The Early Start Institutes, sponsored by the California Department of Developmental Services, build competencies for Early Start service coordinators and early intervention service providers.
The Institutes provide the knowledge base that all personnel involved in early intervention are expected to have in common, above and beyond knowledge in an individual area of specialization. With this foundation of critical knowledge, Institute participants are better prepared to build and practice skills through local training and direct supervision experiences.
The format includes:
- Early Start Essentials, a three-day training specifically designed to meet the needs of Early Start service coordinators and early interventionists new to the field.
- Early Start Skillbuilder Institutes, designed to build the skills needed for Early Start service coordinators and early interventionists new to the field to prepare them to perform their jobs more effectively and efficiently, and for those that want a refresher in a specific topic.
- Morning sessions in which service coordinators and service providers are trained together allowing increased collaboration across agencies.
- Afternoon workshops in which participants are given the choice to register for either the service provision track or the service coordination track. The afternoon workshops are tailored differently to meet the needs of each group of professionals.
- Early Start service coordinators
- Early intervention direct service providers working in regional center vendor programs and local education agencies
- Educators and home visitors
- Assistants/aides/paraprofessionals
- Staff, including therapists, who are new to working with children with disabilities, ages birth to 3, and their families
- Parents
- Family resource center staff and volunteers
- Child care providers
- Health care providers
- Staff from partner agencies (Early Head Start/Head Start, Public Health, Mental Health, and Preschool Programs)
Name
Agency
Street Address
City
State
Zip
Telephone
Fax
January 13-15, 2009
Early Start Essentials
Crowne Plaza Foster City
February 2009 (pending)
Early Start Advanced Practice Institute: Innovative Practice Leading to Competence and Confidence
Radisson Sacramento (pending)
March 18-19, 2009
Skillbuilder I: Facilitating Relationships, Communication, and Behavior
Crowne Plaza South Garden Grove
April 2-3, 2009 (Tentative Dates)
Family Resources and Supports Institute
Catalog and registration material coming December 2008
April 29-30, 2009
Skillbuilder II: Facilitating Health and Movement
Crowne Plaza San Diego
June 2-3, 2009
Skillbuilder III: Cognition and Early Learning
Radisson Sacramento
The Early Start Institutes catalog will be available soon! For more information, contact cpei@wested.org. .
