Upcoming Events

This series of national office hours highlights components of successful infant and early childhood mental health consultation (IECMHC) in Head Start programs. Join this monthly forum to ask questions about IECMHC. Kadija Johnston, LICSW, and Amy Hunter, LICSW, from the National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety (NCHBHS) answer questions from participants and offer in-depth information on a variety of topics related to IECMHC.
 

The National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety (NCHBHS) has partnered with Illuminate Colorado to bring the Conversation Guide for Professionals on Substance Use, Children, and Families to Head Start staff. The Conversation Guide is a tool that provides ideas and resources to help professionals use strengths-based conversations when working with families. This four-hour training focuses on how to talk with families about substance use, safe and engaged caregiving, and protective factors that promote child and family well-being. It also provides free materials to supplement the training and share with other program staff. Check the registration page for all session dates and times.

This webinar explores the importance of high-quality data and how it can be used to create a program culture of inquiry, reflection, and continuous quality improvement. Learn how reflective dialogues guide staff in making data-informed decisions for curriculum implementation, individualizing learning opportunities, and communicating about children's progress toward school readiness goals.

Este seminario web explora la importancia de los datos de alta calidad y cómo se pueden utilizar para crear una cultura de investigación, reflexión y mejora continua de la calidad del programa. Aprenda cómo los diálogos reflexivos guían al personal en la toma de decisiones basadas en datos para la implementación del currículo, la individualización de las oportunidades de aprendizaje y la comunicación sobre el avance de los niños hacia las metas de preparación escolar.

From astronauts to rockstars, preschoolers' imaginations of what they can be and do are boundless. But what can we learn from children's adventures in the pretend world? Join Marie Baeta, MA, to explore how imaginative play acts as a developmental support and gives you insight into each child's inner world. Learn strategies for encouraging and navigating the joys and challenges of imaginative play.

This webinar is offered with English and Spanish captioning.