INTEGRATED TRAINING COLLABORATIVE NEWSLETTER

OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019

The Integrated Training Collaborative (ITC) coordinates Virginia's Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) which is the professional development system for early interventionists who provide supports and services to eligible children and families under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

FEATURED TOPIC: Family Centered Care: The Grief Continuum

Our December Talks on Tuesdays webinar featured discussion around the grief continuum. Our presenter discussed strategies to support families when responding to the needs of children and families experiencing grief.   Here are a few resources recommended by our presenter, Michele Tryon.

General parenting and child development resources Good Grief, CHKD Parenting Blog Institute for Patient and Family Centered Care  Association of Child Life Professionals Books and Resources Book - Shelter from the Storm: Caring for a Child with a Life-Threatening Condition – by Joanne Hilden, M.D. and Daniel Tobin, M.D. – a guide book for parents navigating the complex journey with a seriously ill child.

TALKS ON TUESDAYS Talks on Tuesdays (ToTs) are one-hour webinars designed to provide free online training opportunities related to important topics in early intervention. Topics chosen for the Talks on Tuesdays webinar series are based on feedback from EI practitioners about what they need to know more about! ToTs are held on the first Tuesday of the month from 12:00-1:00PM.   FEATURED WEBINARS Our December ToTs featured Michele Tryon, community outreach coordinator at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, discussing supporting families experiencing grief. Visit the 2019 ToTs archives to view this webinar.  ToTs will take a break in January. Save the date for our next two-part series about working with fathers in early intervention, presented by Dr. Megan Murphy (February 4, 2020 and March 3, 2020 from 12-1 pm).

FEATURED RESOURCES Prolonged Grieving by Erin Croyle Sharing Difficult Information with Families archived Talks on Tuesday (April/May 2019) Emerging Parenthood: Trust the Process- Don’t Rush the Process

WHAT ARE WE CURRENTLY TALKING ABOUT Are you keeping up with our blog, Early Intervention Strategies for Success ? Overcoming Tantrums Take a Walk with Me Three Interventions Every Early Interventionist Needs to Know – Part 2

TRAINING CALENDAR Check the TRAINING CALENDAR frequently for current conferences, webinars and other professional development opportunities provided both by the VEIPD Center as well as other agencies and organizations.

ITC ACTIVITIES UPDATE The ITC staff is working hard this Fall: The next SC Chats will be held on February 20, 2020 from 12-1 pm on facilitating the child outcome process. Episode 3 of the new EI on the Fly Podcast is now available. The 5th cohort of the Coaching Implementation Project will begin in January. Contact Lisa Terry to register. The Fall Kaleidoscope Communities of Practice will have their second meetings this month. Office Hours are designed to support local system managers, supervisors, and anyone who provides local staff development to brainstorm individual or group topical training including available resources and effective professional development strategies. Registration is open for the next Office Hours on December 12, 2019 from 9:00-10:00 am. Click here to register. Our next 30-minute Resource Pop-Up Webinar will be held on December 11, 2019 at 8:30am and 1:30pm and will focus on how to use all of the new VEIPD resources related to service coordination and coaching. Click here to register. Did you know? You can follow us on any of our social media platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube.

‌ The spring Kaleidoscope will be held in Glen Allen, VA. Details will be made available when a hotel contract is in place. For information about the training and registration, visit the Kaleidoscope Service Coordination Training page.

The development of this resource was sponsored by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (Early Intervention Office) through a contract with the Partnership for People with Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University.

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌