psychologist, trainer, consultant
Dr. Amy
Do you want to learn trauma-informed, efficacious, tools and interventions that support the lives of the children and families? Do you believe in the power of resilience and strong relationships? If so, you're in the right place.
Welcome to Cards for Connection, our signature curriculum designed to address adversities that children and families face by building strong, connected relationships with them. As a Champion in the lives of children, you are uniquely positioned to provide doses of resilience at every encounter.
100 Doses of Resilience, Meaningful
Connections and Lasting Impact
See the Impact
of Cards for Connection
Of all participants have more tools to address the mental health needs in children.
98%
Gain in confidence to address behavioral challenges after being trained in Cards for Connection.
82%
Gain in professional comfort providing interventions to meet infant and toddler mental health needs.
87%
Of all participants feel they have gained tools and strategy to strength relational health.
85%
Of professionals have an increased sense of hope since the training.
98%
Of professionals feel less burned out since this training.
77%
LISTEN TO THE IMPACT
of Cards for Connection
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For Early Childhood Educators
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"There are so many things I love about Cards for Connection. They’re so practical. You can use them as a good conversation starter and they are age specific. They help me build a closer connection with my families!"
— Jennifer Bass, MD
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The
We believe that every interaction matters. Our vision underscores the belief that you already have what it takes to deliver the skills and resources needed to make a lasting impact on the lives of children and caregivers. Whether you're a pediatrician, educator, home visitor, nurse, or other health professional, these cards are designed to bridge gaps, spark meaningful conversations, and strengthen relationships that build social emotional health and and relational health.
Vision
equip yourself with that promote and bolster the resilience of
family wellness
interventions
children
2 Year Certification
includes
This offering is tailored for the individual professional, fostering stronger families and responding to the needs that professionals in the lives of children face daily. We have group rates too! Should you be interested in group or organization options, download our group one-pager and set up a call with our team now!
- Healthcare professionals and their organizations seeking to transform healthcare via implementing efficacious, trauma-informed tools for building resilience in their patients
- Educators and their colleagues aiming to bolster connection and resilience in the children and families with whom they work
- Other professionals such as nurses, home visitors, early intervention, primary care clinicians, and ancillary health providers who wish to bridge the gap of mental health services and build early relational and social-emotional health!
Who this IS
for
Cards for Connection© is a two-year certification program that enhances relational health and builds resilience by equipping professionals with accessible, research-based interventions. These efficacious interventions bridge professional competency gaps and allow children and families to flourish. The cards themselves are tools that spark meaningful conversations between caregivers and professionals and enhance relational health.
Cards for Connection certification program and ongoing Champions Collab (think learning collaborative with a fun, committed cohort) are meant for any professional working with children and families. We train healthcare professionals, educators, home visitors, community health workers, and behavioral health professionals of all kinds.
The entire training takes between 14-16 hours, depending on how your learning environment is structured.
We do not currently offer continuing education. However, we happily partner with organizations to provide necessary information so that they can apply for continuing education that fits their organizational needs.
Great question! During the training, you’ll receive an overview of how trauma presents in children and families, why relational health is the antidote to trauma & stress, an overview of neurobiology and messages of hope for how we can heal, lessons in brief interventions to provide caregiver guidance, and tons of time to practice these gems!
After your training, support does NOT end. You’ll receive access to an online portal, chalkful of videos, scripts, and reminders. You’ll also be invited into our Champions ConnectED collab - our monthly meeting where we practice tools, share resources, and celebrate relational health!
The training costs vary depending on the size of the organization. Training costs range from $897-997 per person, plus the cost of the venue, consultant fees, and printing our beautiful assets - the cards and the reflection guide.
Two reasons:
1. Relational health is healing. Connection is the antidote we use for caregiver guidance to nurture families and help them thrive. Every year, we spend billions of dollars responding to the effects of trauma. What would the world look like if we invested, upstream, in children - early and often?
2. Professionals who leave our training feel more equipped with tools. They leave feeling more competent, hopeful, and less burned out.
We LOVE in person training. But we know that not all organizations can offer in person support and we also know that virtual training can increase accessibility for some groups. So, we work with your organization to deliver the best-fit training for your organization.
Dr. Amy created Cards for Connection and, even if another brilliant consultant is delivering your training, rest assured we only provide this program by in-house, highly trained professionals who are experts in relational health. You can find out more about our team here. Also, Dr. Amy is seen in all training sessions through videos and story-telling. Plus, you’ll see her every month in our Champions Collab!
Regardless of the amount of folks being trained, we bring in consultants so that we have the intentional feeling of community. Over 25-30 participants, and our team will bring in additional consultants. This provides extra support, collaboration, and resources for your team.
Everywhere! We cannot wait to come to you!
We have Champion Trainers - our certified trainers who offer Cards for Connection certification on their own, or with Dr. Amy. And, once professionals have completed their certification, they also become Champions. We need more champions in the lives of children!
Currently, our trainers are in-house, certified by Dr. Amy to ensure the fidelity of the interventions and certification process.
Feel free to reach out anytime - info@doctoramyllc.com
WHAT THEY HAVE TO
There are so many things I love about Cards for Connection. They’re so practical. You can use them as a good conversation starter and they are age specific. They help me build a closer connection with my families!
Build A Closer Connection
I use them with my teenagers who are not doing well, not connecting with their families, and not doing good in school. I now feel like I have ways to talk to them. To bring them out a little bit more. I love the tools of reflection with the babies and that’s an easy and fun win for families that will start that talk early on.
I love the tools
Dr. Amy’s prior participants in her Cards for Connection training have referred to this as “the most important medicine” and I think that burnout really comes from not finding meaning in our work. This is the antidote for that. This is making our work far more meaningful and our families are loving when we do the interventions.
This is the antidote
— Jennifer Bass, MD
— Serena Williams, N.P.
— RJ Gillespie, MD, MPHE
say...
You're choosing to be a part of a community that values meaningful connections and knows the inherent strengths of families in children. Join us to become champions in the lives of children - creating connection, building resilience, and strengthening relationships to mitigate stress and adversities in the lives of children. Let's make a difference together.
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Community of Champions
This offering is tailored for individual engagement, yet its impact is collective, fostering stronger families and responding to the needs that professionals in the lives of children face daily. Should you require group or organization options, download our group one-pager.
I’m Ready!
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— RJ Gillespie, MD, MHPE
Cards for Connection give tangible things that we can do for our families to help them know how to promote and stimulate their child's development.
