Personal, Professional & Leadership Development (PPLD): Knowledge of early learning as a profession with an identified body of knowledge, professional standards, professional ethics, and established systems. Participating in leadership, advocacy, personal growth, advocacy and professional development activities.
If one of these trainings interests you, check our schedule. If you cannot find the training you want or if you want to host an in-person training for your program, let us know.
Strategies to Guide Children During Challenging Times
Trainer Faye Zepeda
We will discuss guidance strategies and techniques to use during challenging times. We will also explore techniques for observing and assessing challenging behaviors. These strategies and skills will assist you during those times when you feel you are at the end of your rope.
You can complete these trainings at home at your own pace.
Appropriate Guidance and Discipline Practices in Early Childhood Settings
Trainer Joyce McCoy
Guidance and discipline techniques acceptable in each state evolve over time. This class will explore current best practices, de-escalation strategies for difficult behaviors, keeping students safe when they can’t keep themselves safe, keeping others safe when a child is unable to be safe, and implementation of positive guidance techniques.
Child Care and the Inclusion of Children with Conduct and Behavioral Disorders
Trainer Joyce McCoy
Examination of several specific behavior disorders, exploring the common links and differences between them. Participants will practice strategies for the implementation of crisis plans, behavior plans, and behavior analysis. Trainer
A Fancy Word For Helping A Child Calm Who Can’t Do It By Themselves
Trainer Joyce McCoy
This course will examine the curve of escalation to understand how best to approach a situation at different times. You will learn and practice methods to help children calm when they need adult support and practice keeping yourself calm in the moment.
This course will explore bullying in preschool and school age years as well as partnering with parents to prevent and rectify bullying. This training will also explore the role of the teacher bully and how you can assess yourself and the teachers who work with you to prevent bullying.
Come to this training to explore strategies providers can use to help infants, toddlers and preschoolers curb the urge to bite. When is biting a normal developmental stage and when is it concerning? How to document incidents. Practice using effective techniques for conversations with parents after biting incidents.
Implementing Best Practices In Early Childhood Care
Trainer Joyce McCoy
Come to this training to explore strategies providers can use to help infants, toddlers and preschoolers curb the urge to bite. When is biting a normal developmental stage and when is it concerning? How to document incidents. Practice using effective techniques for conversations with parents after biting incidents.