Reflective Functioning Training on the Parent Development Interview
This course will be co-taught remotely by Dr. Arietta Slade and Dr. Michelle Sleed. It will be offered in five 4-hour sessions over the course of a week. Sessions will begin at 9am EST/2pm GMT and end at 1pm EST/6pm GMT.
Course Dates: January 27, 30, February 3, 6, 7, 2025 (9AM-1PM ET)
Course Fee: $1,000 USD
Instructor(s): Arietta Slade, PhD; Michelle Sleed, PhD
This five-day online course is designed to provide research professionals with a comprehensive understanding of Parental Reflective Functioning (RF) and to provide training to become a reliable RF coder on the Parent Development Interview (PDI). The course will provide an introduction to RF and to the PDI and will provide participants in the course with training in understanding and applying the RF coding system to PDI transcripts. Participants will be given interview transcripts to score in between sessions; this work will serve as the basis for discussion on the next training day.
Who is this course suitable for?
Researchers working in the areas of infant, child, and parent mental health. Although the course material is quite relevant to clinical work, this course is geared toward individuals who wish to use the PDI in research with community and clinical samples. Click here for details on Training Protocol.
Suggested Reading?
Click here for Suggested Reading.
We are currently accepting registrations on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register by January 1, 2025. The course is being capped at 16 registrants. We will run the course as long as we have 10 registrants, so please register by January 1, 2025. To register for this course or inquire about future trainings, please complete the registration form linked below:
Registration Form for January-February 2025 PDI Training
With questions, please contact:
arietta.slade@gmail.com
Reflective Functioning Training on the Pregnancy Interview
This course will be co-taught remotely by Dr. Ann Stacks and Dr. Kristyn Wong. It will be offered in five 4-hour sessions held over 5 half-days (5:00am to 9:00am EST / 9:00am to 1:00pm GMT / 8:00pm to 12:00am AEDT).
Course Dates: January 16-18 and January 22-23, 2024
Course Fee: $1,000 USD
Instructor(s): Ann Stacks, PhD; Kristyn Wong, PhD
The Pregnancy Interview PI-R (Slade, 2004) is a semi-structured clinical interview developed to assess the quality of a mother’s representation of her relationship with her unborn child. This online course is designed to provide research and clinical professionals with a comprehensive understanding of Parental Reflective Functioning (PRF) and to provide training to researchers to become a reliable RF coder on the Pregnancy Interview (PI). The course will provide an introduction to PRF and to the PI and will provide participants with training in understanding and applying the RF coding system to PI transcripts. Participants will be given interview transcripts to score in between online sessions; this work will serve as the basis for discussion on the following training day.
Registrations are on a first-come, first-served basis. We will cap the training after 10 registrants. Please register by November 19th. Late registrations will be accepted as long as 5 participants have registered by November 19th. To register for this course, please complete the registration form:
Registration Form for January 2024 PI Training
With questions, please contact:
amstacks@wayne.edu