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December 2023 Professional Development Classes

DateTimeLocationTitle DescriptionFee
December 5, 2023

1:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

OnlineDaytime: Connection Before Correction: Having a positive adult-child relationship is an important part of behavior management. Learn ways to connect with children before correcting their behavior through the use of instructional caring contacts. (PW #3 Guidance & Behavior Management)$5.00
December 6, 20239:00 a.m. 
10:00 a.m.
OnlineCoaching Connections: The CFRN is offering you an opportunity to come and reflect in a small group with other professionals in your field and you will receive 1 hour of professional development credit. (PW #TBD)$0.00
December 9, 20238:30 a.m. 
10:30 a.m.
OnlinefitCare: We Are What We Eat: Part of the fitCare series, this class is focused on creating healthy nutritional environments. (PW #7 Nutrition for Children and #11 Learning Environments)$0.00
December 9, 202310:30 a.m. 
12:30 p.m.
OnlinefitCare: Ready, Set, Move!: Part of the fitCare series, this class is focused on promoting physical activity and development. (PW #1 Child Growth and Development and #12 Age-Appropriate Planning)$0.00
December 11, 20236:00 p.m.
9:30 p.m.
BrookingsCertified CPR AED: This American Heart Association certified course teaches Heartsaver basic Adult, Child, and Infant CPR skills such as performing a head tilt-chin lift and giving compressions and breaths and basic AED use. (PW #16 CPR/First Aid)Contact the CFRN
December12, 20236:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
OnlineTone of Voice, Important? YES!: Have you ever considered how important your tone of voice is when communicating with children? Effective communication with children is more than choosing the right words. It is also the tone used when communicating. If children sense what you are saying, but it does not match your tone of voice or other non-verbal cues, they get confused and might not understand the desired request. Children are sensitive to non-verbal communication; therefore, it is important to reflect upon your tone of voice when communicating with children in your care. In this training, learn about the effectiveness of reflecting on the tone of voice used to communicate with children. (PW #9 Interpersonal Communication) New Class Topic!$5.00
December 14, 202311:00 a.m. 
12:00 p.m.
OnlineDirector Lunch and Learn: Participants will share and discuss topics relevant to directing a childcare program. (PW #8 Program Management & Regulation)$0.00
December 14, 20236:30 p.m. 
7:30 p.m.
BrookingsFamily Child Care After Hour Mixer: Join us for a time to connect before the holidays and learn about the benefits of becoming a registered family childcare provider. (No training credit offered)$0.00
December 18, 202312:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.OnlineCommunity Resiliency Model: The Community Resiliency Model trains community members to not only help themselves but also to help others within their wider social network. The primary focus of CRM is to educate individuals about the biology and neurophysiology of trauma, stress, and resilience as well as teach simple biologically based wellness skills, which can help re-set and stabilize the nervous system. Through CRM, individuals learn to read sensations connected to their well-being, which TRI calls the “Resilient Zone”. CRM’s goal is to help create “trauma-informed” and “resiliency-informed and -focused” communities that share a common understanding of the impact of trauma and chronic stress on the nervous system and how resiliency can be restored or increased using this skills-based approach. (PW #3 Guidance and Behavior Management)$0.00
December 19, 20231:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
OnlineDaytime Hellos and Goodbyes: Learn ways to help both parents and children through these tough transition times. (PW#14 Partnerships with Parents)$5.00