eLearning
Child Development
VA’s Integrated Training Collaborative | Partnership for People with Disabilities at VCU
This module provides information about infant and toddler development (birth to 36 months) as well as the impact of specific conditions on development. Completing the module takes approximately 2 hours and results in a certificate of completion.
Child Development: Secrets of Baby Behavior (external website)
Early Impact Virginia
This module, adapted from the "Secrets of Baby Behavior" module developed by the USDA Special Project Grant for WIC, gives family support professionals in-depth information about infant behavior to share with new and expecting parents.
Webinars
CDC's New Milestone Tracker: There's an App for That! Now How Can I Use It?!
VA’s Integrated Training Collaborative | Partnership for People with Disabilities
Presented by Deana Buck, M.Ed., Jackie Robinson Brock, M.S.W., Courtney Pugh, B.S., Telisha Woodfin, M.S.W, and Pam Booker, M.Ed.
Looking for tools to help with child find and to connect with families about developmental milestones? Join Virginia's Act Early Ambassador, Deana Buck, to learn more about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s FREE, new Milestone Tracker app. During this webinar, participants will learn more about the app's unique features, receive tips on how to use the app to boost family engagement around developmental monitoring and screening, and get ideas for how to help promote the app in their communities. A panel of "early adopters" will share their experiences with using the app, and then we will all brainstorm ways to use this tool in our work in early intervention to engage parents and other care providers. Click the link above to visit the 2018 Talks on Tuesdays Archive and scroll down until you find the webinars.
Implementing the 5R’s of Healthy Brain Development (external website)
Division for Early Childhood (DEC) 2021 Annual Conference
Wonder how you can support healthy brain development? Learn how to implement the 5R’s of Healthy Brain Development: Relationships, Responsive Interactions, Respect, Routines, and Repetition. Participants will explore each component to understand how to implement strategies using the 5R’s of Healthy Brain Development to support each family. Click here to review the session handout.
This session was presented/recorded during the Division of Early Childhood (DEC) conference. For more information about the next upcoming conference, visit the DEC website.
Infant and Toddler Sleep Basics 101
VA’s Integrated Training Collaborative | Partnership for People with Disabilities
Presented by Stephanie Shrewsberry
"Sleep is highly overrated!" said no caregiver EVER! Join Stephanie Shrewsberry, a certified infant and toddler sleep consultant, to learn strategies to support and mentor families who are struggling (and EXHAUSTED!) with a child who has difficulty with sleep routines. Click the link above to visit the 2021 Talks on Tuesdays Archive and scroll down until you find the webinar.
Facilitating and monitoring child development and play are key activities of early interventionists. Specifically, early intervention focuses on helping families promote the development of their infants and toddlers, ages birth to 36 months. Development is often best promoted during playful interactions between the child and parents and other caregivers, siblings, and other important people in a child’s life during daily activities and routines. Early interventionists help families use these playful interactions and activities to motivate children to achieve the goals that are important for development and the child’s family.