Alexandra Harrison, MD February 14, 2023 10:00 am – 11:15am Pacific Standard Time via Zoom BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES Insights from NCAST Behavioral Cues for the Practicing Child Therapist Dr. Harrison will present videotapes of sequences from play therapy cases that demonstrate what she calls the “double bi-directional” communication of nonverbal behavioral cues between […]

4 Half-Days Learner Workshop February 14, 16, 23 & March 2, 2023 2pm - 5:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom 15, 17, 24 February & 3 March 2023 9am - 12:30pm each day Australian Eastern Daylight Time   This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) […]

March 7 - 10, 2023 8:30am –12:30pm each day Pacific Time via Zoom This workshop is eligible for 15 CEU’s This workshop addresses the importance of helping the pregnant woman achieve a healthier mental and emotional state during pregnancy in order to improve the chances that she and her child will experience a healthier relationship. […]

Maida Chen, MD March 7, 2023 10:00 am – 11:15am Pacific Standard Time via Zoom BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES Updates on Sleep Objectives: At the end of the lecture, the learner should have an improved understanding of the following: Basics of sleep physiology Approach to and assessment of infant sleep difficulties Updated evidence on […]

4 Half-Days Learner Workshop March 8, 10, 15 & 17, 2023 9:00am - 12:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop […]

DC:0-5™ Training March 22-24, 2023 | 8:30AM - 12:30PM PACIFIC TIME via Zoom 12 Continuing Education Credits and Manual included in price  This 12-hour, 3-session comprehensive training on DC:0-5™ Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood targets clinicians and leaders from fields of mental health, health, and early intervention. […]

April 18 & 19, 2023 | 8:30AM - 12PM PACIFIC TIME via Zoom What is Promoting First Relationships in Pediatrics? An interactive workshop to learn how to nurture and support the parent-child relationship during everyday clinic interactions with families and children. Who Should Attend? Members of the multidisciplinary primary care team—front desk staff, care coordinators, […]

4 Half-Days Learner Workshop April 18-21, 2023  1pm - 4:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals the knowledge, […]

Dr. Alison K. Ventura, PhD, CLEC April 26, 2023 9:00 am – 10:30am Pacific Daylight Time (Seattle) via Zoom BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES Digital technologies and mobile devices are now a mainstay within family life. There is increasing concern that parents’ use of these technologies may negatively impact parenting, parent-child interactions, and child outcomes, […]

4 Half-Days Learner Workshop May 2-4 & 10, 2023 9:00am - 12:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals […]

Learn new observation skills to transform your view of the parent-child relationship! June 5-8 & 12-13, 2023 8:00am – 12:30pm PDT (Seattle) EACH OF THE 6 PARTIAL DAYS Price includes: Feeding manual, scale pad, and certification What: Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Assessment Scale – Feeding A valid and reliable assessment for measuring parent-child interaction A set of […]

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | FREE In-Person Event Location: The Lair Student Center - Building 6, Bigfoot-Sasquatch Rooms, Spokane Community College, 1810 N Greene St  Spokane WA 99217 Healing Relationships – 9:00am to 11:00am Come join the conversation about facilitating healing relationships with the children and families we serve and for ourselves. As infant and […]

4 Half-Days Level One Workshop June 21, 23, 28 & 29, 2023 9:00am - 12:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First […]

4 Half-Days Learner Workshop July 17-20, 2023 8:30am - 12:00pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s. There is a separate cost of $45.  Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting […]

Learn New Observation Skills to Transform Your View of the Parent-Child Relationship! July 25-28, 31 & August 1, 2023 8:00am – 12:30pm PDT (Seattle) EACH OF THE 6 PARTIAL DAYS via ZOOM Price includes: teaching manual, scale pad, administration kit, and certification What: Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Assessment Scale – Teaching A valid and reliable assessment […]

4 Half-Days Learner Workshop September 13, 15, 20 & 22, 2023 9am - 12:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop […]

October 2-5, 2023 8am –12pm each day Pacific Time via Zoom This workshop is eligible for 15 CEU’s This workshop addresses the importance of helping the pregnant woman achieve a healthier mental and emotional state during pregnancy in order to improve the chances that she and her child will experience a healthier relationship. Interventions allow […]

October 16-19, 2023 8AM-2PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (Seattle) AND October 23-26 8AM-2PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (Seattle) via Zoom Want to join our exclusive team of PCI Instructors from around the world? The NCAST PCI Instructor Workshop is an 8 partial days intensive workshop to prepare professionals for the role of training others in the NCAST Parent-Child […]

4 Half-Days Learner Workshop October 23-25 & 27, 2023 8:30am - 12pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives professionals […]

October 23, 2023 1:00PM - 4:00PM Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom Keys to Infant Caregiving is a research-based program for professionals that provides essential information on newborn and infant behavior. Participants will learn about infants and their captivating ability to interact and engage in relationships with their parents, caregivers, childcare providers and how that impacts […]

October 25, 2023 9:00AM - 12:00PM Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom Keys to Infant Caregiving is a research-based program for professionals that provides essential information on newborn and infant behavior. Participants will learn about infants and their captivating ability to interact and engage in relationships with their parents, caregivers, childcare providers and how that impacts […]

4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop November 20, 21, 28 & 30, 2023 9:30am - 1pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting […]

Abigail Bocanegra, LMFT November 27, 2023 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Pacific Standard Time (Seattle) via Zoom BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES Expressive Arts Psychotherapy, grounded in a decolonized perspective, honors the arts not just as clinical tools but as intrinsic healing practices of many indigenous cultures. This presentation merges cultural wisdom in expression with […]

4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop January 16-17 & 23-24, 2024 8:30am - 12:00pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships […]

Soudabeh Givrad, MD December 11, 2023 January 29, 2024 9:00 am – 10:15 am Pacific Standard Time (Seattle) via Zoom BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES Promoting infant mental health in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) The environment and caregiving relationships in the early postnatal period are critical to an infant’s development, with implications for […]

February 6-9, 2024 8am –12pm each day Pacific Time via Zoom This workshop is eligible for 15 CEU’s This workshop addresses the importance of helping the pregnant woman achieve a healthier mental and emotional state during pregnancy in order to improve the chances that she and her child will experience a healthier relationship. Interventions allow […]

February 6 & 7, 2024 | 8:30AM - 12PM PACIFIC TIME via Zoom What is Promoting First Relationships in Pediatrics? An interactive workshop to learn how to nurture and support the parent-child relationship during everyday clinic interactions with families and children. Who Should Attend? Members of the multidisciplinary primary care team—front desk staff, care coordinators, […]

Nadejda Bespalova, MD February 8, 2024 9:00 am – 10:15 am Pacific Standard Time (Seattle) via Zoom BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES Substance Use and Mental Health in the Perinatal Period: Challenges, Opportunities, and Treatment Approaches I will provide an overview of the epidemiology of substance use in pregnancy and comorbidity with mental health conditions, […]

4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop February 21-22 & 28-29, 2024 2:00-5:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First Relationships workshop gives […]

March 11, 2024 8:00AM - 12:00PM Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This training is eligible for 3.75 Professional CEUs and STARS.  Keys to Infant Caregiving is a research-based program for professionals that provides essential information on newborn and infant behavior. Participants will learn about infants and their captivating ability to interact and engage in relationships […]

The First Clinic April 2, 2024 9:00 am – 10:30 am Pacific Time (Seattle) via Zoom BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES This lecture is an engaging session on the transformative efforts of the Family Intervention Response to Stop Trauma (FIRST) Clinic, a notable medical-legal partnership in Washington State. This clinic is at the forefront of […]

May 6 – 8 and 20 – 22, 2024 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. PDT (Seattle time) via Zoom This course focuses on the development, prevention and treatment of psychological disorder from infancy to adulthood. It weaves together theory, human development, assessment, case examples and treatment applications to reframe maladaptive behavior in terms of strategies […]

4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop May 13, 16, 20 & 23, 2024 9:00am - 12:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEUs Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting […]

June 4, 2024 9:00 am – 10:15 am Pacific Time (Seattle) via Zoom BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES The presentation follows the journey and experiences of a birth to three  teacher of Blind Low Vision Learners participating in the Promoting First Relationships program. We'll explore the connection between best practices in teaching young children with […]

4 Half-Days Level 1 Workshop June 17, 18 , 26 & 27, 2024 9:00am - 12:30pm each day Pacific Time (SEATTLE) via Zoom This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEUs Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. […]

June 20 & 21, 2024 8:00 am – 4:30 pm each day, in-person, Seattle Workshop held near the University of Washington.  This workshop is approved for 15 Professional CEU’s This workshop addresses the importance of helping the pregnant woman achieve a healthier mental and emotional state during pregnancy in order to improve the chances that […]

July 18 & 19, 2024 8:00 am - 5 pm each day, in-person, Seattle Workshop held near the University of Washington.  This workshop is approved for 13 Professional CEU’s Professionals who work with caregivers and young children (0-5) often see the need to support and guide caregivers in building nurturing relationships with children. Promoting First […]

July 23, 2024 9:00 am – 10:30 am Pacific Time (Seattle) via Zoom BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES This webinar will introduce the evidence-based mind-body intervention called Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT), including experiential exercises based on MABT processes.  MABT is designed to teach clients how to develop and deepen interoceptive awareness, i.e. awareness […]

Learn New Observation Skills to Transform Your View of the Parent-Child Relationship! August 21-23 & 28-30, 2024 8:30am – 1:00pm PDT (Seattle) EACH OF THE 6 PARTIAL DAYS via ZOOM Price includes: teaching manual, scale pad, administration kit, and certification What: Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Assessment Scale – Teaching A valid and reliable assessment for measuring […]