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Webinar Scheduling

Please join us for one of our monthly training/accessible webinars below.

September 16th, 6-7:30 pm

Difficult Conversations: Discussing Developmental Concerns with Parents

Childcare providers will be better equipped to confront challenging conversations with families related to concerns they have about a child's development. They will gain a deeper understanding of the complexity and nuance of these types of conversations and be able to utilize a framework for holding these discussions effectively.

Approved for 1.5 KDHE Clock Hours

Core Competency: Family and Communities

Registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5392341913299915868


September 24th, 6-7:30 pm

Preventing Behaviors Means Fewer to Manage – Lessons Learned

This training will help childcare providers promote positive behaviors and interactions within their programs among children with and without developmental disabilities. It will provide practical strategies to prevent difficult behaviors, tips for how to respond, and suggestions for teaching alternative behaviors or skills that improve child behavior and climate. Attendees can expect practical examples to implement within their programs and resources to further knowledge around positive behavior supports and how to gain more assistance when needed.

Approved for 1.5 KDHE Clock Hours

Core Competency: Core Competency: Child Growth and Development

Registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7342519299207203669


October 2nd, 6-7:30 pm

Ready, Set, Play! Play as a Tool for Promoting Social Development

Play is a key component of learning about and engaging with the environment in which children live. Children’s “work” is play. In this webinar, learners will gain knowledge about what’s expected for social play skills at each stage of early childhood development, and will also have the opportunity to brainstorm ways to promote social development through play in their own childcare environments and existing play supplies/toys. Learners will also get information about high quality resources to help them with planning for strategic play opportunities to encourage social development in the young children whom they serve.

Approved for 1.5 KDHE Clock Hours

Core Competency: Core Competency: Child Growth and Development

Registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5348704495816895323


October 22nd, 6-7:30 pm

Getting Their Attention: Strategies to Screen and Support Bisu, Active and Distractible Kids

This training will help childcare providers learn about typical brain development that impacts attention, activity level, and impulsivity. We will help providers recognize what is typical and when to be concerned about attention hyperactivity (e.g. how to spot red flags and warning signs for ADHD). In addition, we will provide resources that can be given to families regarding how to pursue further evaluation, services and supports. Lastly, we will provide concrete strategies that providers can use to help manage inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity in the daycare setting.

Approved for 1.5 KDHE Clock Hours

Core Competency: Core Competency: Child Growth and Development

Registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7714585237953761119


November 12th, 6-7:30 pm

Monitoree, Cuide y Comparta: Estrategias para monitorear el desarrollo social y compartir de manera positiva y productiva las preocupaciones con las familias

La capacitación revisará los hitos del desarrollo social y presentará herramientas para monitorear de manera eficiente estos hitos como parte de la atención. También discutirá los síntomas principales del trastorno del espectro autista (TEA) y ayudará a los proveedores de cuidado infantil a identificar signos tempranos o señales de alerta que podrían observarse en un entorno de cuidado diurno. Por último, en la capacitación se discutirán estrategias para compartir preocupaciones con las familias de manera segura y productiva. Approved for 1.5 KDHE Clock Hours

Aprobado para 1,5 horas de reloj KDHE

Competencia principal: Crecimiento y Desarrollo Infantil y Juvenil

Registro: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4667645004618540123

Training will review milestones of social development and present tools to efficiently monitor these milestones as part of care. Will also discuss the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and help child care providers identify early signs or red flags that might be observed in a day care setting. Lastly, the training will discuss strategies for confidently and productively share concerns with families.

Approved for 1.5 KDHE clock hours

Core Competency: Child and Youth Growth and Development


November 21st, 6-7:30 pm

Role of Childcare Providers in Developmental Screening and Reporting

Daycare providers play an integral role in caring for children and identifying concerning behaviors and developmental differences. Objectives for this training are; noticing and identifying developmental and behavioral red flags, exploring strategies for discussing concerns with parents, to discuss information/assessments that may be requested from daycare providers and to discuss components of an autism diagnostic evaluation.

Approved for 1.5 KDHE Clock Hours

Core Competency: Observation and Assessment

Registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5493123149102168409


School of Medicine

University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
Mail Stop 4004
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone: 913-588-6338