Corporate Tailored Training for Early Childhood Professional Care Providers
Tailored in-service classes are conduct on-site at your location or online for all care professionals.
Debbie will conduct trainings at your site or conference site on a variety of topics.
Tailored Training can be provided in Lake and Cook Illinois counties,
Ramsey, Washington or Anoka Counties, Hennepin, Scott, Carver, or Dakota Counties.
Are you interested in customized, on-site training?
Whether you are a center director, medical training coordinator or Human Resource Administrator looking for in-service staff training or the leader of a family child care provider group, we can meet your professional development needs. Debbie Lawrence, a Minnesota Center for Professional Development certified Content Trainer, has trained thousands of individuals
and her students consistently give her high praise.
Whether you are a center director, medical training coordinator or Human Resource Administrator looking for in-service staff training or the leader of a family child care provider group, we can meet your professional development needs. Debbie Lawrence, a Minnesota Center for Professional Development certified Content Trainer, has trained thousands of individuals
and her students consistently give her high praise.
Online American Sign Language lessons tailored to you.
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Introduction to Infant Signing
Babies as young as 7 months old are able to utilize Sign Language to communicate. Having this ability helps them feel empowers and in control of their environment; thereby reducing unwanted behavior like fussing and biting. Signing is a natural way to create meaningful two-way communication between an infant and caregiver. This is a Prerequisite class for all other American Sign Language Classes 2 in-service hours. |
Tailored Training Workshops
8 Different Training Programs Listed Below!
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1) Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers: (PITC) CDA 2
Module III, Lesson II Language Development in Young Infants and Module III, Lesson 12: language development in Mobile Infants Before they can use words, infants are powerful communicators. They use crying, cooing, babbling and facial expressions to engage caregivers in conversation. Caregivers’ responses to babies’ communications are important to language development. This class will help you respond to infants in ways that will enforce their feelings of competence as communicators. Participants will listen and respond to children’s verbal and non-verbal attempts to communicate. Learners will demonstrate realistic expectations for children’s understanding and use of speech. Mobile infants are explorers and they seek ways to share their discoveries with caregivers. By viewing such vocalizations as genuine conversations, caregivers support language development. This class will help you respond to infants’’ communications with respectful conversational turn-taking. Class learning objectives: 1. Learners will listen and respond to children’s verbal and non-verbal attempts to communicate. 2. Learners will demonstrate realistic expectations for children’s understanding and use of speech. 4 in-service hours 2) Introduction to Infant Signing Babies as young as 7 months old are able to utilize Sign Language to communicate. Having this ability helps them feel empowers and in control of their environment; thereby reducing unwanted behavior like fussing and biting. Signing is a natural way to create meaningful two-way communication between an infant and caregiver. This is a Prerequisite class for all other American Sign Language Classes 2 in-service hours. |
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3) Introduction to American Sign Language (ASL) CDA 2
Learn the basics of American Sign Language so you can open your home or classroom to deaf children and/or deaf parents. Enhance your effectiveness by using ASL with hearing children using games, songs, and everyday routines. Discover ASL signs you can use with even very young children to use as they learn about language and develop fine motor skills. 4 in-service hours
4) Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC):
Understanding Temperament CDA 3
Infants come into the world with different temperamental tendencies that play a major role in their behavior. This class will provide you with an overview of temperament by presenting the different temperament traits and types, along with strategies to work with individual children. 3 in-service hours
5) Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC):
Guide with Care: Infant-Toddler Socialization and Guidance CDA 3 or 7
This class addresses appropriate ways to guide the development of infants’ and toddlers’ social skills and behavior.
Participants will examine practices that respect individual temperaments, developmental stages, and family/cultural variations. 4 in-service hours
6) Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC):
The Ages of Infancy: Young, Mobile, and Older CDA 8
Infancy spans less than 3 years, yet it is the period of greatest change and growth in life. During this period, the type of care needed also changes dramatically. This short series addresses the key developmental needs for young, mobile, and older infants, and explore strategies and materials that support them in their growth. In addition to participating in class, individuals taking this class will complete an additional application assignment. 4 in-service hours
7) Introducing the Program for Infant-Toddler Caregivers (PITC) as a Curriculum CDA 2
The goal of this training is for caregivers to identify, practice, and apply key PITC caregiving behaviors with infants and toddlers. While PITC includes much more than eight hours of content (see CCRR catalog for additional PITC training), participants will satisfy the Parent Aware requirement as they gain practice in four primary areas: Building relationships through responsive care; Using routines as curriculum; Facilitating learning and development (uses Minnesota Birth-3 Indicators of Progress); and Planning curriculum that meets individual needs. This series of four 2-hour sessions uses video observation, everyday situations, reflection, and practical decision-making so that caregivers can go back in between sessions and use PITC strategies in their own child care settings. In addition to participating in class, individuals taking this class will complete an additional application assignment. 8 in-service hours
8) Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC):
Building Partnerships with Parents
This session challenges participants to articulate their philosophy of care in order to establish a partnership with parents. With the child as the focus, partnership between practitioners and parents will enhance the daily experience of the child, parent, and caregiver. In addition to participating in class, individuals taking this class will complete an additional application assignment. 7.5 in-service hours
Learn the basics of American Sign Language so you can open your home or classroom to deaf children and/or deaf parents. Enhance your effectiveness by using ASL with hearing children using games, songs, and everyday routines. Discover ASL signs you can use with even very young children to use as they learn about language and develop fine motor skills. 4 in-service hours
4) Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC):
Understanding Temperament CDA 3
Infants come into the world with different temperamental tendencies that play a major role in their behavior. This class will provide you with an overview of temperament by presenting the different temperament traits and types, along with strategies to work with individual children. 3 in-service hours
5) Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC):
Guide with Care: Infant-Toddler Socialization and Guidance CDA 3 or 7
This class addresses appropriate ways to guide the development of infants’ and toddlers’ social skills and behavior.
Participants will examine practices that respect individual temperaments, developmental stages, and family/cultural variations. 4 in-service hours
6) Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC):
The Ages of Infancy: Young, Mobile, and Older CDA 8
Infancy spans less than 3 years, yet it is the period of greatest change and growth in life. During this period, the type of care needed also changes dramatically. This short series addresses the key developmental needs for young, mobile, and older infants, and explore strategies and materials that support them in their growth. In addition to participating in class, individuals taking this class will complete an additional application assignment. 4 in-service hours
7) Introducing the Program for Infant-Toddler Caregivers (PITC) as a Curriculum CDA 2
The goal of this training is for caregivers to identify, practice, and apply key PITC caregiving behaviors with infants and toddlers. While PITC includes much more than eight hours of content (see CCRR catalog for additional PITC training), participants will satisfy the Parent Aware requirement as they gain practice in four primary areas: Building relationships through responsive care; Using routines as curriculum; Facilitating learning and development (uses Minnesota Birth-3 Indicators of Progress); and Planning curriculum that meets individual needs. This series of four 2-hour sessions uses video observation, everyday situations, reflection, and practical decision-making so that caregivers can go back in between sessions and use PITC strategies in their own child care settings. In addition to participating in class, individuals taking this class will complete an additional application assignment. 8 in-service hours
8) Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC):
Building Partnerships with Parents
This session challenges participants to articulate their philosophy of care in order to establish a partnership with parents. With the child as the focus, partnership between practitioners and parents will enhance the daily experience of the child, parent, and caregiver. In addition to participating in class, individuals taking this class will complete an additional application assignment. 7.5 in-service hours
