Jordana Ash, LCSW, IMH-E ®

Jordana Ash, LCSW, IMH-E ®

Jordana Ash, LCSW, IMH-E®, is a senior clinical instructor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and co-director of Harris Community Fellow program in child development and infant mental health. She served as Colorado's inaugural Director of Early Childhood Mental Health in the Office of Early Childhood. That position represented public/private partnership and state level commitment to the role. In 2015 Ms. Ash developed the Colorado Early Childhood Mental Health Strategic Plan which continues to guide efforts and investments across the state. She previously held the position of senior program manager of Early Childhood Services at Mental Health Partners (MHP) in Boulder, Colorado. In that role, she created and implemented the award winning, nationally recognized Kid Connects model of early childhood mental health consultation and continues to oversee statewide and national adoption of the Kid Connects model elements. During her tenure at MHP, she developed a tool for reflective supervision which focuses on the experiences of the supervisee and is used across the country in clinical, academic and research efforts. Ms. Ash is a founding member of the RAINE group, dedicated to the advancement of early childhood mental health consultation practice, policy, and research. Her recent publications can be found in the ZERO TO THREE journal and the December 2016 edition of Newborn & Nursing Review.