Webinars

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The Children’s Center Utah is now offering webinars focused on Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) topics. These webinars are offered at no cost to providers seeking to learn about IECMH. Most of the topics are broadly focused and appropriate for any providers who work with young children, including teachers, healthcare professionals, mental health clinicians, early interventionists, etc. If a topic has a narrow target audience (e.g., child care) it will be identified as part of the registration process. This website will be updated monthly with new webinar offerings so check back often for current information. Click here to receive regular webinar updates.

If you have any questions about the Teleconsultation Program, or if you are interested in learning more about creating a unique training package that is specific to your organization, please contact McCall Lyon, PsyD, at mlyon@tccutah.org.

Jan 22, 2025 - Feb 21, 2025
  • Growing Gratitude in Early Childhood

    Date Jan 22, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 1 hour

    Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD 

    Target Audience:

    • Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
    • Supervisors / agency leadership

     

  • Wellness: Self-Care

    Jan 23, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 1 hour

    Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD

    Target Audience:

    • Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
    • Supervisors / agency leadership

    Objectives:

    • Explore the potential impact of secondary trauma and chronic stressors on providers who work with young children and their families
    • Define and discuss the benefits of self-care in addressing provider wellness, with an emphasis on activities that activate the parasympathetic nervous system
  • Growing Healthy Eaters

    Jan 24, 2025 9:00 am - 10:00 am
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 1 hour

    Presenter: Sara Johnson, LCSW

    Target Audience:

    • Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
    • Supervisors / agency leadership

    Objectives:

    • Review activities and approaches that can be used to support the ongoing development of healthy eating habits
    • Discuss potential interventions designed to support children who are already showing signs of picky eating and/or food aversion
  • Developing Empathy in Early Childhood: Apologizing

    Jan 24, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 1 hour

    Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD

    Target Audience:

    •  Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
    •  Supervisors / agency leadership

    Objectives:

    • Discuss potential risks of “forcing” children to apologize
    • Review research related to parental/caregiver goals when prompting apologies
    • Identify healthy ways to help children make repair by using empathy, modeling, and problem-solving skills
  • Trauma-Informed Adoption

    Jan 24, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 2 hours

    Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD

    Target Audience:

    • Child advocates (e.g., GAL, CASA)
    • Child welfare workers
    • Mental healthcare providers
    • Supervisors / agency leadership

    Objectives:

    • Review the potential impact of early childhood exposure to traumatic events
    • Discuss the importance of the following domains: supporting attachment, developing a healthy adoption narrative, and promoting ongoing connection to the adopted child’s family and/or culture of origin
  • Caregiver Affect Management

    Jan 27, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 1 hour

    Presenter: Aimee Nakamura, LCSW 

    Target Audience:

    • Early career providers/ students
    • Direct care providers (e.g. caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)

    Objectives:

    • Discuss the role of affect management for caregivers in promoting childhood emotional regulation and improvement in the parent-child relationship
    • Identify interventions and activities that support affect management for caregivers
  • Supporting Sleep in Early Childhood

    Jan 27, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 60 minutes

    Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD

    Target Audience:

    • Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
    •  Supervisors / agency leadership

    Objectives:

    • Review common sleep problems seen in early childhood, associated risk factors, and behavioral correlates
    • Consider multicultural lenses related to sleep practices and the role of caregiver preference in sleep routines
    • Address methods of improving sleep in early childhood
  • Wellness: Self-Reflection

    Jan 28, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 1 hour

    Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD

    Target Audience:

    • Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
    • Supervisors / agency leadership

    Objectives:

    • Explore the potential impact of secondary trauma and chronic stressors on providers who work with young children and their families
    • Define and discuss the benefits of self-reflection in addressing provider wellness, including developing an independent practice of self-reflection and engaging in reflective supervision/consultation
  • Racial Socialization in Black American Families

    Jan 29, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 60 minutes

    Presenter: Veronica Love, PsyD

    Target Audience:

    • Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
    • Early career providers / students
    • Supervisors / agency leadership

    Objectives:

    • To gain an understanding of how racial socialization is defined in Black American families
    • To identify practices that may be included in racial socialization
    • Explore potential implications in providing services to Black American families
  • Supporting Social and Emotional Growth Through Caregiver-Child Interactions

    Jan 29, 2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 2 hours

    Presenter: McCall Lyon, PsyD

    Target Audience:

    • Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
    • Supervisors / agency leadership

    Objectives:

    • Identify potential influencing factors on children’s socioemotional development, as well as the functional impact that these experiences often have in specific areas of development
    • Discuss interventions to support parents/caregivers and their children in the development of important social and emotional skills, using techniques that can be applied daily in a variety of settings
  • Toileting Problems in Early Childhood

    Jan 30, 2025 8:30 am - 9:30 am
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 60 minutes

    Presenter: Stephanie Glaittli, CMHC & Rachel Maldonado LMFT

    Target Audience:

    • Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
    • Supervisors / agency leadership

    Objectives:

    • Identify common toileting problems in young children, risk factors, and impact on children’s behavior
    • Learn basic strategies for toilet training to implement in family therapy
    • Learn how to accommodate cultural preferences when making recommendations to improve toilet training
  • Foundations of Healthy Attachment

    Jan 30, 2025 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 120 Minutes

    Presenter: Veronica Love, PsyD 

    Target Audience:

    • Early career providers / students
    • Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)

    Objectives:

    • Review attachment styles and how attachment is developed
    • Identify interventions and activities that enhance attachment
  • Growing Healthy Eaters

    Jan 31, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 1 hour

    Presenter: Sara Johnson, LCSW

    Target Audience:

    • Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
    • Supervisors / agency leadership

    Objectives:

    • Review activities and approaches that can be used to support the ongoing development of healthy eating habits
    • Discuss potential interventions designed to support children who are already showing signs of picky eating and/or food aversion
  • Understanding Trauma in the ECE Setting

    Jan 31, 2025 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
    Webinars
  • Supporting Social and Emotional Growth Through Caregiver-Child Interactions

    Jan 31, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Webinars

    Webinar Length: 2 hours

    Presenter: Veronica Love, PsyD

    Target Audience:

    • Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
    • Supervisors / agency leadership

    Objectives:

    • Identify potential influencing factors on children’s socioemotional development, as well as the functional impact that these experiences often have in specific areas of development
    • Discuss interventions to support parents/caregivers and their children in the development of important social and emotional skills, using techniques that can be applied daily in a variety of settings

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