In the self-enrollment section of the Professional Development page, you can sign up for self-enrollment courses or job aids. Act 48 hours are not awarded for self-enrollment courses.
Job aids are shorter learning opportunities, usually under 20 minutes in length, which are designed to improve skills and knowledge on a specific topic. No training hours are awarded at the completion of job aids.
Review norm-referenced and criterion-referenced, the types of scores each provides, and the advantages and disadvantages of these tests.
Learn about the Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR), as well as mediation, due process, and other conflict resolution services available.
Learn about Preschool Early Intervention Procedural Safeguards and explore ways to help families understand their rights.
Discover how to take on the role of PTR-F facilitator to meet each family’s unique needs by learning about a clear 5-step process for guiding families as they promote their child’s positive behavior.
This training course was created and is owned by The Pyramid Model Consortium: Supporting Early Childhood Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports.
This course is under revision. No new enrollments are being accepted at this time.
Registration is currently closed.
Learn about the types of assessments typically conducted in Early Intervention and the primary purpose of each.
Learn about why service coordination activity documentation is important, as well as how to document quality service coordination notes.
Explore the similarities and distinctions between Infant/Toddler and Preschool Early Intervention programs.
Through the Early Intervention evaluation process, learn to accurately identify children who are experiencing challenges in their social-emotional development. Review information on the policies and regulations that guide the Early Intervention evaluation process. Review social-emotional constructs and competencies. Identify and apply strategies for gathering, integrating and interpreting information throughout the evaluation process. Explore situations where using a social emotional tool during the evaluation process is needed. Explore information on various social emotional evaluation tools and practice selecting social emotional tools as a key part of the evaluation process.
Acquire a foundational understanding of social and emotional development in infants and toddlers through an overview of development within the context of relationships with an emphasis is on attachment, temperament, self-regulation in the context of family, community, and culture.
Acquire a foundational understanding of social and emotional development in infants and toddlers through an overview of responsive routines, environments, and strategies to support social emotional development by exploring observation, responsive caregiving, emotional literacy, and the development of social skills.
Gain a foundational understanding of social and emotional development in infants and toddlers. Discover how to develop appropriate individualized interventions by determining the meaning of behaviors. Focus on identifying unmet needs, behavior as communication, and responding to challenging behaviors.
SS-OO-PP-RR provides a framework for integrating the principles and practices of Family Guided Routines Based Intervention (FGRBI) during home visiting with family members and other caregivers.
This course is part of the Infant/Toddler Service Delivery Learning Path. After the FGRBI course is completed, learners will be enrolled in this course. More information about accessing this course can be found in the Learning Path Navigation Guide.
Learn about how everyone can work together to promote successful transitions.
Learn to support adult learners by creating a safe environment and establishing positive relationships built on respect and trust. Explore how to engage caregivers in decision making through problem solving and planning; draw upon their prior experience and knowledge; and embed teaching and learning into everyday activities and routines. Put these steps into practice through scenarios with caregivers and children across a variety of early childhood settings.
Learn about the Supporting Families: Charting the LifeCourse Framework and Tools and how they can be useful to teams supporting children transitioning from Early Intervention to the community.
The Family 5Q refers to five questions parents consider as they structure their interactions with their child to support engagement and learning during routines and activities throughout their day. These questions are part of FGRBI and are used to develop an action plan with families/caregivers for embedding intervention.
This course is part of the Infant/Toddler Service Delivery Learning Path. After the SS-OO-PP-RR course is completed, learners will be enrolled in this course. More information about accessing this course can be found in the Learning Path Navigation Guide.
Explore various tools to support the transition process for children and families, and hear about one family’s transition experience.
Take a look at the concept of family culture and how a family’s culture, beliefs, and values impact Early Intervention services and supports.
Review the requirements and documentation needed to determine if a child is eligible for Early Intervention using the criteria of informed clinical opinion.
Early Intervention Technical Assistance (EITA) works on behalf of the Office of Child Development & Early Learning (OCDEL).
