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Infant-Parent Training Institute: The Woman's Emotional Journey Through Pregnancy, Labor, and Birth Course

The Emotional Journey through Pregnancy, Labor, and Birth course is offered through the Infant-Parent Training Institute (IPTI) at the Center for Early Relationship Support of JF&CS. In addition to this course, IPTI offers a One- and Two-Year Infant Mental Health Fellowship, Infant Observation Seminar, monthly seminars, other short courses, Master Classes, and a peer study group.

New Brazelton Book to be Released in August

Nurturing Children and Families: Building on the Legacy of T. Berry Brazelton, edited by Joshua Sparrow and Barry Lester, will be released in August, 2010. This new book, celebrating the work and influence of Berry Brazelton, contains chapters by several Connected Beginnings colleagues.

CSEFEL Train-the-Trainer Opportunity

Update (08/16/10): The application enrollment process for the CSEFEL Train-the-Trainer is now closed. Please check the website for future training opportunities.

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Connected Beginnings Training Institute, Massachusetts’ training partner for the rollout of the CSEFEL Train-the-Trainer and Coaches is now accepting applications for MASSACHUSETTS’ (MA) CSEFEL Pyramid Model Train-the-Trainers (Cohort 2).

Rollout of Statewide CSEFEL Pyramid Model Training

Connected Beginnings’ Training Institute (CBTI) has been awarded the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care’s (EEC), FY’11, CSEFEL grant to provide training and follow-up mentoring/coaching to up to 2000 early education and care teachers, mental health consultants, program supervisors and administrators across the state. Training will utilize the 15-hour, 6-session, CEU-bearing training curriculum, developed by CBTI, with funding from the Massachusetts Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (MECCS) project. In making this grant award, EEC has demonstrated its strong commitment to adopting the CSEFEL Pyramid Model in Massachusetts.

Opportunities in Infant Observation at the Infant-Parent Training Institute of Jewish Family & Children's Service

Observing infants over time in their family setting provides the foundation for understanding early development and the parent-child relationship. The experience of close observation also builds awareness of the observer's internal experiences and responses, a critical base for therapeutic work. Formal training in infant observation has long played a role in the training of psychotherapy professionals and child development specialists. Observers become sensitized to intricate aspects of infant behavior and parent-infant interaction.

Betsy Leutz Appointed as Executive Director

United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley announced the appointment on March 1st, 2010 of Betsy Leutz as Executive Director of Connected Beginnings Training Institute. Betsy has played a key leadership role with Connected Beginnings since 2007, first as Senior Program Director and then as Acting Executive Director.

New Jewish Family & Children's Service Infant-Parent Training Institute Course and Master Class

Two new courses from the Jewish Family & Children's Service Infant-Parent Training Institute: a six week course on The Emotional Journey of Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery, taught by Deborah Issokson and the last Master Class this spring on The Tapestry of Early Relating: Finding The Threads taught by Judy Arons and Ann Epstein.

New Mind in the Making™ Evaluation Brief Released

Between May and November 2009, a cohort of 35 early education and care staff members of Horizons for Homeless Children, a non-profit organization in Boston, participated in Mind in the Making Learning Modules for Early Childhood Teachers™ (MITM). Connected Beginnings Training Institute conducted an evaluation of this implementation of MITM.

CSEFEL Coaches Take Part in Two-Day Training

As the training partner in Massachusetts’ statewide rollout of the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning Pyramid Model (CSEFEL), Connected Beginnings is pleased to be coordinating training and support for CSEFEL Coaches. These Coaches will play a central role in helping the CSEFEL model “come to life” in three demonstration sites: Boston, Worcester and Deerfield.

Limited Openings Now for IN-TIME Training in Infant Mental Health: Southbridge and Hyannis

The IN-TIME series supports the research and science behind early learning, intervention and relationship-based infant mental health practices. It addresses the gap between what we know from brain research, and the role relationships between babies, parents/caregivers and Early Interventionists play in shaping a child’s development during her/his earliest years.