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NEW REQUIRED ICCP TRAINING

 

 

You can find it on your RISE dashboard under the Annual Training button, or search for it in our training catalog. This is replacing the “Safe, Appropriate and Engaging Outdoor Environments” training. Log into RISE and take it when you have the time.

 

Caregiver Mental Health: You Can't Pour from an Empty Cup   (*Required for ALL ICCP providers)

 

• FREE online training
• Available July 1^st
• 2 hours
• Languages: Spanish, English
• Domain: Health, Safety, and Wellness

 

Providing child care can be extremely rewarding, but at times, it can feel stressful and overwhelming. As caregivers, it is important to be mindful of your own overall well-being, including your mental health, so that you can provide quality care to the children in your facility or business.

Understanding and addressing caregiver mental health can assist with prevention of child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment. Adults who take care of their own mental health with intentional and reflective practices are better equipped to support children's process toward social emotional competence.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize stressors and their impact on yourself and others.
• Identify strategies for addressing concerns about substance abuse.
• Examine the relationship between mental health and child abuse and neglect.

 

 

 

HIGHLIGHTED TRAINING COMPANIES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Watch Me! (no CDA option)

Languages: English, Spanish

Price: Free

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/watchmetraining/index.html

As an early care and education provider, you play a critical role in the health and well being of children. You are also very well positioned to help identify children who might need extra help in their development. This FREE, online training course, Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns, helps you fulfill this role by providing tools and best practices for monitoring the development of children in your care and talking about it with their parents.

 

 

 

Care Courses (has CDA option)

Languages: English

Price: depending on hrs: $12-$70, 2 hrs to 20 hrs

https://www.carecourses.com/PublicPages/Home.aspx

Care Courses is an international distance learning school offering convenient, affordable and informative book and electronic courses for early childhood professionals, and child care providers. They offer a wide variety of topics, including autism, administration, staff development, home childcare, professionalism, toilet learning, child development, curriculum, and much much more.