Creating Caring Child Care Environments for ALL Children

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Creating Caring Child Care Environments for ALL Children

This 2-session training will provide an overview of strategies to help promote inclusion in a variety of childcare settings. Gain insight to understand challenging behaviors and practical steps to use right away to support children with challenging behaviors.

There is a follow up activity, must attend both sessions for training hours.

Session I, January 23, will focus on environmental, social-emotional, and teacher-child interaction strategies that can improve children’s social skills and lessen challenging behaviors. Participants will leave with a variety of techniques that they can implement within their own childcare settings.

Session II, February 27, is an opportunity for participants to share what strategies they incorporated and how they worked. The trainers will collaborate with childcare providers to help make any necessary changes and to provide additional information.

Thursday January 23rd, 2014 — Thursday February 27th, 2014
6:30 p.m.

Training ID 41397

Training set Set One Standards
Age group
Preschool

Core knowledge category (Hours)
Human Growth & Development (4)

It is your responsibility to verify that the training sessions you select will meet your licensing or professional development needs.

Additional information

Trainers:

Vicki Graham, has worked in Early Childhood Education for over 25 years, with 22 years in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education. She has her MA in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Oregon. Vicki is ECSE Specialist with DESD Child Development Services-Jackson County, with a focus on integrating children with special needs into community settings. She lives in Central Point with her husband and 2 dogs.

Inga Crew, works at Douglas ESD in Early Intervention, providing parents with strategies to improve their child’s delays and struggles. She consults with local childcare centers, sharing inclusion strategies to help serve all children. Inga has an MA in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education through Portland State University.