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Dr. Gilbert Foley
Consulting Clinical Psychologist,  New York Center for Child Development (NYCCD) 

Gilbert M. Foley, Ed.D., IMH-E serves as Consulting Clinical Psychologist at the New York Center for Child Development (NYCCD) in New York City and Clinical Co-Director of the New York City Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC). He is Endorsed as an Infant Mental Health/Clinical Mentor, Level IV and is a founding board member of the New York and Pennsylvania State Associations of Infant Mental Health. He is a senior faculty member of the DIR/ Profectum Academy and core faculty member of the Psychodynamic Institute for Clinical Social work (Chicago). Dr Foley is a retired Associate Professor (tenured) of the School-Clinical Child Psychology Doctoral Program at Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology and Director Emeritus of the Graduate Program in Infant Mental Health and Developmental Practice at Adelphi University where he co-authored the curriculum, which received a US Department of Education Personnel Preparation grant award. He served as Visiting Fellow at the Yale Child Study Center and was Director of Psychology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Foley is the co-author of four books and has written over 50 scholarly articles and chapters. Linking Sensory Integration and Mental Health:Nurturing Self-Regulation in Infants and Young Children has just been published by National Zero to Three. Dr. Foley lectures widely nationally and internationally.

Training(s):
ASQ-3 Screen Tool Training with Dr. Gil Foley
An Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Young Children: Part I
An Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Young Children: Part II
An Introduction to Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Concepts and Practices Modules 1
An Introduction to Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Concepts and Practices Modules 2
An Introduction to Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Concepts and Practices Modules 3
Assessments Training For ECTC Clinicians
Book Club - Linking Sensory Integration and Mental Health: Nurturing Self-Regulation in Infants and Young Children
Developmental Pathways to Social-Emotional Competence in the Early Years: A Practitioner Perspective
Foundational and Key Concepts, Principles and Practices of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH)
Foundations of Social-Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers E-Learning Modules
Loss & Grief for Family Court Community
Panel Discussion: Promoting 2-Generation Health during Infancy and the Perinatal Period: Synthesizing Clinical, Research, and Policy Perspectives
Play Strategies for the Clinic and Classroom
Play Therapy and Trauma: Foundational Principles, Practices and Modifications in Methodology
Play Therapy: Psychodynamic Principles and Practices
Play and Trauma: Theme and Variation
Promoting 2-Generation Health during Infancy and the Perinatal Period: Synthesizing Clinical, Research, and Policy Perspectives
Reflective Supervision
Supporting Families and Caregivers of Infants and Young Children Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Supporting Play: Development, Meaning, and Growth
TTAC Annual Spring Conference: Supporting Families with Substance Use Disorders in the Perinatal Period: Synthesizing Clinical, Research & Policy Perspectives
TTAC Webinar for NFP: Developmental Screening with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-3 (ASQ-3): Administration, Scoring and Interpretation
TTAC Webinar for NFP: Developmental Screening with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social Emotional-2: (ASQ:SE-2): Administration, Scoring and Interpretation
TTAC Webinar: Sensory Processing and Self-Regulation - Supporting Infants’ and Young Children’s Relationships with People and the Environment
The Architecture of Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (ECMHC): The Bricks and Mortar of Conducting a Consultation
The Central Role of Human Relationships in Infant Mental Health
The Intersection of Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Mental Health in Young Children: A Latent Link and Underserved Need
The Loss and Grief of COVID-19: Real Challenges and Practical Suggestions
The Psychodynamic Underpinnings that Support and Inform Contemporary Infant/Early Childhood Attachment and Trauma Treatments
Trauma as an Acquired Disorder of Sensation, Arousal and Regulation: A Psychosensory Approach: Part 2
Trauma as an Acquired Disorder of Sensation, Arousal and Regulation: A Psychosensory Approach: Part I
Trauma, Learning and Social-Emotional Development in the Early Years
Using the Parental Stress Scale: A Practical Guide for Clinicians