This class is for psychologists, clinicians, social workers, early childhood educators, teachers, medical professionals, and caregivers. No previous experience with Hand in Hand is necessary.
Hand in Hand for Professionals
This training is for you if:
Join us on July 22nd at 7 am PT / 10 am EST / 3 pm BST / 12 am AEST (July 23rd)
Pamela Oatis, M.D.
M.D., FAAP, Pediatrician and Medical Director and Hand in Hand Certified Instructor
Tom Anderson
Family Case Worker and Hand in Hand Certified Instructor
Hand in Hand's innovative and evidence-based approach that has successfully supported professionals and parents alike for over three decades.
profound insights into how emotional expression supports healing, reconnects individuals, and addresses trauma, including ACEs.
the vital role of co-regulation in fostering emotional well-being, and delve into how Hand in Hand tools effectively promote and nurture this essential process.
ways in which you can support parents to give their children a sense of security and healthy attachment that they might have never had.
actionable strategies for integrating the Hand in Hand approach into your practice.
M.D., FAAP, Pediatrician and Medical Director Ethics, Mercy Hospital, Toledo
Pamela has been a Pediatrician for almost 30 years. She has served inner-city families through the St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Family Care Center in Toledo, Ohio for 25 years. She currently heads the Mercy Family Care Team which provides multiple services to children and families, and family counseling utilizing the principles of Hand in Hand. She also has served as the Medical Specialist for Ethics from 1990 to the present and chairs the Adult Institutional Review Board.
Hand in Hand Certified Instructor and Family Case Worker
As well as being a Hand in Hand Instructor, Tom works in Kent, UK, as a Family Case Worker for a family therapy project and children’s charity called Dandelion Time. In this role, Tom leads therapeutic activities to help children overcome difficult experiences, develop confidence and self–esteem and discover new and positive pathways to follow in their life.
"It has been tremendously gratifying to weave this parenting strategy into my clinical work with parents, and into my home life with my own children."
- Beth Ohanneson, MS, MFT
"I love how the Hand in Hand approach [...] offers a model of parenting as a transformational journey, as I like to say."
- Karen Wolfe, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Hand in Hand's approach is designated as a Promising Practice by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP). It is a set of accessible, trauma-informed, attachment-based, and emotion-focused Tools that can be incorporated into families, school communities, and a range of therapeutic settings. These Tools have been used by thousands of parents, educators, and mental health professionals for over 30 years.
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