Cultural Competence

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

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.

Equity in early intervention starts with relationships that are culturally responsive and respectful. Build awareness, knowledge, and skills to advance equity through culturally competent practices. Explore concepts of diversity, equity, and cultural competence while reflecting on personal biases and values. Consider how cultural beliefs influence family expectations and experiences. Engage with real-world scenarios, hear family perspectives, and review current data on equity challenges in early intervention. End with practical strategies that make equity and inclusion part of everyday professional practice.

Credits: 1 Act 48 hour and/or 1 Infant Toddler Clock Hour

Intended Audience: Early Intervention Service Providers and staff, Early Childhood Classroom teachers, and home visitors across Pennsylvania Early Childhood programs

Registration: This course is available by registering on the PaTTAN online registration Training Calendar. Choose the quarter in which you would like to take the course and then click on the course title listed on the 1st day of that quarter (July 1, October 1, January 1, or April 1). Approximately 10 days prior to the end of each quarter, registration will close, and no one will be able to register for the course within that quarter. During this period, everyone will need to wait until the first day of the next quarter to register and complete the course. Users who complete the course will be awarded Act 48 credits at the end of each quarter. The credits will be dated with the last day of that quarter. It may take up to 30 days from the end of the quarter for users to see their Act 48 credits in the Professional Education Record Management System (PERMS).