In order to promote the benefits of early intervention for infants and toddlers, birth-3, in your local communities, the WestEd Center for Prevention and Early Intervention is pleased to announce that California Early Start Public Service Announcements (PSAs) are now available on DVD. The DVD contains :10-, :15-, :20, :30-, and :60-second versions of the PSAs in both English and Spanish. Contact cpei@wested.org to order your free copy.
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.
October 20-22, 2009
Early Start Essentials North
DoubleTree Sacramento
November 30-December 1, 2009
Skillbuilder I: Facilitating Relationships, Communication, and Behavior
Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach
February 1-2, 2010
Early Start Advanced Practice Institute
Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach
March 17-18, 2010
Family Resources and Supports Institute
San Diego Bahia
Catalog and online registration now available
April 12-14, 2010
Early Start Essentials South
Crowne Plaza LAX
May 11-12, 2010
Skillbuilder II: Facilitating Health and Movement
Crowne Plaza Foster City
June 8-9, 2010
Skillbuilder III: Cognition and Early Learning
Crowne Plaza Foster City
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.
Institute intended audience:
- 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)
For more information, contact cpei@wested.org