Early Childhood Mental Health
In this practical microcredential, learners identify risk and protective factors while building resiliency by fostering positive childhood mental health. In addition, students learn how to support responsive caregiver-child relationships and strategies to help diverse families within their professional community.
Issued on 02 Dec 2025 by
Seneca Polytechnic
Issuer
Seneca Polytechnic
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Seneca Polytechnic is a multiple-campus public college located in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. It offers full-time and part-time programs at the baccalaureate, diploma, certificate and graduate levels.
Criteria
The recipient of this microcredential has demonstrated the ability to:
- understand and articulate the relevance of infant and early mental health and the interconnection between responsive relationships, co-regulation, and brain development
- support responsive caregiver-child relationships through the delivery of community programs
- identify risk and protective factors based on comprehensive case study analysis
- recommend effective child and family support strategies
By providing:
Learners submit a case study analysis to showcase their knowledge, skills, and competencies of early childhood mental health indicators and positive caregiver responses towards building resiliency.
And by reflecting on the entire process by:
Participants are provided with opportunities to share their reflections on the weekly content through online journal entries and a group discussion board forums.
