Winter 2021
Scholarships for Home Visitors
Welcome to information about Infant Toddler Mental Health Scholarships.
There are a number of Scholarships offered for Infant Toddler Mental Health. Please click on the links or select from the menu at the top of the page.
Pre-Admission course: Intro to ITMH (optional): June 22-August 15, 2020
ITMH Graduate Certificate Program Dates: September 2020 to August 2021
Scholarships for Mental Health Clinicians Starting Summer / Fall 2020
The graduate certificate in Infant/Toddler Mental Health: A Relationship-Based Approach is designed for professionals who are working with families who have children from the prenatal period to 36 months of age.
The Health Systems Division of the Oregon Health Authority, in partnership with Portland State University’s College of Education, offers 10 full tuition scholarships. To qualify, Mental Health Clinicians must work with Medicaid eligible children, 0-5 years and/or their families. This scholarship covers the full cost of the 20-credit ITMH Graduate Certificate program and the summer Pre-admission for the Intro to ITMH class. Priority is given to bilingual and/or bi-cultural professionals working with priority populations. Students complete the program in 5 terms (Summer, 2020 through Summer, 2021).
Apply by March 13, 2020
The Intro to Infant Toddler Mental Health class is fully online and available to Home Visitors working in Oregon. This online, 11-week class is offered for undergraduate or graduate credit. Participants can expect to spend about 8 hours a week in class. Class activities include reading texts and articles, watching videos, participating in discussions, and completing homework assignments.
The Rural Infant Mental Health Scholarship for the Infant Toddler Mental Health Graduate Certificate is closed.
Program Dates: January-December 2020
The scholarship program is part of a three-year grant (2019-2021) to support and study the impact of infant toddler mental health (ITMH) education and supports to increase interdisciplinary leadership in ITMH for Douglas County. Participants must have a bachelor's degree. For information about this program and future scholarships, please contact itmh@pdx.edu