Topic:

Family Engagement

Supporting Everyone’s Mental Health (Bundle)

This series offers family-facing providers of all professions strategies they can use in their work and in their personal lives that honor everyone’s experiences, build […]

The Why of Challenging Conversations (May 2023)

Uncovering how our own cultures, experiences, and biases affect what we consider challenging is a critical step toward effectively navigating challenging conversations. Come explore what […]

The What of Challenging Conversations (May 2023)

Learn what we can do to promote productive and collaborative conversations about challenging topics.

Development is a Journey: A Conversation Roadmap for Talking with Families

Learn about and practice using the Development is a Journey Conversation Roadmap to enhance the provider-parent partnership and engage parents and other caregivers in planning […]

Honoring Each Person’s Experience to Support Mental Health (May 2023)

In this workshop, you will learn how to adapt and apply reflective practice and perspective-taking to your work with children and families.

Parental Depression and Coping During Challenging Times (May 2023)

This workshop will explore the similarities between isolation and depression, paying close attention to the distinct needs and behaviors of parents suffering from depression and […]

Nurturing the Nurturer: Self-care for Providers & Parents (May 2023)

This workshop will explore self-care practices for early care professionals and the families with whom they work.

Touchpoints in Libraries: Understanding Child Development and Engaging Families

Touchpoints in Libraries focuses on understanding a child’s developmental process from birth to 6 years, and connecting with families through strengths-based interactions.

Families in Recovery: Touchpoints in the Context of Substance Use Disorder

This training will explore how the Touchpoints Approach can help providers create and nurture collaborative partnerships with parents living with substance use disorder (SUD) and […]

Hope in the Face of Adversity: Touchpoints in the Context of Substance Use Disorder

If you work with young children and families who live in the context of SUD, this professional development offering will introduce you to concrete strengths-based […]