Early On & CMH Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Infants and Toddlers (DECA I/T) Training - FULL
Date:
March 20, 2015
Location:
Constitution Hall
Rooms A & B
525 West Allegan St
Lansing, MI 48913
Lansing, MI 48913
Time:
Registration begins at 8:30 AM
Training is from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Cost:
No Fee
Details:
Lunch will NOT be served.
The DECA Infant Toddler Program is a strength-based assessment and planning system for children ages 4 weeks up to 36 months. Based on resilience theory, this comprehensive system is made up of a 5-step approach designed to support early childhood teachers, mental health professionals, home visitors and families in their goal of helping children develop healthy social/emotional skills and reduce challenging behaviors. Central to the DECA I/T Program is the DECA, a standardized, strength-based assessment of within-child protective factors including Attachment, Initiative and Self-regulation.
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) have offered statewide DECA Infant, Toddler and Preschool trainings. In Fiscal year 2012, MDE and MDCH will continue to offer statewide DECA Infant and Toddler trainings. In place of the DECA Preschool training, MDCH is planning to offer the DECA Clinical instead of the DECA Preschool. The DECA Clinical includes the DECA Preschool assessment.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Julie Helmer at helmerj@michigan.gov
In this one day training participants will:
- Learn about resilience theory and protective factors central to supporting infant and toddler resilience,
- Learn how to administer, score and summarize results of the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for infants and toddlers.
- Discuss how these results can be used to support outcome measurement within the Early On® system and the CMH system.
- Gain experience with planning for individual children’s social and emotional health using DECA-I/T program resources.
- Learn strategies that are developmentally appropriate, fun and easy to do within home and group settings (for example, child care, play groups, etc.) using DECA program resources.
SBCEUs and SWCEU will be offered pending approval.
Please bring a picture ID with you as you will be asked for one when you enter the building.
Parking
Parking is available on the street, bring quarters, or in Lot in front of Constitution Hall (entrance off of Allegan or Washtenaw Streets). Parking Rate is: $4.75 for all day parking if you are in the lot before 9:00 a.m. If you arrive after 9:00 a.m., the parking rate is $10.00 for the day.
Trainers:
Julie Helmer
Deadline Passed:
The registration deadline for this event has passed.