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March 15, 2023
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Middle for Little one Counseling Public Relations Counsel
Renée Layman Appointed as FAIMH Vice President
Layman continues to advance toddler and early childhood psychological well being, alongside President Dr. Harleen Hutchinson.
Renée E. Layman, MS, LMHC, was lately appointed as Vice President of Florida Affiliation for Toddler Psychological Well being (FAIMH) Board of Administrators. Layman joins Board President Dr. Harleen Hutchinson in main the nonprofit with additional advancing toddler and early childhood psychological well being.
FAIMH strives to construct a group the place all youngsters in Florida might be nurtured, emotionally wholesome and able to study, to develop, and to achieve their full potential. FAIMH achieves this by supporting and strengthening the toddler and early childhood psychological well being workforce to raised serve the younger youngsters and households of Florida along with its native FAIMH Chapters.
In line with Dr. Hutchinson, “This imaginative and prescient can solely be achieved by genuine relationships and powerful partnerships which have a cross-system method. So, I’m grateful to have Renée on this journey with me, as a result of it’s by partnering with methods that we’re capable of obtain our mission. Renée has demonstrated a strong basis of true relationship constructing throughout her expertise with the Palm Seaside Chapter and with the Middle for Little one Counseling. She brings ardour and drive to assist steer FAIMH right into a broader course of innovation and growth.”
Layman is a Licensed Psychological Well being Counselor with virtually thirty years of expertise in psychological well being. As President and Chief Govt Officer for Middle for Little one Counseling (CFCC) since 2013, she has spearheaded important initiatives in little one and household psychological well being–particularly associated to trauma-informed care and the prevention, consciousness, and therapeutic of hostile childhood experiences (ACEs).
Layman’s management extends effectively past her work at CFCC. She is the rapid previous co-chair of the FAIMH Palm Seaside and Martin County Chapter, persevering with to serve in a mentoring position for the present chairs. She is previous co-chair of the Management Palm Seaside County Have interaction program (2014-2016), volunteering with the group for greater than six years and continues to play a management position with their Well being and Human Providers Committee. She is the rapid previous president of the Nonprofit Chamber of Palm Seaside County and continues to serve on their board to help native nonprofits. She chairs PBC’s Start to 22 Trauma Delicate Group Leaders Schooling Committee. She can be on the Board of Administrators of the Florida Community for Youth and Household Providers, a not-for-profit statewide group representing over 30 companies that serve homeless, runaway, and troubled youth ages six and older and their households. She additionally serves on the Skilled Improvement Advisory Board for FAU’s School of Social Work and Prison Justice. This work is consistent with her imaginative and prescient to help youngsters and households throughout Florida.
As a part of FAIMH’s govt management crew, Layman states,”I hope to proceed to advance toddler and early childhood psychological well being in Palm Seaside County and throughout Florida. The work of FAIMH immediately connects with Middle for Little one Counseling’s; so, aligning efforts to give attention to prevention and constructing capability, particularly in gentle of the youth psychological well being disaster, is important.”
In recognition of her work, Renée acquired the Girls in Management Award (WILA) from Govt Girls of the Palm Seashores and Management Palm Seaside County’s President’s Award in 2021, was acknowledged as Palm Seaside County’s Nonprofit Govt of the Yr in 2017, and acquired Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Girls of Excellence: Well being & Wellness Award in 2011.
Layman has been a passionate advocate for little one and household psychological well being, bringing revolutionary packages and providers for a few of the most urgent points going through weak youngsters and households in Palm Seaside County. Underneath her management, Middle for Little one Counseling has grown to fill crucial gaps in youngsters’s psychological well being in Palm Seaside County, utilizing a public well being method that focuses on prevention and early intervention. As an FAIMH board member, she works with leaders statewide to enhance the system of look after infants and younger youngsters throughout Florida.
“Toddler and early childhood is on the basis of lifelong well being and wellness. FAIMH is working immediately with system professionals and organizations so that they have efficient methods to help infants and younger youngsters going through adversity and trauma. I serve to construct Florida’s capability to construct wholesome households and communities–for a more healthy future,” commented Layman.
The FAIMH Board of Administrators contains: Dr. Christine Hughes (Govt Director), Dr. Harleen Hutchinson (President), Renée Layman (Vice President), Jackie Romillo (Previous President), Charmian Miller (Treasurer), Amy Blechman, Douglas Brown, Maria José Horen, Lillian Perez-Mena, Dr. Kristie Skoglund, Dr. Maite Schenker.
About Middle for Little one Counseling:
Middle for Little one Counseling has been constructing the muse for frolicsome, healthful, and hopeful dwelling for youngsters and households in Palm Seaside County since 1999. Its providers give attention to stopping and therapeutic the results of hostile experiences and poisonous stress on youngsters, selling resiliency and wholesome household, college, and group relationships. As of October 2022, KidSafe Basis now operates underneath Middle for Little one Counseling as the 2 entities at the moment are stronger collectively of their schooling and prevention of kid sexual abuse and childhood trauma.
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