The Approach
Supported Mama = Supported Child
Children exist in relation to their caregiver. Mothers are the most common caregivers and society's invisible laborer.
Communication interventions are most effective through lived experiences. Infant-Toddler mental health is directly related to maternal wellness from conception onward, however in the US maternal postpartum care is absent. This leaves many mothers struggling holistically.
​
Pediatric speech-language pathologists can incorporate knowledge of societal pitfalls and oppression of mothers, perinatal mental health, and infant-toddler mental health development to render services more completely for both child and caregiver in Early Intervention and pediatrics generally.
Motherhood Studies
Emily applies Motherhood Studies concepts like matricentric feminism and hegemonic matrinality into her clinical teaching and at state and national conferences. She uniquely weaves sociological and perinatal mental health concepts into cross-discipline evidence-based early intervention service provision.
Online trainings for SLPs will be coming in 2025.
Infant-Toddler Mental Health
Emily holds a Graduate Certificate in Infant-Toddler Mental Health from Portland State University (August 2023). With this knowledge, she enhances early intervention strategies with deep cross-discipline content in the form of service provision considerations of child temperament and child and practitioner mental health.
