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Parent Engagement through Touchpoints™
A training offered to Early Childhood Education Professionals
“Parent Engagement through Touchpoints” is a learning collaborative on the Touchpoints approach, an evidence-based model linked to building strong family-child relationships from prenatal through age 5. Participants who implement Touchpoints in their practice partner with families to lay the vital foundation for children’s early learning and healthy development. Touchpoints provides a practical, preventative approach that supports professionals in forming strengths-based partnerships with families. This learning collaborative centers on reflection and cultural humility to support infant/early childhood mental health, early learning, and development. In addition to 4 hybrid training sessions, this training includes 6 1-hour bi-weekly virtual reflection sessions after the training sessions. Attendance at 4/6 virtual reflection sessions is required for training completion.
This training is offered only to members of the IECMH in ECE Learning Collaborative, and is offered by RIAIMH in partnership with Meeting Street. Registration is limited to 20 participants. Priority for registration is given to those who work within the Early Childhood Education sector.
Facilitators:
Jessica Calle, MSW, LCSW, CGS, IMH-E®, RIAIMH Bilingual IECMH Community Coordinator
Sheila Grant Orphanides, MS, IMH-E®, RIAIMH PD Coordinator
Date/Time/Location:
Attendance at all sessions is required to receive a certificate.
Session 1: 6/1/26, 12:30 - 4:00p, Virtual via Zoom
Session 2: 6/11/26. 9:00-4:00p, Meeting Street, 1000 Eddy St., Providence
Session 3: 6/18/26, 12:30 -4:00p, Virtual via Zoom
Session 4: 6/25/26, 9:00-4:00p, Meeting Street, 1000 Eddy St, Providence
6 additional Virtual Reflective Sessions: TBD*
* Participants must attend at least 4/6 Reflective sessions
NOTE: If the dates above do not work, an additional Touchpoints Series will begin in late July/early August. Stay tuned for details.
Register HERE
- This intensive is designed as a 26 hour learning collaborative. Participants are expected to attend all sessions. Please contact info@riaimh.org with training date/time conflicts.
- Registration is offered at NO COST to participants (includes NASW CEUs & CELP credits, as desired).
- Suggested IMH-Competencies®: Pregnancy & early parenthood, Infant/very young child development & behavior, Infant/family-centered practice, Cultural Humility, Observation and Listening, Responding with Empathy, Advocacy, Life skills, Building Maintaining Relationships, Supporting others, Contemplation, and Emotional Response.
If you have any questions, please reach out to info@riaimh.org
The Learning Collaborative is supported, in part, with funds from RI DHS
