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34 West 139th Street
New
York, NY 10037 [Map]
This program moved to a new location on June 21,
2010:
Director Rebecca
Shahmoon Shanok, Ph.D., LCSW
Services
Offers a range
of model infant and early childhood services; advanced training which
integrates practices from across the professions; consultation; and on-site
consultation and training for diverse programs which serve babies and children,
reaching at-risk children and their families, especially those living in
poverty, across all relevant systems.
Relationships
for Growth & Learning (RfGL) — formerly Early Childhood Group Therapy
Program (ECGT)
Community-based
screenings and intervention services for children in diverse preschools,
including daycare, Head Start and UPK, to provide a safety net for young,
vulnerable and diagnosable children ages 2 through 9. Work with families,
teachers and schools to improve their responsiveness to children’s needs.
Coursework, seminars and reflective supervision anchor RfGL’s transdisciplinary
certificate training program.
Infant-Parent Study
Center
Post-graduate,
transdisciplinary certificate program for PhDs, MSWs, MDs, educators, nurses,
OT, PT, SL/P arts therapists and professionals to advance their clinical and
leadership skills in working with infants, young children and their families.
Judicial
Consultation Project (JCP)
Provides
training and consultation to enable Family Court judges, lawyers and child
welfare personnel to make sound placement decisions through enhanced
understanding of early child development and attachment principles.
Training &
Consultation Center (TCC)
On-site
training, consultation, and technical assistance for programs that serve
pregnant parents and young children through age six and their families.
Distance
Learning Project
Through
state-of-the-art videoconference technology, the Institute
brings one- and two-year intensive training to professionals and programs in
other parts of North America.
Institute Network
Provides
continuing education and support to Institute
candidates and graduates, as well as open meetings for the professional public.
Project of Jewish Board of Family & Children’s Services