This training will be held from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 am - 1:00 pm Pacific Time; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Central Time; 7:00 am - 2:00 pm Mountain Time)

Learn how to support your families and achieve program goals using the research-based Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculum. In this training participants will learn how to plan effective home visits; promote healthy birth outcomes; support parenting skills that promote optimal bonding, attachment, and responsive caregiving; teach parents ways to facilitate their child's development; detect early signs of health or developmental problems, and more easily address topics that may be difficult to discuss. 

10.5 Contact Hours.

FSU Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy is a Florida Board of Nursing approved provider of continuing education. CE Broker Provider ID #50-4373.

This training will be held from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Central Time (7:00 am - 2:00 pm Pacific Time; 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Mountain Time)
Learn how to support your families and achieve program goals using the research-based Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculum. In this training participants will learn how to plan effective home visits; promote healthy birth outcomes; support parenting skills that promote optimal bonding, attachment, and responsive caregiving; teach parents ways to facilitate their child's development; detect early signs of health or developmental problems, and more easily address topics that may be difficult to discuss. 

FSU Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy is a Florida Board of Nursing approved provider of continuing education. CE Broker Provider ID #50-4373

This training will be held from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Pacific Time (12:00 pm - 7:00 pm Eastern Time; 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Central Time; 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Mountain Time)
Learn how to support your families and achieve program goals using the research-based Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculum. In this training participants will learn how to plan effective home visits; promote healthy birth outcomes; support parenting skills that promote optimal bonding, attachment, and responsive caregiving; teach parents ways to facilitate their child's development; detect early signs of health or developmental problems, and more easily address topics that may be difficult to discuss. 

FSU Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy is a Florida Board of Nursing approved provider of continuing education. CE Broker Provider ID #50-4373

This training will be held from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 am - 1:00 pm Pacific Time; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Central Time; 7:00 am - 2:00 pm Mountain Time)

Learn how to support your families and achieve program goals using the research-based Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculum. In this training participants will learn how to plan effective home visits; promote healthy birth outcomes; support parenting skills that promote optimal bonding, attachment, and responsive caregiving; teach parents ways to facilitate their child's development; detect early signs of health or developmental problems, and more easily address topics that may be difficult to discuss. 

10.5 Contact Hours.

FSU Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy is a Florida Board of Nursing approved provider of continuing education. CE Broker Provider ID #50-4373.

This training will be held from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 am - 1:00 pm Pacific Time; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Central Time; 7:00 am - 2:00 pm Mountain Time)

Learn how to support your families and achieve program goals using the research-based Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculum. In this training participants will learn how to plan effective home visits; promote healthy birth outcomes; support parenting skills that promote optimal bonding, attachment, and responsive caregiving; teach parents ways to facilitate their child's development; detect early signs of health or developmental problems, and more easily address topics that may be difficult to discuss. 

10.5 Contact Hours.

FSU Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy is a Florida Board of Nursing approved provider of continuing education. CE Broker Provider ID #50-4373.

This training will be held from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Central Time (7:00 am - 2:00 pm Pacific Time; 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Mountain Time)
Learn how to support your families and achieve program goals using the research-based Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculum. In this training participants will learn how to plan effective home visits; promote healthy birth outcomes; support parenting skills that promote optimal bonding, attachment, and responsive caregiving; teach parents ways to facilitate their child's development; detect early signs of health or developmental problems, and more easily address topics that may be difficult to discuss. 

FSU Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy is a Florida Board of Nursing approved provider of continuing education. CE Broker Provider ID #50-4373

Course 

The 20-hour course will be covered in three live virtual sessions on Thursdays. The time for each session is 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Central Time (10:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time; 7:00 am - 2:00 pm Pacific Time; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Mountain Time). It is designed for those who wish to gain knowledge in the basics of breastfeeding and lactation management and use strategies to increase initiation and duration rates. This course is intended for nurses, home visitors, doulas, and community-based health educators.

This course is based on the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, with content geared toward community-based providers. The course meets the standards of USBC Core Competencies in Breastfeeding Care and Services, WHO/UNICEF, and Florida Healthy Start training requirements. 

Course Requirements

Participation in all LIVE sessions.
Participants will be required to pass an online posttest after completing the training.
Computer access with audio, video, internet access, and familiarization with Zoom.
A doll, stuffed animal, or infant model 20-25 inches in length.
Participants must read The American Academy of Pediatrics New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding (4th. Edition) prior to the start of the first session. This book, along with other training materials, will be mailed to participants 2 weeks prior to the training.

Continuing Education

FSU Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy is a Florida Board of Nursing-approved provider of continuing education. CE Broker Provider ID #50-4373.

This program is approved for 20 CEUs.

FSU Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy is an approved provider for lactation continuing education. IBLCE provider #CLT123-01.

This program is approved for 20 LCERPS.

This 15-hour class provides foundational knowledge of infant mental health (IMH) for working with children under the age of three and their families.  Content is based on national and state competency guidelines for best practice. Although inclusive of social workers and clinicians, the field of IMH and this class is interdisciplinary; early intervention and health care professionals are especially welcome.

Session 1: April 3, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Session 2: April 10, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Session 3: April 17, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Session 4: April 24, 2025  9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Session 5: May 1, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

Delivering maternal and child health and early education services through a home visiting model provides a unique opportunity to step into a family's world and connect your services to their needs. This one-day training will introduce the joys and challenges specific to providing services in the home. Home Visitors will explore how they can CHEER on families through their roles of Coach, Health/Early Childhood Educator, Empowerer/Advocate, Example, and Resource Broker while meeting their program's goals. Throughout the day, participants will also learn ways to keep themselves physically and emotionally safe and well.

Virtual Partners for a Healthy Baby Workshop for Supervisors

This full-day interactive workshop for supervisors and coaches reviews the process for using the Partners for a Healthy Baby curriculum to fidelity as well as how to use the Partners Fidelity Tool to monitor and coach home visitors. Training participants will also learn about the three supervisory roles of administrative management, professional development coach, and reflective supervisor; the concept of parallel process; and how to integrate principles of parallel process into their work.

Designed for a range of professional disciplines, this 5-week, 10-hour training series will provide a solid foundation for infant/toddler development. This training will combine Deep Dives into major developmental domains plus reviews of typical progressions highlighting one age range per week. 

Session 1: January 23, 2025 1:00-3:00 pm EST
Session 2: January 30, 2025 1:00-3:00 pm EST
Session 3: February 6, 2025 1:00-3:00 pm EST
Session 4: February 13, 2025 1:00-3:00 pm EST
Session 5: February 20, 2025 1:00-3:00 pm EST

March 4-5, 2025 - Partners for a Healthy Baby

Learn how to support your families and achieve program goals using the research-based Partners for a Healthy Baby digital curriculum. In this training participants will learn how to use the digital curriculum to fidelity in order to plan effective home visits. During this 2-day interactive training participants will become familiar with content in the Partners curriculum they can use to promote healthy birth outcomes; support parenting skills that promote optimal bonding, attachment, and responsive caregiving; teach parents ways to facilitate their child's development; and more easily address topics that may be difficult to discuss. 

March 6-7, 2025 - 20-Hour Breastfeeding Counselor Course 

Does your program have a trained breastfeeding counselor? We recommend that every program have at least one home visitor trained in breastfeeding counseling. This 3-day hybrid training is designed for those who wish to learn the basics of teaching breastfeeding and use strategies to increase breastfeeding rates and is ideal for nurses, doulas, home visitors, and community health workers.  Day 1 will be a self-paced module you complete on your own prior to the course. Day 2 and 3 we will practice hands-on skills and integrate learning. You must complete all three days and a post-test to receive the Breastfeeding Counselor certificate.

March 4-5, 2025 - Partners for a Healthy Baby

Learn how to support your families and achieve program goals using the research-based Partners for a Healthy Baby digital curriculum. In this training participants will learn how to use the digital curriculum to fidelity in order to plan effective home visits. During this 2-day interactive training participants will become familiar with content in the Partners curriculum they can use to promote healthy birth outcomes; support parenting skills that promote optimal bonding, attachment, and responsive caregiving; teach parents ways to facilitate their child's development; and more easily address topics that may be difficult to discuss. 

March 6-7, 2025 - 20-Hour Breastfeeding Counselor Course 

Does your program have a trained breastfeeding counselor? We recommend that every program have at least one home visitor trained in breastfeeding counseling. This 3-day hybrid training is designed for those who wish to learn the basics of teaching breastfeeding and use strategies to increase breastfeeding rates and is ideal for nurses, doulas, home visitors, and community health workers.  Day 1 will be a self-paced module you complete on your own prior to the course. Day 2 and 3 we will practice hands-on skills and integrate learning. You must complete all three days and a post-test to receive the Breastfeeding Counselor certificate.