Virtual Reflection Supervision/Consultation Group
What to Expect?
Below you’ll find all 5 of our Reflective Supervision/Consultation provider's photos, bios and group meeting schedules. Review these descriptions and choose a group that suits your needs and schedule. Groups are capped at 5 participants each, so spots are limited!
Participants can expect to receive up to 24 hours of RSC over the course of the year.
Why Join Us?
• Meet the requirement for reflective supervision hours to obtain or maintain your Endorsement®
• Deepen your IMH practice and reflective capacity
• Build connections with other infant/early childhood professionals
• Commit to your personal growth and self-care
Cost
Members: $240/year
Non-Members: $360/year
For questions or more information, contact Sarah Bruhn at sbruhn@wiaimh.org.
“Through reflective practice, we can examine our thoughts and feelings about the experience and identify the interventions that best meet the family’s goals for self-sufficiency, growth, and development.”
RSC Providers
Kris’s group meeting schedule:
Second Tuesday of the month
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Kris Barnekow
Kris Barnekow serves as Continuous Quality Improvement Lead at WI-AIMH and is Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). She received a baccalaureate degree in Occupational Therapy from UWM, a master’s of science degree in Human Learning and Development from UWM and a doctorate of philosophy in the Therapeutic Science track, Department of Kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The focus of her doctoral dissertation was maternal-infant attunement, and this research was guided by Kraemer’s Psychobiological Attachment Theory where she focused on infant capacities that fostered attunement with their mother.
While completing her doctoral work, Kris served children and families in Wisconsin’s Birth to Three Program. Because of her work with Dr. Kraemer, Kris understood the significant role relationships play during early development. She and Dr. Kraemer, co-authored a paper in 2005 that outlined Psychobiological Attachment Theory as a frame of reference for pediatric occupational and physical therapists who serve children and families in early intervention settings. Since then, Kris has integrated an early childhood mental health approach in her research, teaching and service. Kris holds Infant Mental Health Endorsement in Wisconsin and is committed to work that enhances the lives of young children and their families.
She facilitates reflective consultation for speech language pathologists, physical therapists and occupational therapists who serve children and families in Birth to 3 programs.
Stacey’s group meeting schedule:
First Friday of the month
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Stacy Otto
Stacey Otto, LCSW, IMH-E® is a therapist at Catalpa Health who provides mental health therapy and consultation services in a variety of settings. With special interest in infant and early childhood mental health, she sees children ages 1- 5 with concerns related to attachment, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, adoption, and abuse/neglect. She has been working and volunteering with abused children and their families for over 30 years.
Stacey holds a master of science in social psychology from Purdue University and a master of social work degree from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. She also earned a capstone certificate in the Infant, Early Childhood, and Family Mental Health Program from UW-Madison, and is a registered therapist in Child Parent Psychotherapy. Stacey continues to be a mental health consultant with WI-AIMH’s Reflective Supervision Learning Collaborative since it began six years ago. She provides both individual and group reflective practice in numerous settings, including to home visitors, teachers, psychotherapists, Birth to 3 staff, and supervisors. Outside of work, she loves reading, yoga, cross-country skiing, spending time with friends and family, and hanging out with her cats Teddy, Tiggy and Sara.
Shanna’s group meeting schedule:
Third Friday of the month
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Shanna Sullivan
Shanna Sullivan, LCSW, ECMH® (she/her) is a Registered Play Therapist™, speaker, trainer, and mental health consultant who has dedicated her career in mental health to helping kids and families impacted by traumatic separation and complex developmental trauma. She is an advocate for adoption competency education and brings lived and learned experience as an adoptive parent. Shanna is a nationally rostered Trauma Informed Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) provider and was recently an inaugural member of Wisconsin’s Early Childhood Mental Health leadership cohort. She is endorsed as an Early Childhood Family Specialist (ECMH®) and is experienced as a Reflective Supervisor.
This group is intended to center the experiences of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC). It is a place to rest together in community and explore radical self-care. All individuals who identify as BIPOC are welcome to join.
Carrie’s group meeting schedule:
Third Wednesday of the month
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Carrie Young
Carrie Young, LCSW, IMH-E®, is a Reflective Consultant and Mental Health Clinician based out of Madison, Wisconsin. Nationally rostered as a Trauma-Informed Child-Parent Psychotherapist (TI-CPP), Carrie has worked extensively with young children and families with histories of trauma in her roles as a Child and Family Therapist and as an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant with various Birth to 3 and Early Childhood Education programs across the state of Wisconsin. Carrie provides reflective consultation for supervisors across the state who are participating in the Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health's Reflective Supervision Learning Collaborative. She also serves as a mentor, providing reflective consultation to fellows completing the UW-Madison Department of Psychiatry's Infant, Early Childhood, and Family Mental Health Capstone Certificate Program.
Carrie enjoys supporting professionals in exploring the feelings, thoughts, or intentions that are being evoked in them throughout their work, as well as encouraging mindful self-compassion practices. In her free time, Carrie enjoys hiking, enjoying nature in all of the seasons but especially summer, reading, and spending time laughing with her family and friends. She has two daughters, ages 6 and 8, who challenge and inspire her every day.
Meredith’s group meeting schedule:
Third Tuesday of the month
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Meredith Vitaioli
Meredith Vitaioli, APSW, IMH-E® is a social worker at the Waisman Center in Madison, WI. Meredith received a bachelors degree in Sociology with a minor in Criminal Justice from UW-Madison. After some time in the helping field, Meredith returned to school to complete her Masters in Social Work through George Williams College in Williams Bay, WI. Meredith also completed the Infant, Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Capstone program. She holds Endorsement as an Infant Family Reflective Supervisor in Wisconsin and is so excited to support reflective practice for others in the state!
Meredith’s passion for reflective practice comes from the almost 10 years she worked for Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Dane County. The integration of reflective practice into her child and family support roles was crucial to not only sustaining her in challenging work, but allowing for professional growth unlike any other time period in her life. Currently, at the Waisman Center, Meredith helps families navigate services and supports when they have a child with a developmental concern or disability. She also facilitates reflective practice for the staff of the Waisman Early Childhood program. Meredith welcomes anyone to her group, but has the most experience with home visiting, Birth to 3, and early care and education settings.