Q: What is involved in applying for and earning Endorsement?
Achieving Endorsement Involves Five Steps:
1. Inquire by contacting OK-AIMH
2. Complete and submit the preliminary application, including the application fee and OK-AIMH
membership fee (unless already a member). Membership can be renewed on-line.
3. Prepare and submit the completed professional portfolio.
4. Documentation of competencies
5. Endorsement
Some notable features of the OK-AIMH Endorsement (IMH-E™) process include:
Assignment of an endorsement advisorto assist with the portfolio development process.
Review of professional portfolio materials by the endorsement advisor.
Submission of completed professional portfolio to OK-AIMH for review.
Review of completed professional portfolio by assigned endorsement committee members
Administration of three-hour, written endorsement exam, offered twice a year (March/October), for IMH Specialists and Mentor candidates; exam includes multiple choice questions and clinical, policy or faculty/research vignettes to assess knowledge, skills and competencies.
Review of exam by assigned endorsement test review committee members.
Endorsement decision by e-mail.
Endorsement certificate signed and mailed along with feedback regarding professional portfolio or
responses to vignettes in the qualitative portion of the exam.
Annual renewal of endorsement requires continued membership in OK-AIMH or another infant mental health association and annual documentation of 15 hours (minimum) of training experiences which promote infant mental health practice; reflective supervision/consultation recommended for endorsed members.
1. Inquire by contacting OK-AIMH
2. Complete and submit the preliminary application, including the application fee and OK-AIMH
membership fee (unless already a member). Membership can be renewed on-line.
3. Prepare and submit the completed professional portfolio.
4. Documentation of competencies
5. Endorsement
Some notable features of the OK-AIMH Endorsement (IMH-E™) process include:
Assignment of an endorsement advisorto assist with the portfolio development process.
Review of professional portfolio materials by the endorsement advisor.
Submission of completed professional portfolio to OK-AIMH for review.
Review of completed professional portfolio by assigned endorsement committee members
Administration of three-hour, written endorsement exam, offered twice a year (March/October), for IMH Specialists and Mentor candidates; exam includes multiple choice questions and clinical, policy or faculty/research vignettes to assess knowledge, skills and competencies.
Review of exam by assigned endorsement test review committee members.
Endorsement decision by e-mail.
Endorsement certificate signed and mailed along with feedback regarding professional portfolio or
responses to vignettes in the qualitative portion of the exam.
Annual renewal of endorsement requires continued membership in OK-AIMH or another infant mental health association and annual documentation of 15 hours (minimum) of training experiences which promote infant mental health practice; reflective supervision/consultation recommended for endorsed members.
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