Training information
MIO Clinician Training
Classroom training
16 hours of classroom training (virtual or in-person)
Includes an overview of attachment theory, mentalization, and the neuroscience of addiction, adversity, and attachment
Provides foundational skills in the core elements of MIO
Consultation
20 weeks of virtual consultation
Consultation groups are comprised of approximately 4 clinicians learning to deliver MIO
Each learner sees at least one caregiver for 12 sessions of MIO
Consultation meetings are used to provide feedback on use of MIO core elements and to ensure fidelity/adherence to the model
Train-the-Trainer
Multiple randomized controlled trials have demonstrated MIO’s efficacy at improving parental reflective functioning, caregiving sensitivity, substance use, depression, and child behavior, Given its efficacy, it is important for MIO to be disseminated— sustainably, and with fidelity— in order to maximize the number of families that can benefit.
The MIO Train-the-Trainer program was designed in partnership with faculty from the Yale Child Study Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Baystate Health, Tufts Medical Center, and FIRST Steps Together to prepare substance use counselors, mental health clinicians, and other psychotherapists to provide MIO to caregivers who are in recovery from a substance use disorder and/or have histories of complex trauma.
MIO clinicians who complete the Train-the-Trainer program will receive a certificate of completion if all requirements of the course are satisfied. A handbook is provided and includes key points, notes, concepts, and homework assignments that accompany the live education and serves as an enduring reference.