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New training opportunity! Beyond Car Seat Safety E-Learning Course Kids and Car Safety's e-learning course is aimed at educating professionals about little known non traffic vehicle dangers to children such as backovers, frontovers, cars stolen with children alone inside, hot car deaths, how to survive vehicle submersion and much more. The course will be taken independently followed by a live Q & A session with child vehicle safety experts. Each participant will earn a professional development credit for taking the course (1 credit) and for participating in the Q & A (1 additional credit). We hope you will join us for this very important learning opportunity. Registration now open!
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Office of Childhood (OOC) in partnership with the Missouri Association for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health (MOAIMH-EC) and the Early Childhood Innovation Center (ECIC) at the University of Missouri-Kansas City would like to announce free Infant Mental Health Endorsements for the first 50 Missouri home visitors or supervisors that qualify. This is a limited time opportunity to enhance your professional expertise and confidence in providing infant and/or early childhood mental health support – addressing issues related to attachment, separation, trauma, and grief. View the Infant Mental Health Endorsement flyer for contact and more information.
The Missouri Parent Education Support Program offers professional development for Parent Educators and Early Childhood Home Visitors. Professional Learning Communities are provided at "no charge". To learn more about the professional development opportunities click HERE
New Professional Development Opportunities...
The Institute has a new website! The new site helps you easily navigate all the Institute has to offer and opens the door to your online training modules, learning resources (all still FREE to home visitors and family support professionals), career pathways, national certification and so much more. To visit the new website, go to www.theInstituteFSP.org.
About Us
The activities in this project provide on-going professional development and program support designed to strengthen the Parents as Teachers Parent Education Programs in Missouri. Professional development enhances the knowledge base that informs parent educators and program supervisors of their roles and responsibilities and increases their competence in delivering services to families. A team of Missouri PAT Parent Education Consultants from across the state provide professional development opportunities that include:
Family Visit Consultations (FVCs)
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
These specific activities provide the opportunity for parent educators and program supervisors to enhance their knowledge and skills in implementing the Foundational Curriculum.
Contact Missouri Parent Education Program Support
Program Administrator – Diane Addison
Project Manager – Melanie Stoelting
Technology Support –Tracy Spurck
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