Endorsement®
The intent of the Endorsement by the Oklahoma Association for Infant Mental Health (OK-AIMH) is to recognize and document the development of infant and family professionals within an organized system of culturally sensitive, relationship-based, infant mental health learning and work experiences. Endorsement® by the Oklahoma Association for Infant Mental Health (OK-AIMH) will verify that an applicant has attained a level of education as specified, participated in specialized in-service trainings, worked with guidance from mentors or supervisors, and acquired knowledge to promote the delivery of high quality, culturally sensitive, relationship-focused services to infants, toddlers, parents, other caregivers and families. Endorsement® provides information of significant value to employers and referral sources related to the social and emotional development of infants and young children and their families. The OK-AIMH Endorsement is exceptionally useful in guiding individual professional development plans.
Which Endorsement® is right for me?
Endorsement® Requirements
Prerequisite Requirements
Membership in OK-AIMH or another IMH association
Training/Education as specified and related to infants, toddlers, parents, other caregivers and families
Experience working with infants, toddlers, parents, other caregivers and families.
Applying for Endorsement® through EASy (Endorsement® Application System)
Click “Register”
Complete required fields about education, work, and reflective supervision/consultation history as relevant to the category at which you are applying.
Enter your OK-AIMH membership expiration date (If you are unsure of your OK-AIMH membership status, email us).
Choose the category of Endorsement® you are applying for and click “Submit”
Pay your application fee online with PayPal.
Endorsement® Exam Information
Online only (per the Alliance for the Advancement of IMH’s new guidelines) beginning in January 2024. We are now using a platform called Questionmark for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor Category Exams. Additional details to come for applicants! Contact Carly or Kelly for details!
Online only!
Important Updates
OK-AIMH requires all practitioners who are Endorsed to renew tri-annually:
Training: 45 hours related to IECMH social-emotional well-being over three years, including:
9 hours on reflective supervision/consultation (only for Endorsed Reflective Supervisor and Mentor-Clinical)
Reflective Supervision/Consultation: 36 hours over three years (only for Family Specialist, Mental Health Specialist, Endorsed Reflective Supervisor & Mentor-Clinical categories)
Membership: Maintain annual OK-AIMH membership
Endorsement® Videos
How to Register on EASy password: babies123
What is Reflective Supervision / Consultation? (En Español)
Helpful Documents
The materials supporting OK-AIMH Competency Guidelines® are copyrighted by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH). The Oklahoma Association for Infant Mental Health is able to make these materials available to our membership and collaborators through a licensing agreement with the MI-AIMH.
Copyright law does allow individuals to print out or make ONE copy of copyrighted material for personal, non-commercial purposes only. None of the copyrighted Endorsement® documents included here may be reproduced, displayed, distributed or otherwise used in any format, including electronically, without the express written consent of MI-AIMH. Legal action will be taken against those who violate the copyright.
En Español
The materials supporting the Oklahoma Association for Infant Mental Health Competency Guidelines® are copyrighted by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH). The OK-AIMH is able to make these materials available to our membership and collaborators through a licensing agreement with the MI-AIMH.
Copyright law does allow individuals to print out or make ONE copy of copyrighted material for personal, non-commercial purposes only. None of the copyrighted Endorsement® documents included here may be reproduced, displayed, distributed or otherwise used in any format, including electronically, without the express written consent of MI-AIMH. Legal action will be taken against those who violate the copyright.
If you have questions, join office hour calls!
Please contact okaimh@gmail.com for Microsoft Teams meeting details
Monday 6/16/25 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM
Tuesday 6/24/25 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM
Thursday 7/3/25 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM
Wednesday 7/9/25 9:00 to 10:00 AM
The Importance of Reflective Supervision/ Consultation
Reflective supervision/consultation goes beyond clinical supervision to shared exploration of the parallel process, i.e., attention to all of the relationships, including that between practitioner and parent, between parent and infant/toddler, and between practitioner and supervisor. It is critical to understand how each of these relationships affects the others.
By attending to the emotional content of the work and how reactions to the content affect the work, reflective supervision/consultation nurtures professional and personal development within one's discipline. There isgreater emphasis on the supervisor/consultant's ability to listen and wait, allowing the supervisee to discover solutions, concepts and perceptions on his/her own.
Below you will find a list of providers of reflective supervision/consultation in the state of Oklahoma who are eligible to supervise OK-AIMH Endorsement® applicants. The presence on this list means the individual has earned Endorsement® as an Infant Mental Health Specialist or Infant Mental Health Mentor.
NOTE: OK-AIMH cannot guarantee the accuracy, reliability or completeness of any supervision provided by these individuals.
Reflective Consultants
Tessa Chesher, D.O., IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Mentor - Clinical
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
Tulsa, OK
tessa.chesher@okstate.edu
Amy Chlouber, LPC-S, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Mentor -Clinical
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance TechCentral Central & Western OK
achlouber88@gmail.com
Madison Clark, M.Ed, LPC-S, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Mentor - Clinical
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech 405-437-0184
Norman, OK
mclarklpc@gmail.com Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Amy Chlouber, LPC-S, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Mentor -Clinical
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance TechCentral Central & Western OK
achlouber88@gmail.com
Alison Dart, LCSW, PMH-C, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Specialist Endorsed Reflective Supervisor
Individual
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech 405-928-8040 Norman, OKCentral
alisondart.llc@gmail.com Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Tish Dehart, LCSW, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Specialist Endorsed Reflective Supervisor
Individual
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
918-594-4734
Tulsa, OK
tdehart@tulsa-health.org Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Candice Doan, MS, LPC-S, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Specialist
Endorsed Reflective Supervisor Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
501-593-6198
Owasso, OK
cdoan@harding.edu
Shanna Eischen, MS, LPC, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Specialist
Endorsed Reflective Supervisor Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
918-695-0996
Tulsa, OK
Shanna.eischen@gmail.com Currently accepting new consultees Languages: English
Amanda Etheridge, MS, LPC-S, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Specialist
Endorsed Reflective Supervisor Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
918-341-3166 ext. 247
Claremore, OK
amandae@health.ok.gov Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Brittany Fowler, LPC-S, RPT, IMH-E® Infant Mental Health Specialist Endorsed Reflective Supervisor Individual & Group Face-to-Face & Distance Tech 918-914-1419 Tulsa, OK brittany@connectandrestore.com Languages: English Currentlty accepting new consultees
Hannah Frye, LPC-S, IMH-E® Infant Mental Health Specialist Individual & Group Face-to-Face & Distance Tech 405-208-3027 Oklahoma City, OK hfrye11@gmail.com Languages: English Currentlty accepting new consultees
Angela Fultz, MA, LPC-S, IECMH-E®
Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor - Clinical
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech 405-830-8466
Oklahoma City, OK
fultz.angela@proton.me Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Melanie Gartside, M.Ed, LPC, IMH-E®
Infant Family Specialist
Endorsed Reflective Supervisor Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
Northern Oklahoma/Ponca City
580-304-5122 gartsidemelanie@gmail.com
Karri Geisinger, MS, LPC, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Specialist
Endorsed Reflective Supervisor Individual
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
918-594-4735
Tulsa, OK
Kgeisinger@tulsa-health.org Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Tara Glenn, LCSW, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Mentor-Clinical Individual
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
918-804-5752
Tulsa, OK
taramglenn@yahoo.com Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Jordan Iturbe Gustin, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Specialist
Endorsed Reflective Supervisor
Individual
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech 918-732-9650
Tulsa, OK
jgustin@dvis.org Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Amy L. Huffer, PhD, LCSW, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Mentor - Clinical
Individual & Group
Distance Tech 405-514-9111
Palm Springs, CA
amyhufferlcsw@att.net Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Valerie Isaacs, LPC-S, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Mentor - Clinical
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
918-205-2995
Tulsa, OK
Valerie@ValiantCC.org Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Ashleigh Kraft, LPC, IECMH-E®
Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor - Clinical
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
Tulsa, OK
akbalancedperspectives@gmail.com Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Stacey Leakey, PhD, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Mentor - Clinical
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
918-814-4725
Tulsa, OK
sl@o2consultation.com Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Amber Masters, LPC, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Specialist
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
918-570-9980
Muskogee, OK
ambermasters.lpc.ladc@gmail.com Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Falon Morgan, LCSW, PMH-C, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Specialist Endorsed Reflective Supervisor
Individual & Group
Distance Tech
405-414-0514
Oklahoma City, OK
falonmorganlcsw@gmail.com Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Kathryn Morris-Scott, LCSW, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Mentor - Clincial
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
405-213-9795
Central OK
kathrynsmorris@gmail.com Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Carrie Neff, LPC-S, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Specialist
Endorsed Reflective Supervisor Individual & Group
Face-to-Face
918-766-2241
Oklahoma City, OK
cneff_4010@yahoo.com
Kimberly Parker, LPC-S, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Mentor - Clinical
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face
405-684-0256
Tulsa, OK
soonerfan01@gmail.com Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Jessica Richardson, LCSW, IMH-E®
Infant Family Specialist Endorsed Reflective Supervisor
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
918-637-3015
Tulsa, OK
jessica.magness@yahoo.com
Victoria Scoville, MSW, LCSW, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Mentor - Clinical
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
580-445-8106
Edmond/Oklahoma City, OK
victoria.weichel@gmail.com Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
Ruth Slocum, LCSW, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Mentor - Clinical
Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
918-691-6622
Tulsa, OK
Ruth.slocum@icloud.com
Sharolyn Wallace, PhD, LCSW, RPT-S, IMH-E
Infant Mental Health Specialist
Endorsed Reflective Supervisor Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech
Tulsa/Stillwater, OK
Sharolyn.Wallace@tulsacc.edu
Kim Whitty, MS, CCPS, IMH-E ®
Infant Family Specialist
Endorsed Reflective Supervisor Individual & Group
Face-to-Face & Distance Tech 918-595-4556
Tulsa, OK
kwhitty@tulsa-health.org Languages: English Currently accepting new consultees
OK-AIMH Endorsement® Registry
Endorsement® Registry for Culturally Sensitive, Relationship-Focused Practice Promoting Infant Mental Health
Endorsement® involves a standardized process to determine that a professional has accumulated specialized experiences in the infant and early childhood field and has signed a Code of Ethics. All applicants receive a copy of the Code of Ethics. An applicants' experiences are documented by the submission of an application that details competency-based training, specialized work experiences, and for most, reflective supervision/consultation (RSC) experiences. The application also includes transcripts and three reference ratings. Mental Health Mentor Endorsees have passed an exam that includes measures of theoretical knowledge, direct service skills, and their capacity to apply these principles into practice.
Maintaining Endorsement® also requires ongoing training and, in the cases of Infant/Early Childhood Family Specialist, Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist and Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Mentor-Clinical, ongoing RSC. Endorsees are also required to re-commit to upholding the Code of Ethics annually.
Endorsement® is not a professional license or a certificate. OK-AIMH Endorsement® cannot guarantee the quality of service of any endorsed professional. OK-AIMH Endorsement® does not include a process by which complaints or concerns regarding ethics can be filed. If OK-AIMH becomes aware of possible ethics violations by an endorsed professional, complainants are encouraged to, when applicable, contact the individual's professional licensing board. The OK-AIMH Endorsement® does not offer monitoring for ethics violations, however if OK-AIMH learns that an endorsed professional has been sanctioned by a licensing board, the individual's name is moved to the Inactive Endorsement® Registry. Those professionals will follow the policy for reactivation to the Active Endorsement® Registry once the licensing board's sanctions have been lifted.