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Training & Events for Professionals in Erie County, PA

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Child Serving Professionals

Training & Events

Navigating Tough Talks (1 hour)

Navigating Tough Talks (1 hour)
This interactive, in-person training helps child-serving professionals approach conversations with parents and caregivers with greater confidence, care, and intention. Facilitated by professionals in the child-serving behavioral and developmental health field, the session focuses on communication strategies that strengthen connection, collaboration, and trust with families.

Through guided activities, discussion, and practical examples, participants will explore common barriers to difficult conversations and build realistic, relationship-centered skills they can apply immediately within their work.

 

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Child-serving professional enjoying online learning

Online + On-Demand Training

  • Provided by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): This training helps pediatric providers better support children with ADHD by strengthening collaboration with schools. Participants will learn key AAP clinical guidelines, how to build and maintain relationships with school staff, and how to coordinate services, interventions, and accommodations. The course also equips providers to help families navigate barriers and improve outcomes for children both in care and in the classroom.

  • Made available by HeadStart, this training shares developmental reasons why young children behave in ways that are challenging to adults. Discover key strategies for addressing behaviors adults find challenging and supporting infants and toddlers when they exhibit them.

  • Provided by the Child Mind Institute, this 45-minute course, explores the foundations of behavior that support a positive classroom environment.

  • Provided by Institute for Research, Education & Training in Addictions, Dr. David White has synthesized over 20 years of research showing the effectiveness of this method to treat compassion fatigue. Forward-Facing Professional Resilience is intended to ameliorate compassion fatigue symptoms immediately.

  • Provided by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, "This online course was developed for individuals who work with birth parents involved in the child welfare system, and offers tips for viewing parents through a trauma lens, practical strategies to provide effective support to parents, and reminders about the importance of professionals’ own self-care."

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