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Upcoming Professional Trainings

Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy -

August 4 & 5, 2008 - Seattle

Register Now! Space limited.

October 27, 28, 29, 2008 - Seattle 

Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Instructor's Workshop - 

October 20-25, 2008 - Seattle

For more information contact Denise Findlay 206-543-8528

The powerful Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Program, featuring the Feeding and Teaching Scales, provides important information and direction for intervening with parents and children at a point when intervention is most effective.  MORE...

Promoting First Relationships covers issues critical to supporting and guiding caregivers in building nurturing and responsive relationships with children, including theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood; consultation strategies for working with parents and other caregivers elements of a healthy relationship; promoting the development of trust and security in infancy; promoting healthy development of self during toddlerhood; understanding and intervening with children's challenging behaviors; developing intervention plans for children and caregivers and individualizing Promoting First Relationships for your setting.  MORE.... 

Promoting Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy materials were developed for use by individuals with health training and experience in the basic management of pregnancy. It is designed to assist in moving beyond the physical dimensions of pregnancy to the emotional and psychological challenges new parents experience. Non-health trained professionals may also use these materials if they have a basic understanding and experience with managing pregnancy and prenatal care or are supervised by an experienced health care provider (physician, midwife, nurse). MORE  . . . .

The Keys to Caregiving Program provides important information about infant behavior, how it impacts caregiving, and how it can help professionals translate this knowledge to parents. This program is designed to teach you about the competencies and capabilities of the newborn infant, their effect on caregiver-infant interaction, and ways to effectively share this knowledge with parents and other caregivers. The Keys to Caregiving Program includes a DVD Set, Facilitator Guide, Study Guide and five Parent Booklets which explain infant states and state modulation, infant behavior, infant cues and the importance of the feeding interaction.  MORE . . .

The Sleep Activity Program provides information and strategies health care professionals and caregivers can use to promote predictable behaviors in babies through activities, routines and acitons. Important issues such as management of sleep and dealing with distress and crying are also covered. MORE . . .

The Personal Environment Assessments (PEA) include the Community Life Skills Scale, The Difficult Life Circumstances Scale, The Network Survey Scale and My Family and Friends - Teenage Version. These are a practical set of measures for systematically assessing the individual, family and environment in regards to the amount and type of difficult life circumstances, support, and community resources available. Research has shown that the families who have few difficult life circumstances, strong support networks and use community resources have healthier interactions with their children over time.    MORE . . .

NEW!  Two research based products, The Oral History & Interview Coding System and the SPAFF Coding System, developed by UW School of Nursing researcher Sybil Carrere.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

• Researchers interested in studying intimate relationships
• Clinicians who want to diagnose the health of their client's marriage and help them achieve stronger relationships

Video developed by Seattle-King County Health Department to show parents what happens during a typical well child exam. Available in eight languages. DVD version to be released soon.