Ohio Infant Mental Health Credential

Each level of the Ohio Infant Mental Health Credential has a different requirement. The chart below displays each level requirement.

Work experience for each level requires documentation of two years infant/early childhood work experience. The work experience can be included in the reference letters, a separate letter, or on a resume.

OIFA-I: Two years of infant and early childhood work experience

OIFP-II: Two years post bachelor’s professional work experience with infants, toddlers, or caregivers.

OIMHP-III: Two years postgraduate supervised experience providing culturally and trauma competent care with infants, toddlers and their primary caregivers.

Trainings that meet the Infant Mental Health Credential requirements are available from several sources. On the OCCRRA training search, you can search for training topics using the competency area key words or phrases. You can filter for online training opportunities. ODJFS, ODE, OHMAS and other training organizations post training in the OCCRRA training search. You will also find applicable training from DODD here. ODH provides training through OHTrain.

The Ohio Infant Mental Health Credential needs renewed every 2 years (or bi-annually). Renewal of the Ohio Infant Mental Health Credential will require completion of 15 clock hours in the core competency areas with at least one clock hour for each core competency content area: relationship-based education, infant observation, social emotional development, cultural, linguistic and trauma informed competency. More information can be found in the Ohio Infant Mental Health Renewal Guidance document on the right-hand side of the screen.

Letter of Reference Guidance