Suggested Start Early Trainings

Training for New Home Visitors

Recommended Instructor-Led Courses following Foundational and Model Implementation Training

  • Ages and Stages Questionnaire-3 (ASQ-3) Overview and Best Practices or self-paced version
  • Ages and Stages Questionnaire Social-Emotional 2 (ASQ-SE2)
  • Life Skills Progression (LSP)
  • Adolescent Development and Parenting (if serving teen parents)

Self-Paced and Webinar Courses

First 6 Months Recommended Training

  • Basics of Home Visiting-self paced
  • Ages and Stages Questionnaire-3 (ASQ-3)

Overview and Best Practices-self-paced:

  • Being Present with Families-webinar
  • Home Visiting Boundaries-webinar
  • Home Visiting Safety-webinar
  • Mandated Reporting for Illinois Home Visitors (online)
  • Illinois Early Learning Guidelines – (online)

6-12 Month Recommended Training

  • Foundations of Infant Mental Health Practice in Home Visiting-self paced
  • The Impact of Trauma in Home Visiting-self paced
  • Domestic Violence in Home Visiting-self paced
  • Challenges in Home Visiting: Substance Abuse-self paced
  • Exploring Values and Beliefs around Parenting-webinar
  • Trauma in Families and Communities-webinar
  • Domestic Violence: Safety Planning-webinar
  • The impact of Domestic Violence on Children-webinar
  • Understanding Substance Abuse through the Family’s Lens-webinar

Trainings for Supervisors

First 6 Months Recommended Training

  • Supervising Home Visitors-self paced
  • Basics of Home Visiting-self paced
  • The Impact of Trauma in Supervising Home Visitors-self paced
  • The Impact of Trauma in Home Visiting-self paced
  • Policies and Procedures Manual (Effective Design and Implementation) – (Online)

6-12 Month Recommended Training

  • Maintaining Boundaries in Home Visiting for Supervisors-webinar
  • Being Present with Families-webinar
  • Trauma for Supervisors: Putting the Pieces Together-webinar
  • Trauma in Families and Communities-webinar

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