Course Topics
Consultation Strategies
Building a trusting relationship with caregivers as a foundation for intervention; Using feedback and posing questions that invite caregivers to see the world from the perspective of the child.
Elements of a Healthy Relationship
Helping caregivers understand the positive qualities they bring to their relationships with children and that by modeling these qualities, children learn about trust, caring for others, and making friends.
Infants and the Path to Security
Recognizing the day-to-day interactions caregivers use to help children feel cared for, responded to, and safe; How developing a secure attachment includes comforting and protecting children as well as organizing their feelings and supporting their exploration.
Toddlers and the Path to Independence
Acknowledging the often dramatic shift from infancy to being a toddler and how caregivers can change their own behavior to fulfill toddlers' social and emotional needs on their path to independence and competence.
Understanding Children's Challenging Behaviors
Reframing misbehavior by analyzing possible causes of challenging behaviors and identifying underlying emotional needs.
Developing Intervention Plans
Joining with caregivers to develop a specific intervention plan for meeting a child's needs via their own interactions.
Training Outcomes
Through the Promoting First Relationships intervention, parents and other caregivers...
Become better observers of children.
Gain confidence and feel more competent as a caregiver - and with increased competence comes increased investment in the child.
Recognize how their interactions promote a child's development.
Understand a child's feelings, behaviors, and emotional needs.
Reflect on possible causes for a child's challenging behavior and actions they can take for meeting the child's underlying need.
Learning Objectives
At the Promoting First Relationships Learner's Workshop, participants will:
Apply the knowledge of early social-emotional development to promote secure and healthy relationships between caregivers and children.
Practice use of a positive, strengths-based model of teaching and consultation strategies to positively influence caregiver behavior.
Utilize a deep understanding of infants' and toddlers' behaviors, feelings, and needs to address children's challenging behaviors.
Present a video case study from own caseload and develop an intervention plan.
