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Michael Trout, MA
Michael Trout graduated from Alma College (cum laude, honors in philosophy) and Central Michigan University (Psychology), and did his specialized training in infant psychiatry at the Child Development Project, University of Michigan School of Medicine, under Prof. Selma Fraiberg.
In the mental health field since 1968, and in private practice since 1979, Mr. Trout directs an institute engaged in research, clinical practice and clinical training related to problems of attachment. He was the founding president of the International Association for Infant Mental Health, was on the charter Editorial Board of the Infant Mental Health Journal, served as Vice-President for the United States for the World Association for Infant Mental Health, and served on the Board of Directors (and as Editor of the Newsletter) for APPPAH–the international society for prenatal and perinatal psychology. He currently serves on the Professional Advisory Board for Attachment Parenting International.
In addition to publishing a number of book chapters and journal articles–as well as the 2005 book, co-authored with a foster/adopt mother, The Jonathon Letters, and the 2008 Baby Verses: The Narrative Poetry of Infants and Toddlers–Mr. Trout has produced 15 documentary films that are in use in universities and clinics around the world, including four films on the unique perspective of babies on divorce, adoption, loss and domestic violence. His most recent production—a meditation CD for foster and adoptive parents—is entitled The Hope-Filled Parent. Mr. Trout won the Selma Fraiberg Award in 1984, for "...significant contributions to the needs of infants and their families", and the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children, "for his decades of work with children of loss and trauma".
Mr. Trout also serves as adjunct faculty with Creative Health Care Management (CHCM). In this role he partners with Mary Koloroutis, CHCM Vice President and Consultant to teach "Creating Therapeutic Relationships with Patients and Their Families", a workshop focused on cultivating emotional safety for patients, which facilitates the patient's capacity to heal. The workshop for healthcare clinicians deepens understanding about how to be in such a relationship, n the context of a highly technical, fast-paced, time-constrained, and frequently chaotic health care environment.
The most important part of Mr. Trout's work continues to be in the quiet private practice where he sees families and children of all ages every week.
You can reach Michael Trout at 217-344-3212 or mtrout@infant-parent.com
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