Professional Development Resources
Professional Development resource page introduction.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Early Childhood Integrated Behavioral Health: A Promoter or Equity in Pediatric Care
Journal article on how HS promotes equity
Article/Book • Society of Pediatric Psychology
Child Development & Well-Being
From Tiny To Toddler
12-module course guiding HS Specialists on their role during TBWCVs.
eLearning • HealthySteps • Competency 2 K-1
Recognizing Early Motor Delays
Excellent website with specific developmental milestone resources and more. Great for HS Specialists and caregivers.
Website • Pathways
Autism Navigator
This website offers resources for both professionals and parents about how to identify autism risk in young children. They have many free resources as well as some paid offerings.
Website • Autism Navigator
Keystones Curriculum
Guide to well baby checkups and early childhood social/emotional development.
eLearning • Mt. Sinai Parenting Center • Compentency 2 K-1
Caregiving Relationships- Adult as Parent
Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator
Research-based reflective model to teach caregivers how to connect with their children in heathy and meaningful ways.
Live Virtual Training • Circle Of Security International
Lactation Counselor Training
The Center for Breastfeeding’s Lactation Counselor Training Course.
Live In-Person Training • Center for Breastfeeding • Competency 3 K-8
Babies, Toddlers, and Sleep
2 1-hr webinars from HealthySteps from pediatric sleep specialists.
Webinar • HealthySteps • Competency 3 K-8
Training in Post Partum Parenting
PREPP is a dyadically-oriented protocol for the prevention of postpartum depression. It uses targeted psychotherapy and infant behavior interventions in an brief and accessible model in conjunction with routine perinatal medical visits.
Live Virtual Training • PREPP: Practical Resources for Effective Postpartum Parenting • Competency 3 K-8
Perinatal Mental Health: Culturally Informed Approaches to Screening, Assessment And Treatment
2 part pre recorded webinar, CE available.
Webinar • Postpartum Support International (PSI)
PCIT Webcourse, UC Davis
PCIT elearning for free, great introduction to PCIT principles through 11 modules, CE available.
eLearning • PCIT UC Davis
Baby Sleep
Website to guide caregivers through helping baby/toddlers sleep including solutions to common sleep challenges.
Website • Pediatric Sleep Council • Competency 3 K-8
Period of PURPLE Crying Training for Implementation
This course will educate and prepare providers to deliver the evidence-based Period of PURPLE Crying® education and materials to parents.
eLearning • Natl. Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome • 3 K-8
Focus on Feeding in Pediatrics:Promotion, Problems and Positive Practices
5 session overview of feeding, 25-120min per session.
Symposium • ZERO TO THREE/HealthySteps
Caregiver & Family Well-Being
Perinatal Mental Health
Post Partum Support International – provides educational and support services addressing PMADS.
Website • Postpartum International
Don’t Hit My Mommy! A Manual for Child-Parent Psychotherapy With Young Children Exposed to Violence and Other Trauma
Book about child-parent psychotherapy to learn about and treat trauma in dyads.
Book • Alicia Lieberman • Competencies 3 K-9, 4 K-7
Reflective Practice
Mindfulness For HS Specialists
There are 2 modules in the course. The first provides an overview of adding mindfulness in a pediatric health care setting and the second explores how HS Specialists can utilize mindfulness techniques with the children and families they work with.
eLearning • HealthySteps
HealthySteps Clinical Skill Building
Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE)
Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE) is a 6 session dyadic treatment program for families that are interested in improving caregiver-child relationships and are willing to learn new child behavior management strategies. It serves families with children ages 1 to 10 years. A wide range of caregivers can participate, including biological parents, foster and kin caregivers, and adoptive caregivers. PC-CARE can be provided by mental health clinicians as a mental health intervention, and paraprofessionals as a prevention service.
Live Virtual Training • UC Davis
