The Embodiment of Our Future
 

The Embodiment of Our Future

Join Us for Our Upcoming Professional Programs!

PEMworks™ is pleased to invite you to join us for one or more of our international training programs, workshops, or lectures promoting positive child development.

 
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Mentalizing the Body in Research and Clinical Practice: Parental Embodied Mentalizing Assessment (PEMA™)

WHERE: Online Training

IN COLLABORATION WITH: Anna Freud

WHEN: 27th January 2025 - 31st January 2025

TRAINING TIME: 9am - 12.30pm Daily (GMT)

PRESENTERS: Dr Dana Shai, the creator of PEM™ and PEMI™, and Dr Rose Spencer

OVERVIEW:

PEMworks™ promotes positive child development through the facilitation of clinical assessment and intervention programs based on the full-body, nonverbal relationship between parent and child.

PEMworks™ is backed by over a decade of empirical research. Drawing from this evidence-base, this 5-day course orients professionals working with parents and infants to using the Parental Embodied Mentalizing Intervention (PEMI™) in their clinical work.

PEMI™ assesses nonverbal risk and protective factors in parent-infant (0.5-2 years) dyads. The training is accompanied with video examples as well as experiential means to explore key features of parent-infant nonverbal communication and relational risk and protective factors.

WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?

This training is suitable for professionals working with young children and their families including, but not limited to: 

  • Psychologists 

  • Psychotherapists 

  • Social workers 

  • Marriage and family therapists 

  • Mental health counsellors 

  • Outreach workers 

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:

  • Introduce the theory and research behind Parental Embodied Mentalizing (PEM) from its developer, Dr. Dana Shai. 

  • Explore and identify the theory and movement language underlying PEM. 

  • Learn step-by-step processes to identify risk and protective factors in parent-child dyads. 

  • Fulfil prerequisite requirements for Reflective Practice and PEMA™ Certification. 

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and therapeutic innovation.

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What we do.

PEMworks™ promotes positive child development through the facilitation of clinical assessment and intervention programs supported by the scientific study of parental embodied mentalizing - the full-body movement and dynamic nonverbal relationship between parents and their children. PEMworks™ strives to create professional networks to advance the wellbeing of children and their families.

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What we offer.

We are passionate and focused on disseminating our knowledge and methodology to a diverse global audience through a wide range of unique training and consultation services delivered by highly trained PEMworks™ researchers and clinicians.

We are committed to contributing to high-quality empirical research and clinical assessment, and interventions across populations. We welcome collaborations with researchers and practitioners, and we offer consultations, supervision and reflective practice.

For full details of our professional programs and training, please click below.

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Who we serve.

Our training programs are suitable for professionals working with young children and their families including: Psychologists, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Home Visitors, Family Support Workers, Outreach Workers, Nursery Staff, Behavior Support specialists, and anyone providing parenting education and/or counseling to parents of young children.

 
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Why we do it.

To advance the wellbeing of children and their families.

 
 

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