Scheduled Workshops

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E.g., Saturday, September 30, 2023
Training description Workshop Date(s) Location
Concrete Support in Times of Need

During this session, we will discuss everyday strategies for increasing access to concrete support for families in times of need. This session will be presented in an engaging lecture format.

In this engaging lecture-format webinar, we will:

  • Review how Concrete Support in Times of Need helps keep families strong and prevents child abuse and neglect
  • Identify key strategies and everyday actions that help families access Concrete Support in Times of Need
  • Explore what it means to help families develop tools and skills in a strengths-based way
  • Share Protective Factors resources for providers and families
 10/10/2023 - 10:00am Zoom Training
Parenting Traumatized Infants and Toddlers: Myths vs. Facts for 0-5

This presentation will focus on the age range of 0 to 5 and what you can do to support caregivers regarding challenging behaviors from their young children. Specific developmental considerations will be discussed as well as current terms for what these problems may be labeled (e.g., PTSD, Developmental Trauma Disorder, etc). Strong emphasis will be placed on myths (e.g., when a provider says “your child has reactive attachment and they can’t get better from that”) versus facts (e.g., how traumatic stress impacts early childhood development) for this age range. Additionally, concrete tools and resources (e.g., specific treatments) to support caregivers of these children will be discussed.

Learners will:

  • Learn how trauma impacts behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and developmental functioning for children ages 0-5
  • Understand what it means to be “trauma informed” for this age range
  • Gain concrete tools and resources for this age range that can be shared with caregivers

Who should attend: All staff of family resource center (FRCs), child abuse prevention councils (CAPCs), community-based organizations, and other child- and family-serving systems

 10/17/2023 - 2:00am Zoom Training
The Art and Science of Father Engagement Programming

This interactive presentation will review the current state of research and practice in programmatic efforts to engage new and expectant fathers during the perinatal period.  

Learners will review and discuss:

  • Common barriers to involving fathers in perinatal health initiatives
  • Evidence-based best practices in developing father engagement programs
  • Key metrics in assessing father engagement program effectiveness

Who should attend: Staff and leadership of family resource centers, child abuse prevention councils, community-based organizations and other child- and family-serving systems who are engaged in developing father engagement programs and assessing their effectiveness.

 

 

 10/20/2023 - 10:30am Zoom Training
Social & Emotional Competence of Children

During this session, we will discuss everyday strategies for helping children build social and emotional competence. This session will be presented in an engaging lecture format.

In this engaging lecture-format webinar, we will:

  • Review how helping children develop social and emotional competence helps keep families strong and prevents child abuse and neglect
  • Identify key strategies and everyday actions that help children grow emotionally and socially
  • Explore what it means to help children develop social and emotional skills in a strength-based way
  • Share Protective Factors resources for providers and families
 11/14/2023 - 10:00am Zoom Training
Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ:3) - Virtual Training

The ASQ®-3 Introductory Seminar is a 1–day training seminar that provides a basic overview on how to use the ASQ®-3 screening tool.

During the 1-day seminar, participants will learn:

• the purpose of developmental screening
• features of the developmental screener, and
• how to introduce, administer, score, and interpret results of the screening tool.

This virtual training will focuses on how to administer and score both the ASQ:3, which are parent-completed screening tools designed for early identification of children ages 2 months through 5-years-old who may be at risk of developmental difficulties. Developmental areas addressed by the ASQ include, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving.

 

 12/12/2023 - 9:00am Zoom Training
Ages & Stages Questionnaires Social Emotional (ASQ:SE-2) Virtual Workshop

The ASQ®:SE-2 Introductory Seminar is a 1–day training seminar that provides a basic overview on how to use the ASQ®:SE-2 social-emotional screening tool for professional providers who work with children 0-5 years old.

During the 1-day seminar, participants will learn:

  • The purpose of social-emotional screening
  •  features of the social-emotional screener, and, how to introduce, administer, score, and interpret results of the screening tool for children from birth to five-year old.

 

 12/14/2023 - 9:00am Zoom Training
Brazelton Touchpoints Approach (In Person Training)

Please join us for Brazelton Touchpoints, an evidence-based approach to building strong family-child relationships from before birth through age 5. Professionals who implement Touchpoints in their practice partner with families to lay the vital foundation for children’s early learning and healthy development.

Participants in this training learn how to:

1. Build partnerships with parents that promote family strengths
2. Observe and interpret with the family their child’s behavior
3. Talk with families about challenging topics such as child development concerns
4. Actively listen to families and solve problems together
5. Honor parents as the expert on their child
6. Use strength-based strategies to engage families in their child’s development

Target audience: All professionals who work with families of young children including early childhood educators, family educators, home visitors, pediatricians, nurses, mental health providers, early interventionists, child welfare workers, and other interested partners can benefit from learning Touchpoints!

 12/15/2023 - 9:30am Community Solutions