FUTURE EVENTS
How to Manage the Intensity of Early Intervention Work
with Stephanie Gomez LCSW, IFECMHS
Friday, September 23, 2022
12:00am-1:30pm (PDT) | Virtual Event
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"Nobody ever told me it was going to be this hard!" This is a common phrase we hear from new home visitors once they enter the field of Early Intervention. Yes, it is true that this work can be incredibly fun and rewarding at times. It is also true that when we are engaged in an empathic relationship with a child and family, that it can feel challenging to "be with" others if we witness their suffering such as pain, grief, toxic stress, trauma and racism.
In this brief workshop, we will review the symptoms and risk factors for Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Vicarious Trauma. We will have time to reflect on how our work may be impacting our own wellness while learning concrete strategies and developing a self-care plan to sustain our work.
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Vivian Weinstein Leadership Event
Exploring, Growing and Creating through Reflective Practice
with Mary Claire Heffron, Ph.D. and Elvia Cortes, Ph.D., MSW
Friday, October 7, 2022 | 1:00pm - 4:30pm (PDT)
AND
Saturday, October 8, 2022 | 9:00am-12:30pm (PDT)
Virtual Event
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Additional Expert Speaker Added!
We are excited to add Elvia Cortes to the first day of the VW Leadership Event. Mary Claire and Elvia are working together to bring you an outstanding experience highlighting reflective practice! Elvia will be presenting on Friday, October 7th and Mary Claire on Saturday, October 8th.
Please join us as we highlight the importance of nurturing relationships for those of us in early intervention. We will look at ways to open space for all of us to reflect upon our practices with families and their young children. In this two half-day training format, participants will practice how to use reflective supervision in their current setting and then apply diversity-informed reflective practice in supporting caregivers of young children.
We will think about the role of race, culture, and diversity of all kinds and how it impacts our work. Reflective practice allows for critical self-reflection, perspective taking and interactions which support self awareness and ways to move forward with important conversations that hold critical differences in mind.
- Day 1 focuses on how reflective supervision can be used to support staff, reduce burnout, increase retention, and unleash creativity.
- Day 2 delves into how reflective supervision leads to reflective practice, as co-regulation between supervisor and staff leads to co-regulation between staff and families in a parallel process.We will explore how staff can use reflective practice to support parents/caregivers while providing early intervention services.
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Event Sponsor
Elevating Our Client Services Through Inter-Professional Collaborations
Session 17 - Thursday, October 27, 2022
9:00am to 5:30pm (6.25 PDUs)
Advance registration closes October 14, 2022. Seating is limited. Register now to ensure a seat.
Members - $109 | Nonmembers $139
Join us for this day of inter-professional collaborations brought to you by the California Association of Education for Young Children (CAAEYC), Infant Development Association (IDA), and Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC).
The members of these three professional associations provide services that are significantly important in the health, education, and well-being of the youngest citizens of the state of California. There is no more critical time than now for us to learn together, share knowledge, and identify more effective ways to collaborate for the benefit of our young clients and their families. Lunch is included in the fee for this session.
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IDA 8th Annual Policy 2023 Update
Monday, January 23, 2023
8:30am-12:30pm | Virtual Event
Presenters: Maricris Acon, January Crane, Sharon Walsh, and James Moses
Join us to hear and discuss current policies and regulations that providers need to know in 2023 at the Federal, State and Local Levels
Topics to be addressed
- CA Early Start - Part C - What's ahead for 2023?
- Rate adjustment, Eligibility change, Child Find, and Transition, New Lanterman 3-4 ages services, Virtual services,
- The New Congress: Federal Update and What We Can Expect for Young Children and their Families
- Implementation of CA Master Plan on Early Learning and Care
- CA Budget- Department of Developmental Services, California Department of Education, California Department of Social Services and relevant legislation
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Continuing Education
IDA is an approved Continuing Education (CE) Provider for the following California Licensing Boards:
Board of Registered Nursing
#CEP12786
Physical Therapy Board of California Continuing competency courses
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board*
#PDP248e
*We do not send CEUs to the ASHA registry. In order to receive ASHA CEUs, SLPs can submit a Certification Maintenance Compliance form by December 31 of their certification maintenance interval, forms can be found here. Participants should retain their certificates of attendance which are necessary if you are chosen for a random audit.
IDA Appreciates CDI for its Many Years of Support!
Child Development Institute (CDI) has been a leading expert in early child development for more than 25 years. They help children reach their full potential by focusing on strengthening families and communities in the San Fernando Valley. Using an integrated, “whole child” approach, CDI considers all factors in a child’s development – relationships, environments and communities. CDI’s primary focus is the child’s family. Families are the most important providers of loving relationships and nurturing environments, which provide the foundation for a child’s healthy development. CDI believes all families should have access to quality developmental screenings, safe play-based environments and innovative, effective intervention services. CDI has been a strong supporter of IDA for many years. For more information about CDI, please visit www.cdikids.org.
Gina Wermuth - Member of the Month
IDA is so happy to honor Gina Wermuth as our member of the month. We appreciate her membership, her voice and participation in our events committee, and her dedication to all the early start families she serves. IDA interviewed Gina to hear more about her journey and current work in early intervention.
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$50,000 Aratani Foundation Gift
The Infant Development Association of California’s Board of Directors is pleased and honored to announce an extremely generous gift of $50,000 from the Aratani Foundation.
The gift will support three of IDA’s goals of special interest to the Aratani Foundation –
- Child Find, especially in underserved communities.
- Programs on Adverse Childhood Experiences and how to provide trauma informed care.
- Trainings on culturally competent home visiting, especially among Hispanic, Black, Asian and Indigenous families and their young children with disabilities.
It will also support IDA’s policy advocacy initiatives and programs.
The IDA Board and I are so very pleased with this gift”, says Doug Erber, executive director of IDA. Doug adds, “This generous donation will significantly support our outreach to underserved communities, as well as IDA’s mission of promoting family-based, quality early intervention for California’s infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.”
The IDA Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges and thanks the Aratani Foundation for its generous support.
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