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As one of the first in Texas to receive the Infant Mental Health Mentor - Clinical Endorsement twenty years ago, Barbara has had the honor and pleasure of providing Reflective Supervision/ Consultation to many individuals who were themselves seeking Endorsement or just felt the need for a safe place to process the emotions around their work. Barbara is a certified elementary school teacher with a special education endorsement, and has a Master's of Science in Human Development and Early Childhood Disorders from the University of Texas at Dallas. She worked in Early Childhood Intervention as a home visitor, program administrator, infant massage educator, and reflective supervisor. She serves on the UTD Center for Children and Family Advisory Council. Barbara was fortunate to have been mentored by Dr. Bill Schafer of Michigan as she learned about reflective practice. It is especially rewarding to know that some of her supervisees wish to go on to provide reflective supervision to others. Barbara is also the mother of two and grandmother of three.

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Over the past 20 years, Dr. Stepka has trained and worked in a variety of clinical, research, and academic settings with infants, children, adolescents, adults, and families. He completed his psychology internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans and later continued on as clinical faculty in the Psychiatry Department and teaching faculty at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He is a member of the Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Global Steering Committee; an endorsed CPP National Trainer; and is actively involved in the training of infant mental health (IMH) practitioners at the individual, agency, university, state, and national level. Dr. Stepka co-authored the book “Treating Infants and Young Children Impacted by Trauma: Interventions that Promote Healthy Development” and has been involved in research/publications addressing infant mental health, sexual abuse, telehealth, and military families. Additionally, he has maintained a clinical private practice since 2010 and provides services to residents of Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and PsyPact States (https://psypact.site-ym.com/page/psypactmap). Currently, Dr. Stepka is focused on developing guidelines for best practices of IMH in the context of telehealth and expanding Infant Mental Health Capacities in underserved communities through training, supervision and advocacy the state (Texas) and national level.

Amy holds a Bachelor of Science in Child Development and Family Relationships from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Arts in Counseling from St. Edward's University. With over 20 years of experience in child welfare, home visiting, and hospitals, she has dedicated her career to supporting families. Amy's extensive background allows her to meet families where they are and collaboratively build relationships that address both the parents' and children's needs. In her role in reflective supervisor, she brings her openness and warmth to create a nurturing environment where supervisees can develop their authenticity as both individuals and professionals.

Carol grew up in a bilingual, bicultural environment and is am fluent in English and Spanish. Carol is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist with areas of special interest in infant mental health, preschool children, migration, and working with Spanish-speaking families and professionals. She has been working for over 35 years at a school that has a Montessori program for children from toddlers through third grade and a home visiting program that serves pregnant mothers, babies, toddlers, and young children up to the age of four. Carol has been providing reflective supervision in English and in Spanish to the home visitors for over ten years. Her approach to reflective supervision is based on respecting the individual, while providing a safe and accepting atmosphere in which to trust the process of exploring feelings.

Linda Swanson Ledwig is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional, IMH-E®, Infant Family Reflective Supervisor, Early Intervention Specialist, and Case Manager. She supports individuals and programs in integrating reflective practice in their work through the creation of a respectful, supportive, and professional space allowing practitioners to facilitate professional growth. With over 32 years working with infants, toddlers, and children and their families, Linda works from a trauma-informed lens and multidisciplinary approach.

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