Part 1: Early On® & CMH One-Day Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Training (Covering Birth-5) - FULL

Date:

September 20, 2011

Location:

Oakland Schools
Room 235/240
2111 Pontiac Lake Road
Waterford, MI 48328

2111 Pontiac Lake Road
Waterford, MI 48328

Time:

Training is from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Details:

Lunch will NOT be served.

Who Can Attend?

Attendees  can include Early On staff who 1)  complete assessments as a regular part of their job and/or 2) persons that are  currently writing IFSPs and/or providing service coordination to families on a  regular basis and 3) Early On Coordinators or those who support Early  On staff regularly. Attendees can include CMH staff or contract staff who  work with infants, young children, aged birth to 47 months in a variety of  services/programs (Home-based Services, Infant Mental Health, Assessment,  etc.).

What is the training about?

This training focuses on the child component of the DECA 0-5 programs, which includes the standardized assessments and subsequent strategies for children

The Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Programs for Infants and Toddlers (DECA I/T) and for Preschoolers (DECA) are strength-based and designed to promote the protective factors central to social and emotional health and resilience in our youngest children. This training will offer a systematic approach to understanding, assessing, summarizing and planning to support children's social and emotional growth.

In this training participants will:

  • Learn about resilience theory and protective factors central to supporting infant, toddler and preschool resilience.
  • Learn how to administer, score and summarize results of the Devereux Early Childhood Assessments for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
  • Gain experience with planning for individual children's social and emotional health using DECA program resources.
  • Learn strategies that are age appropriate, fun and easy to do within home and group settings (for example, child care, play groups, etc.) using DECA program resources.

Questions or Concerns?

Contact Julie Helmer (269) 629-9629 or helmerj@michigan.gov

SW CEU's and SB CEU's will be offered for those who attend the whole day.

Trainers:

Julie Helmer

Deadline Passed:

The registration deadline for this event has passed.