2025 Conference Sponsors – 2026 Launching in August
2025 Conference Schedule – 2026 Launching in August
Sunday, November 16
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Child-Parent Psychotherapy Booster
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
80X3 Gathering
1 – 4 p.m.
FAN Workshop
Monday, November 17
8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Welcome
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Keynote
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Faculty Symposium
10:15 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops 1-5
12 – 1 p.m.
Lunch
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops 6-10
2:30 – 3 p.m.
Break
3 – 4:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops 11-15
Tuesday, November 18
8 – 8:30 a.m.
Welcome
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Keynote
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Faculty Symposium
10:15 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops 16-21
12 – 1 p.m.
Lunch & Learn
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops 22-27
2:30 – 3 p.m.
Break
3 – 4:30 p.m.
Keynote
The Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health is excited to announce its 8th annual Infant & Early Childhood Multidisciplinary Conference hosted at the St. Paul RiverCentre, November 16-18, 2025.
MACMH welcomes early care and education professionals, mental health professionals, home visitors, public health and child welfare professionals, and all others who support young children prenatal-6 and their families and caregivers.
This conference promotes infant and early childhood mental health principles to inform practice across disciplines. It brings together a vast network of multidisciplinary professionals from across the state who all work with young children, their families and caregivers.
Discussions will be centered around how,
- Work with young children must always occur within the context of their primary relationships.
- There is a need for reflection in relationship-based work.
- Development informs the work.
- Infants and very young children and their families have unique relational and developmental needs which require practitioners to have a unique set of skills.
- Research informs practice and practice informs research.
Pricing
One-Day (Monday or Tuesday) –$185
Two-Day (Monday and Tuesday) –$360
Sunday (Pre-Conference) Introduction to FAN Training — $75
Member Rate
Members receive 15% off their registration fee. When you sign into our registration system, your membership should automatically calculate your reduced rate.
Group Rate
A group rate (10% off) is available for groups of 5+ from the same agency. If you’re interested in group registration email cvincent@macmh.org for a group rate.
Student Rate
Our student rate of 50% off is offered to full-time students (8 or more credits) with proof of current enrollment. Please email a file of your transcript proving your enrollment status to cvincent@macmh.org if you wish to receive a student discount.
If you are registering with a group of students, you may use a letter from a professor or other administrator from your institution certifying that all individuals in your group are full-time students in place of an individual transcript.
Venue
St. Paul RiverCentre
175 West Kellogg Boulevard | Saint Paul, MN 55102
This conference is designed to meet CEH (Continuing Education Hours) credits for many disciplines: psychology, social work, education, nursing, marriage and family therapy, and behavioral health and therapy. CEH certificates will be available to document participation.
CEHs are expected to be approved by the following boards:
- MN Board of Behavioral Health & Therapy
- MN Board of Marriage & Family Therapy
- MN Board of Psychology
- MN Board of Social Work
The following boards do not require pre-approved CEHs. CEHs should be approved upon independent submission to your board:
- MN Board of Education
- MN Nursing Board
- ND Board of Social Work
Professionals in other related disciplines, as well as those working outside of Minnesota, can submit CEH certificates to their corresponding boards for independent approval.
Actual CEH amounts will be dependent upon your specific licensure board and attendance.
MACMH is offering a limited number of scholarships for professionals to attend the Infant and Early Childhood Multidisciplinary Conference.
If you would like to discuss other options if you hope to attend and registration costs are a barrier, please reach out to cvincent@macmh.org.
Applications are currently closed.
Expand your reach, tap into new audiences and get your organization in front of more than 22,000 people within the field of early childhood & mental health when you become an advertising partner for our 2025 Infant & Early Childhood Multidisciplinary Conference.
We are now accepting nominations for the Michele Fallon Award, to be presented at the Infant & Early Childhood Multidisciplinary Conference, November 16-18, 2025!
Please submit your nominations by Friday, September 25th, 2025.
The Michele Fallon award was created to recognize an individual who has had a significant impact on the field of Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health in MN. Michele Fallon, inaugural recipient of her namesake award said, “This field is full of humble and unassuming rock star workhorses.” Michele played a pivotal role in the advancement of infant and early childhood mental health in Minnesota and truly embodies Jeree Pawl’s famous quote “how you are is as important as what you do”.
The Michele Fallon Award honors individuals who are making extraordinary contributions in everyday settings, championing infant mental health principles within their unique contexts, and fostering collaboration across the field. Providers across the multidisciplinary field of infant and early childhood mental health (early care and education, home visiting, education, nursing, child welfare, clinical mental health, pregnancy and birth support, community and social services, medical care, and early intervention) are excellent candidates for nomination.
Strong nominees will have shown evidence of the following:
- Experience working with or on behalf of young children prenatal-6 and their families/caregivers
- Promoting infant mental health principles
- Work that fosters growth, building capacity, and promoting sustainability within the early childhood mental health field
- Supporting and participating in cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Leadership experiences that support the development of the infant & early childhood workforce and/or systems that support young children and their families/caregivers
To be considered for the award, the nominee should have the following qualifications:
• Hold Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement®
• Work in Minnesota
Join us for the 6th Annual Faculty Symposium on Embedding Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Principles into Multidisciplinary Curricula, embedded at the MACMH Infant & Early Childhood Multidisciplinary Conference.
When?
November 17-18, 2025
Who is Eligible to Attend?
Multidisciplinary faculty/instructors from 2- and 4-year colleges and universities.
If you are planning to attend, you must attend all the breakouts associated with the Faculty Symposium. Attendees will have the opportunity to attend keynotes and late afternoon breakouts that they choose.
As a participant, you will have the opportunity to:
- Interact with multidisciplinary faculty from 2- and 4- year colleges and universities across the state.
- Receive access to a website containing eight modules with resources for embedding information on infant mental health topics that can be easily integrated into existing curricula of the multiple disciplines serving young children, their families & caregivers.
- Topics include IECMH principles and practices; attachment/relationships; working with parents; development; assessment & intervention; cultural considerations & promoting reflective functioning in pre-services students.
- Discover innovative strategies and resources for teaching IECMH principles and practices.
- Attend IECMH conferences keynotes.
- Network with multidisciplinary IECMH professionals from across Minnesota.
IECMH Symposia (2015 to 2019 and 2025) are the result of unique partnership and made possible through cross-disciplinary collaboration by staff and faculty, and with support from: Minnesota Association from Children’s Mental Health (MACMH); Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MNSCU); Saint Paul College; the Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) and the Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health at the University of Minnesota (UMN); UMN-Duluth; and Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Lunch Options
Sunday
Lunch provided to full-day workshop attendees
Monday
Cafe Lunch Buffet: $16.00 (one plate, one time through)
– Salad Station
– Stir-Fry Station
– Side Station
A La Carte Dessert & Beverages
Tuesday
Cafe Lunch Buffet: $16.00 (one plate, one time through)
– Soup Station
– Hot Sandwich Station
– Side Station
A La Carte Dessert & Beverages
Alternative Lunch Options
Purchase on-site: The RiverCentre’s Headwaters Café will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, in addition to the Cafe Lunch Buffet provided at the conference.
Local restaurants: There are several restaurants within walking distance of the venue. Attendees are welcome to leave the event center for lunch and return for afternoon sessions. (Staff favorite: Cossetta’s!)
Bring your own: While you’re welcome to bring your own lunch, please note that RiverCentre policy prohibits outside food from being consumed on-site. We kindly ask that you enjoy your meal off-site.