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.

IN-TIME trainings are organized, administered and supported by staff of the Connected Beginnings Training Institute in Boston. The training series was developed by Libby Zimmerman, LICSW, PhD in 2004 in collaboration with Massachusetts Early Intervention providers. Since it’s development, IN-TIME has been presented across the Commonwealth, to more than 150 Early Intervention practitioners, program supervisors and administrators. Among the topics covered in the 30-hour series are: Early Brain Development, What Infants and Toddlers Bring to Relationships with Caregivers, What Caregivers Bring to the Relationships with Infants and Toddlers, What EI Practitioners Bring to Relationships with Caregivers and Infants, Screening and Assessment of Infant/Toddler Social Emotional Development, Exploring Parental Mental Health Challenges and Sources of Resilience, and The Influence of Culture in Shaping Caregiving Beliefs and Values.

CEUs for this training are available for Social Workers and Mental Health Clinicians, as are Early Intervention CECs.

IN-TIME Training for Central and Western Massachusetts Providers

This IN-TIME training will be facilitated by Robin Weber, MS, LMHC, Program Director, Kennedy Donovan Center, South Central and Tom Coakley, Independent Education Consultant, TC Unlimited. Training will take place at the Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, MA.

Training Dates

Tuesday 3/16/10, 9-3
Wednesday 3/24/10, 9-3
Wednesday 4/7/10, 9-3
Thursday 4/15/10, 9-3
Wednesday 4/28/10, 9-3

A commitment to participate in three follow-up, small group, reflective supervision sessions, totaling six additional contact hours is required. Times, dates and locations for these sessions will be determined by trainers and participants.

Who is Invited to Participate?

• Early Intervention Program Staff and other Early Childhood Professionals serving families with young children in the Central and Western Massachusetts regions.
• Programs are invited to send a 2-19 member team, which must include a director or program supervisor and one or more direct service staff members. Supervisory staff must participate in order for direct service staff to also participate.
• All participants must attend at least 80% of the workshop/training series and commit to follow-up mentoring sessions that model a process of Peer Reflective Supervision.

What Does the Series Cost?

The regular fee for the IN-TIME training series is $200 per participant. Direct service Early Intervention Staff are eligible to apply for a Connected Beginnings/United Way of Mass Bay/Merrimack Valley Scholarship. The scholarship would cover the training series fee as well as provide $500 in compensation to the participant’s program/agency for lost billable revenue. Details regarding the Scholarship Application process and participant/agency responsibilities as scholarship recipients, may be found at Connected Beginnings website, www.connectedbeginnings.org. Cost for this IN-TIME training series is partially offset by a generous grant from the Polinger Family Foundation.

Interested?

If you are interested in sending a team from your program to this IN-TIME training series, or have questions about the training, please contact Mary Watson Avery at Connected Beginnings Training Institute no later than Friday February 5, 2010 via our contact form or by phone at 617-879-1462.

IN-TIME Training Series on Cape Cod

This IN-TIME Training Series will be facilitated by Sharon Costa-Smith, Director, Schwartz Center Early Intervention Program and Barbara Prindle-Eaton, Director Cape & Islands Early Intervention Program. Training will take place at the Transportation Center, 215 Iyannough Road, Hyannis, MA.

Training Dates

Wednesdays: March 10, 17, 24, 31, and April 7 (8:30AM – 3:30PM).

A commitment to participate in three follow-up, small group, reflective supervision sessions, totaling six additional contact hours is required. Times, dates and locations for these sessions will be determined by trainers and participants.

Who is Invited to Participate?

• Early Intervention Program Staff and other Early Childhood Professionals serving families with young children in the Central and Western Massachusetts regions.
• Programs are invited to send a 2-19 member team, which must include a director or program supervisor and one or more direct service staff members. Supervisory staff must participate in order for direct service staff to also participate.
• All participants must attend at least 80% of the workshop/training series and commit to follow-up mentoring sessions which model a process of Peer Reflective Supervision.

What Does the Series Cost?

This IN-TIME Training Series is free to participants. Costs are underwritten by grant funding obtained by Cape Cod Child Development, Inc. Connected Beginnings scholarships will not be available for participants attending this training series.

Interested?

If you are interested in sending a team from your program to this IN-TIME training series, or have questions about the training, please contact Mary Watson Avery at Connected Beginnings Training Institute no later than Friday February 5, 2010 via our contact form (please select “2010 Spring IN-TIME Trainings” as the category) or by phone at 617-345-0545, ex 401.