Brazelton Touchpoints Approach
Brazelton Touchpoints Approach (2 1/2 Day 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!
Please note that registration for this course is between 8:00am - 8:30am.
Mandatory Mentoring Sessions will be held on March 20, 2015 and April 17, 2015, from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Target Audience:
Child Signature Program Teachers, Community Workers, Family Resource Center Coordinators, Gardner Family Support Specialists, Gardner Developmental Screeners, Home Visitors, Public Health Nurses, Therapeutic Services Providers, Volunteer Coordinators and their supervisors.
Continuing Education Units:
This course meets the qualifications for 21 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences under Provider # PCE 5342.
Please note that for February 26-27 training there are two required mentoring sessions: March 20, 2015 from 9 a.m. -12 p.m. and April 17, 2015 from 9 a.m. -12 p.m., also at Community Solutions, 9015 Murray Ave., Suite 100, Gilroy, CA 95020.