What the mission means to Mike
“There is no such thing as a baby… there is a baby and someone.” – D.W. Winnicott
Ensuring that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life means that the focus of our interventions is not just the baby… or just the parent… or just the professional. The focus is the relationships that connect young children and their caregivers and provide the foundation and scaffolding for their development.
Professional background
A licensed clinical psychologist and NAPA/UC Davis Infant-Parent Mental Health fellow, Dr. Mike Sherman has expert training and experience in the field of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH).
For more than 20 years, he has worked at the nexus of community mental health and child welfare programs, including direct service provision, supervision, training, consulting, program development and administration. He is endorsed as an IECMH Clinical Mentor (I/ECMH-C) and is dedicated to supporting the application of reflective practice across a range of child and family serving fields.
Future vision
Mike is invested in supporting the integration of the IECMH Guiding Principles across ZERO TO THREE’s areas of focus, while continuing to strengthen relational, reflective, and trauma-responsive practices across our work, both internally and in partnership with the organizations and communities we support.
Please contact us if you’d like to request Mike as a speaker. And visit our Speakers Bureau page to learn about many of our other subject matter experts.
