Date: 11/8/2016, 11:30 am—12:30 pm
County: Alameda County
Location: Oakland
Sponsor: A Better Way, Inc.
Phone: 510-601-0203
Touchpoints is a practical approach for enhancing the competence of caregivers and building strong family child relationships from birth through the earliest years, laying the vital foundation for children’s healthy development. It is within strong families that healthy children grow, develop and are ready to succeed. The key to improving outcomes for children in care is to engage more effectively with caregivers. Touchpoints: acknowledges that developing and utilizing relationships is critical to appreciating the significance of cultural, religious and social dynamics for families; encourages the providers to focus on strengths in individuals and families, rather than deficits; provides insight into the emotional experience of the caregiver and the child.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to apply the Touchpoints Guiding Principles and integrate them into their work with children in care and their caregivers.
- Attendees will be able to define the Touchpoints Parent Assumptions and integrate them into their work with caregivers.
- Participants will be able to utilize their knowledge of development in order to provide anticipatory guidance to caregivers.
- Participants will be able to able describe the developmental process of disorganization prior to a developmental burst.