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Training Calendar

 

It's a work in progress but pretty soon this section will link you to our training calendar which will include EI training and other agency/organization professional development opportunities.

 

 

TRAINING CALENDAR

 

WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY TALKING ABOUT

  

Are you keeping up with our blog, Early Intervention Strategies for Success? 

 

Check it out!

 

FEATURED TOPIC, FEATURED BLOGS

 

How does our blog tie to our topic of the month? 

 

Take a look:

 

   Strategies for Working with Children with Torticollis

  

Baby Massage: 
Essential Tool for Practitioners- 
Part I and Part II

 

   

 

resourcesEXCITING NEW RESOURCES & EVENTS

 

Want to see the latest 

and greatest resources 

and professional development opportunities?

 

Take a look! 

 

CREATING CONNECTIONS TO SHINING STARS

 WOW! WE had a GREAT CCSS 2013 conference. Sessions were engaging, current, and relevant. There was lots of good networking and sharing! We are currently updated the CCSS page to include links to session handouts, videos from your EI colleagues, and a slide show. Please check this link soon!   

 

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Virginia Cross-Sector Professional Development (VCPD)

 

Have you heard some rumblings about the VCPD? Maybe you were invited to one of the Regional VCPD Summits that were held in June but you weren't quite sure what it was all about. The VCPD has a 

 

with great information about statewide and regional professional development activities. 

 

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VIDEO

Looking for a new strategy to help families continue supporting their child's development even when the provider is not there? You might be interested in this short video clip featuring Belkis Negron, PT from the I&TC of Fairfax.

Using Parents' Cell Phone Video Cameras to Capture Intervention Strategies in Action | Related Resource Page

 

 
AUGUST 2013
A NEW LOOK TO THE CSPD UPDATE! 

 

Check out our new look for the Integrated Training Collaborative (ITC) portion of the monthly update. Our hope is to streamline the content to provide you with easily accessible, quick to read info about relevant professional development.

 

The Integrated Training Collaborative (ITC) coordinates Virginia's Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) which is the professional development system for early interventionists who provide supports and services to eligible children and families under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 

featureMONTHLY FEATURED TOPIC - Prematurity

 

Did you know that infants who are born prematurely and who meet the following criteria are automatically eligible for early intervention services in Virginia:

  • Have a diagnosis of periventricular leukomalacia
  • Were born at a gestational age of less than or equal to 28 weeks, and/or
  • Experienced a NICU stay of greater than or equal to 28 days.

We have many resources to help you support families of babies born prematurely.

 

Check out these resources:

kaleidoscopeKALEIDOSCOPE TRAINING
Kaleidoscope Training graphic

 

Kaleidoscope: New Perspectives in Service Coordination, Levels I and II are required professional development trainings for all new service coordinators (although all are invited!) Trainings are held twice per year in cadres (KI and KII occurring in same location, one month apart) so that service coordinators have the opportunity to learn with each other for both Kaleidoscope sessions. Spring Kaleidoscope sessions take place in the Valley region during March (KI)/April (KII). Fall Kaleidoscope sessions are scheduled in the Richmond region during September (KI)/ October (KII).

 

FALL 2013

  • KI: September 18 & 19, 2013 at Henrico CSB.
    Click here to register.
  • KII: October 30 & 31, 2013 at Henrico CSB.
    Click here to register.
tot Talks on Tuesdays

 

Talks on Tuesdays (ToTs) are one-hour webinars designed to provide free online training opportunities related to important topics in early intervention. Topics chosen for the Talks on Tuesdays webinar series are based on feedback from EI practitioners about what they need to know more about! ToTs are held on the first Tuesday of the month from 12:00-1:00PM.

 

we're back  

                                                        

After our summer hiatus, 

we are excited to begin our fall line-up.

 

Join us September 3rd for The Master Coach's Journey featuring Master Coaches who will share stories and answer questions about their journey to learn and implement coaching with families with whom they work.

To register, click here.

  
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