Endorsement Application System
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Welcome to the Iowa instance of EASy!!! OPEN to new applications!!!
Thank you for your interest in Endorsement in Iowa!!! Please contact Carol Young, our endorsement coordinator at iaiecmhcoordinator@gmail.com with all questions about applying for endorsement.
You MUST pay the initial registration fee when you fill out the preliminary application information for endorsement. You MUST also have a current Iowa Association Membership when you submit your initial registration on EASy. If you have any questions about the category to choose please contact Carol Young at iaiecmhcoordinator@gmail.com PRIOR to completing your registration information. There is a link in the registration form for the registration fee. If your organization will pay the registration fee and/or membership fee you MUST contact the Endorsement Coordinator PRIOR to registering on EASy so payment arrangements can be verified.
Once your preliminary application has been accepted you will receive an email containing documents which will assist you in completing your Endorsement Application on EASy. Please let us know if you have not received the supporting endorsement documents.
Abbreviations: IFA/Infant Family Associate; IFS/Infant Family Specialist; IMHS/Infant Mental Health Specialist; IMHM/Infant Mental Health Mentor
ENDORSEMENT EXAMS - ALL endorsement exams are proctored and held at the Des Moines Area Community College Testing Center (DMACC) located at DMACC Southridge Test Center Rm 3, 1111 E Army Post Road Ste 2004, Des Moines IA 50315. Applicants are responsible for the DMACC testing fee.
UPCOMING SUBMISSION DEADLINES and EXAM DATES for current applications:
Please note you may submit your completed application PRIOR to the deadlines noted below however review of your application will be completed after the submission deadline.
*MAY 27, 2021: Infant Mental Health Specialist and Infant Mental Health Mentor EXAM. Please note this is a tentative date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants who are approved to sit for the exam may be offered an opportunity to take the exam virtually if an in-person exam is not feasible or recommended or may defer their exam until the next scheduled date. PLEASE contact Carol Young at iaiecmhcoordinator@gmail.com to schedule a virtual exam date/time.
Applicants will be notified approximately two weeks prior if they are approved to sit for the exam and are encouraged to begin preparing for the exam while their application is being approved.
JUNE 18, 2021: Endorsement Application submission deadline for IFA and IFS only
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021: Endorsement Application submission deadline for ALL categories (IFA, IFS, IMHS, & IMHM)
Applicants will be notified approximately two weeks prior if they are approved to sit for the exam and are encouraged to begin preparing for the exam while their application is being approved.
*NOVEMBER 12, 2021: Infant Mental Health Specialist and Infant Mental Health Mentor EXAM. Please note this is a tentative date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants who are approved to sit for the exam may be offered an opportunity to take the exam virtually if an in-person exam is not feasible or recommended or may defer their exam until the next scheduled date. PLEASE contact Carol Young at iaiecmhcoordinator@gmail.com to schedule a virtual exam date/time. Applicants will be notified approximately two weeks prior if they are approved to sit for the exam and are encouraged to begin preparing for the exam while their application is being approved.
JANUARY 21, 2022: Endorsement Application submission deadline for IFA and IFS only
MARCH 25, 2022: Endorsement Application submission deadline for ALL categories (IFA, IFS, IMHS, & IMHM)
Applicants will be notified approximately two weeks prior if they are approved to sit for the exam and are encouraged to begin preparing for the exam while their application is being approved.
*JUNE 3, 2022: Infant Mental Health Specialist and Infant Mental Health Mentor EXAM. Please note this is a tentative date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants who are approved to sit for the exam may be offered an opportunity to take the exam virtually if an in-person exam is not feasible or recommended or may defer their exam until the next scheduled date. PLEASE contact Carol Young at iaiecmhcoordinator@gmail.com to schedule a virtual exam date/time. Applicants will be notified approximately two weeks prior if they are approved to sit for the exam and are encouraged to begin preparing for the exam while their application is being approved.
Thank you for your interest in Endorsement in Iowa!!! Please contact Carol Young, our endorsement coordinator at iaiecmhcoordinator@gmail.com with all questions about applying for endorsement.
You MUST pay the initial registration fee when you fill out the preliminary application information for endorsement. You MUST also have a current Iowa Association Membership when you submit your initial registration on EASy. If you have any questions about the category to choose please contact Carol Young at iaiecmhcoordinator@gmail.com PRIOR to completing your registration information. There is a link in the registration form for the registration fee. If your organization will pay the registration fee and/or membership fee you MUST contact the Endorsement Coordinator PRIOR to registering on EASy so payment arrangements can be verified.
Once your preliminary application has been accepted you will receive an email containing documents which will assist you in completing your Endorsement Application on EASy. Please let us know if you have not received the supporting endorsement documents.
Abbreviations: IFA/Infant Family Associate; IFS/Infant Family Specialist; IMHS/Infant Mental Health Specialist; IMHM/Infant Mental Health Mentor
ENDORSEMENT EXAMS - ALL endorsement exams are proctored and held at the Des Moines Area Community College Testing Center (DMACC) located at DMACC Southridge Test Center Rm 3, 1111 E Army Post Road Ste 2004, Des Moines IA 50315. Applicants are responsible for the DMACC testing fee.
UPCOMING SUBMISSION DEADLINES and EXAM DATES for current applications:
Please note you may submit your completed application PRIOR to the deadlines noted below however review of your application will be completed after the submission deadline.
*MAY 27, 2021: Infant Mental Health Specialist and Infant Mental Health Mentor EXAM. Please note this is a tentative date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants who are approved to sit for the exam may be offered an opportunity to take the exam virtually if an in-person exam is not feasible or recommended or may defer their exam until the next scheduled date. PLEASE contact Carol Young at iaiecmhcoordinator@gmail.com to schedule a virtual exam date/time.
Applicants will be notified approximately two weeks prior if they are approved to sit for the exam and are encouraged to begin preparing for the exam while their application is being approved.
JUNE 18, 2021: Endorsement Application submission deadline for IFA and IFS only
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021: Endorsement Application submission deadline for ALL categories (IFA, IFS, IMHS, & IMHM)
Applicants will be notified approximately two weeks prior if they are approved to sit for the exam and are encouraged to begin preparing for the exam while their application is being approved.
*NOVEMBER 12, 2021: Infant Mental Health Specialist and Infant Mental Health Mentor EXAM. Please note this is a tentative date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants who are approved to sit for the exam may be offered an opportunity to take the exam virtually if an in-person exam is not feasible or recommended or may defer their exam until the next scheduled date. PLEASE contact Carol Young at iaiecmhcoordinator@gmail.com to schedule a virtual exam date/time. Applicants will be notified approximately two weeks prior if they are approved to sit for the exam and are encouraged to begin preparing for the exam while their application is being approved.
JANUARY 21, 2022: Endorsement Application submission deadline for IFA and IFS only
MARCH 25, 2022: Endorsement Application submission deadline for ALL categories (IFA, IFS, IMHS, & IMHM)
Applicants will be notified approximately two weeks prior if they are approved to sit for the exam and are encouraged to begin preparing for the exam while their application is being approved.
*JUNE 3, 2022: Infant Mental Health Specialist and Infant Mental Health Mentor EXAM. Please note this is a tentative date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants who are approved to sit for the exam may be offered an opportunity to take the exam virtually if an in-person exam is not feasible or recommended or may defer their exam until the next scheduled date. PLEASE contact Carol Young at iaiecmhcoordinator@gmail.com to schedule a virtual exam date/time. Applicants will be notified approximately two weeks prior if they are approved to sit for the exam and are encouraged to begin preparing for the exam while their application is being approved.
You are joining an international group of professionals who have chosen to earn the Endorsement® credential as a way to demonstrate specialization in the infant-early childhood mental health field. Endorsement® was developed by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health in 2002 and is now used by 30 state IMH associations and 2 international associations. Each of those associations is a member of the Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health.
Through the Alliance, this means that your Endorsement® is recognized in each of those 32 associations! Learn more: allianceaimh.org.