Look at the ten aspects of culture, explore each one, and think about how different these aspects of culture might be amongst everyone with whom you work. Learn about the three different levels of cultural competence and humility and skills you can use at each level to improve interactions with others.

Credits: Certificate of Completion Available/No Credit Offered

Intended Audience: ECE Staff, EI Evaluator, EI IT&PS, EI Provider, Families, Home Visitor/Family Center, Service Coordinator

Registration: No pre-registration is required for this course. Login information will be required. When you click on the Get Started button, you will be redirected to our training site. If you already have a username and password, login using your existing account. If you do not have an account, you will need to create one.


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Learn about the impact of poverty on growth, development, and family dynamics.

Credits:  No credit

Intended Audience:  EI Professionals

Registration:  No registration required

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Get ready to learn strategies for improving your listening skills and using these skills with the families you support! First, you’ll discover how our brains respond when we’re engaged in conversation. You’ll then get best practices for effective listening, including creating the right environment, engaging curiosity, supporting—rather than shifting—the conversation, and embracing silence. We'll finish up by talking about the importance of listening to the families we work with and how listening can help us understand and embrace the diverse nature of each and every family we support.

Credits: Certificate of Completion Available/No Credit Offered

Intended Audience: ECE Staff, EI Evaluator, EI IT & PS, EI Provider, Families, Home Visitor/Family Center, Service Coordinators, EI Leaders

Registration: No pre-registration is required for this course. Login information will be required. When you click on the Get Started button, you will be redirected to our training site. If you already have a username and password, login using your existing account. If you do not have an account, you will need to create one.

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Take a look at the concept of family culture and how a family’s culture, beliefs, and values impact Early Intervention services and supports.

Credits: No credit hours

Intended Audience: EI Professionals and Families

Registration: Additional login information will be required. When you click on the links below, you will be redirected to our training site. If you already have a username and password, you will be able to login using your existing account. If you do not have an account, you will be able to create one.

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Learn about a framework that helps us examine where our assumptions come from and how this influences our thinking. Learners will be encouraged to reflect on how they can use this framework to make decisions and improve communication with the children and families they support.

Credits:  No credit

Intended Audience:  EI Professionals

Registration:  No registration required

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Review the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) announcement regarding young children and their families who are experiencing homelessness in Pennsylvania, as well as resources that can help alleviate some of the barriers that families experiencing homelessness face.

Credits: No Credit Hours

Intended Audience: All Early Childhood and Early Intervention Professionals

Registration: No registration required

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