-infant dyad in a practical and concrete way.

Through practical video demonstrations of parent and child interactions, you will learn:
* An overview of the Marte Meo Method
* How to identify the basic supportive communication elements of the Marte Meo Method (leading and following skills)
* How to support the dyadic relationship and child development through everyday interactions
* An introduction to video interaction analysis

If you are new to Marte Meo, then it will give you a sense of whether the practitioner training will be a good fit for you and your practice.

The training is aimed at professionals who work with families with children aged 0-5 years and early childhood educators.

Can't make it to Bowral? Online and Sydney-based training is also available. See my website for more details:

https://lnkd.in/g4AX-2uQ

29/04/2024

How can Marte Meo support parents to have more relaxed play interactions with their infants? - https://mailchi.mp/f9897906f2dc/free-10-minute-marte-meo-video-lesson-20311531