Touchpoints: The How of Child and Family Engagement is an intensive training program that introduces the Touchpoints Approach, which is an evidence-based approach to building strong family-child relationships from before birth through age 5. Participants who implement Touchpoints in their practice partner with families to lay the vital foundation for children’s early learning and healthy development.
Course format: This course consists 28 training hours including six monthly one-hour virtual reflective practice sessions. Attendance is required at all live sessions, each of which is 4 hours long. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate of attendance. This course is approved for 20.35 Continuing Education Credits for physicians, nurses, social workers, and psychologists. Learn more.
Session Dates and Times: This course will take place on the following days @ 12-4 pm ET / 9-1 pm PT
- 12/03/2024
- 12/04/2024
- 12/05/2024
- 12/10/2024
- 12/11/2024
- 12/12/2024
What you will learn:
- Strategies for building partnerships with parents that promote family strengths
- A framework to understand why children’s behavior can sometimes be challenging and confusing
- Techniques for talking with families about child development concerns
- How to actively listen to families and collaboratively solve problems related to child development or a child-family relationship
Number of participants: Minimum of 10 Maximum of 20
Audience: Professionals who work with families of young children, including child care educators, family child care providers, home visitors, pediatricians, early intervention educators, and more.
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