Course Details:

This e-learning course is designed to share the amazing abilities of newborns and young infants and their capacity to participate in relationships with their parents and caregivers. Research has shown that when professionals take this course and share this information with parents about their newborn’s states, behaviors, and non-verbal communication, it opens the door to building parental confidence and competence, as well as a boost toward successfully navigating the road to a healthy parent-child relationship. Parents report that taking care of their newborn is easier and more rewarding after learning the content presented in this series.

There is a video introduction to the program and five classes. Each class has video instruction and a section in the companion study guide that contains more information and activities for application to your practice. There is also additional archival video clips to hone your observation skills (classes 1 – 4 only), and a brief “test your knowledge” section to complete before moving on to the next lesson.

Approximate time to complete is 4.5 hours.

Study Guide:

This 64 page workbook provides background information and strategies for applying the content of the Keys to Infant Caregiving video series. One per learner is required for class and reference.

Access to course will expire 6 months after purchase.

3.75 CE's available

Workshop Overview
Understanding Infants: Keys to Infant Caregiving is a research-based program for professionals that provides essential information on newborn and infant behavior. 

Learn how infants’ internal states influence their behavior and how to help infants regulate.  Learn how to read very young infant’s cues and how to foster relationships in the childcare setting that promote the infant’s social, emotional, and cognitive growth.

This course will help you:

- Describe the observable behaviors of the six infant states and how that impacts the care they receive

- Identify state-related behaviors during routine caregiving activities

- Demonstrate your knowledge of the infant’s regulatory capabilities through the identification of cues- both engagement and disengagement

- Identify ways of interacting with infants to support emotion regulation, language, and social development

This workshop is delivered in 4 hours virtually or in-person.

Materials Included
Tuition includes a comprehensive 64 page study guide. 

Bring This Workshop to Your Agency
Please email [email protected] or call 206-543-8528 to
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