Your Hub for Skills That Shape the First 1,001 Days
PROFESSIONALS HUB
The first 1,001 days lay the foundations for lifelong wellbeing, and the professionals who walk alongside families play a vital role in that journey. This hub brings together everything you need to strengthen your practice: training, tools, insights, and real-world resources that help you support early relationships with confidence and compassion.
Our IMHCF L1 Training Course invites you to step into baby’s world…
In those first months, a baby’s brain is extraordinarily open, growing at astonishing speed, yet deeply sensitive to stress, separation, and the echoes of a parent’s own story. These early experiences become the architecture of emotional wellbeing, influencing how we connect, trust, and thrive throughout life.
This course will gives you the insight and confidence to notice what the baby might be communicating, to appreciate the moments that matter, and to understand the impact of their earliest experiences.
Our 90-minute Introduction to R.I.S.K offers a practical introduction to infant mental health.
Introduction to R.I.S.K helps you see the world through the baby’s eyes, appreciate the impact of those first relationships, and play your part in creating safer, kinder beginnings for families. No essays, no pre-work — just one meaningful session that stays with you long after it ends.
DorPIP use assessment tools and team-based supervision to shape support for families. This helps practitioners notice progress and respond thoughtfully, without diagnosing or labelling. Families are supported in partnership, with clear safeguarding and confidentiality boundaries shared in a calm, transparent way.
Our work supports shared understanding across services and contributes to consistent, relationship-based practice in alignment with local and national priorities.
Supporting a Skilled, Confident Workforce
Observational learning aligns with national priorities including The Best Start for Life, The 1,001 Critical Days, and the Infant Mental Health Competency Framework. DorPIP is committed to strengthening the local workforce by building shared understanding, confidence and consistency in how infant mental wellbeing and early relationships are recognised and supported across services.
We welcome requests from students and professionals who are keen to deepen their understanding of infant mental wellbeing and the importance of parent–infant relationships. Observing our sessions offers a valuable opportunity to see relationship-focused work in practice, bringing learning to life beyond theory or textbooks.
Observe how practitioners create safe, inclusive and welcoming spaces for families
Understand how infant mental health principles are applied in real-world settings
Develop confidence and reflective practice within your own role
Strengthen your ability to hold both the baby and the caregiver in mind
Please complete the form to register your interest in observing a session. While submitting the form does not guarantee a place, we’ll be in touch to confirm availability and discuss next steps where possible.
Insights That Keep Your Practice Growing
Resources that deepen your understanding of the First 1,001 Days
Discover practical, evidence-informed tools designed to help you notice more, understand more, and respond with confidence during the earliest stage of life. Created with specialist infant mental health expertise, these resources bring clarity to the first 1,001 days and strengthen your everyday practice with insight you can use right away.