Growing Great Connections is a Great Kids Inc. comprehensive training program designed to grow foundational skills for Home Visitors and other front-line family practitioners.

Workshop Overview: 

This training program supports professionals to work with families by:

• Developing an understanding of the importance of relational communication in interactions and knowing how to use the tools provided in the course to communicate effectively with families to build relationship-based partnerships
• Providing an introduction to attachment theory, identification of characteristics of a secure attachment relationship, and learning how to foster secure attachments in visits
• In-depth exploration of a strengths-based approach, what it looks like in practice, and how the use of language can reflect this approach
• Expanding knowledge of trauma and its impacts, understanding a trauma-informed approach, and learning about resilience and ways to support its growth
• Demonstrating the importance and benefits of facilitating parent-child interactions and use of the observational tool, CHEEERS, to promote, support, and document parent-child interactions

The Growing Great Connections training consists of 3 separate segments. Please plan the entire week for this training to accommodate all segments of the online course delivery.

Segment 1: Orientation

• The Orientation is a self-directed learning piece and must be completed before the commencement of Segment 2. The Orientation takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Segment 2: ENGAGE

• The interactive ENGAGE sessions are delivered virtually by a live facilitator. Virtual instruction is scheduled during morning hours with a self-directed component in the afternoon.

Segment 3: SOAR Series

• The SOAR Series is a set of 4 self-directed learning modules, with each module taking approximately 2 - 2 1/2 hours to complete.  
• The SOAR Series topics are:
  • A Strengths-Based Approach
  • Growing Resilience through a Trauma Informed Approach
  • The Science of Attachment
  • CHEEERS: A Tool for Observing Parent-Child Interactions

Dates and Times:

• Dates:
  • October 28, 29, 30, 31 and November 1, 2024
• Times:
  • 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (virtual learning segment)
  • 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm (self-directed segment)
• Registration Deadline:
  • September 30, 2024 (to receive training materials from AHVNA and instructions for GKI portal registration)
  • Advance registration is required.
• Deadline for Self-directed Learning before training - October 24, 2024

Location:

• Virtual via Zoom

Requirements for Participation:

• For this interactive training, each attendee needs a computer with a camera, a microphone, and a stable internet connection.
• Registrants must complete the Orientation in order to participate in Segment 2.
• Participants must attend the entire training and complete all of the above Segments to receive a Certificate from Great Kids Inc.

Cost:

Family Resource Network team members and leadership - $0*

*The cost of this opportunity is covered by a grant for Family Resource Network team members and leadership.

If you are not an FRN team member, please contact the Training team for recommendations at training@ahvna.org.

Further helpful registration information:

Registering for Great Kids Inc - Growing Great Connections is a two-part process.

• First - Register online at www.ahvna.org.  Each registrant must have a unique email address (emails cannot be re-used).
• Second - Registrants will be emailed a link to complete their registration on the Great Kids Academy Portal.
  • Great Kids Inc Online Registration Form must be completed by each participant prior to the registration closure date.
  • Names of attendees cannot be changed or training canceled once this step is complete.
  • Supervisor cannot register staff on staff member’s behalf.
• For more information or to contact AHVNA, follow this link: [Contact us]

Cancelation Policy (note changes):

Cancelations or substitutions need to be made approximately 2 weeks prior to the workshop date, and prior to registration in the Great Kids Inc portal. We are unable to make changes once an individual is registered in the Great Kids Academy.

A NO SHOW charge (of up to $600.00 US) may be applied to cancelations made less than 2 weeks prior to the training and for no shows.

If a workshop does not reach its minimum registration requirement, it will be canceled prior to the workshop commencement date. Registrants will be informed by email or telephone.

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