The Touchpoints Individual Level Training Program is a three-day seminar designed for individual healthcare, childcare, early education, and social service providers who want to incorporate elements of the Touchpoints Approach™ into their practice setting.
The Touchpoints Approach™ helps professionals engage around key points in the development of young children. By helping parents identify and expect bursts and regressions in child behavior (the "touchpoints") professionals can reduce parental frustration and self-doubt while fostering parenting skills and the parents enjoyment of their child. In the process, the bond between the provider and the family is strengthened.
Participants gain a solid understanding of all Touchpoints elements with the support of Brazelton Touchpoints Center® faculty, regional site faculty, and practitioners who have been trained in the model. The Individual Level Training Program is a prerequisite for the Community Level Training program for teams in communities that have made the commitment to become a Touchpoints Site.
Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the theories and concepts of the Touchpoints Approach™, with emphasis on the developmental and relational elements of parent-child-provider relationships, and their practical applications;
- Enhance their delivery of care to families by using relationship-building strategies and communication tools based on the Touchpoints Approach™;
- Observe and participate in encounters that demonstrate the Touchpoints Approach™ of collaborative anticipatory guidance.
Continuing Education
Continuing Medical Education (CME) are available, and certificates of completion with hours are provided for Continuing Education purposes.
Calendar
The seminar is offered several times a year at both Brazelton Touchpoints Center® in Boston and at Regional Training Sites and is jointly-sponsored by the Brazelton Touchpoints Center® and Boston University School of Medicine. Based on need and demand, this training may be scheduled in other parts of the country.
Cost
The seminar is $1200/person and attendance is limited to 25 participants.Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available.
Registration
If you would like to register and secure your space in this training, please email or fax registration form to touchpoints@childrens.harvard.edu or 617-730-0060. Learn more about CME Accreditation Information.
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Brazelton Touchpoints Center
1295 Boylston Street, Suite 320, Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 857-218-4451 / Fax: 617- 730-0060
eMail: touchpoints@childrens.harvard.edu