In this 30-hour training, participants connect the PAT Approach with the building blocks of engagement to enhance how they are working with families to meet both child and family outcomes. The course includes access to a robust parenting curriculum and an
overview of how to navigate it, including highlighting key resources that are essential to addressing common developmental and family-well-being topics that center-based professionals discuss with parents.
Foundational Curriculum & Training – Prenatal to Three Years
This robust digital parenting curriculum organizes all the materials needed to provide visits to
families whose children are prenatal to three years old. Visit plans, professional resources,
activity pages, and parent handouts are available in English and Spanish. Some parent-facing
materials are also available in additional languages.
The accompanying 30-hour virtual certification training prepares home visiting professionals to
use the Foundational Curriculum in service delivery, and to understand their roles within the
Parents as Teachers approach. Learners can expect a combination of self-paced online modules
and live, online sessions. Available in English and Spanish.
This 40-hour certification training is designed for Parents as Teachers affiliate
staff who will implement the Parents as Teachers evidence-based model to
support families whose children are prenatal to three years of age. In addition
to the Foundational Training content and access to the Foundational
Curriculum, this course offers implementation strategies and resources to
effectively deliver quality Parents as Teachers services. Learners can expect a
combination of self-paced online modules and live, online sessions. Successful
completion results in PAT model certification. Available in English and
Spanish.
Foundational II Curriculum & Training – 3 Years through Kindergarten
Built upon the prenatal to three years curriculum, this digital parenting curriculum organizes
all the materials needed to provide visits to families whose children are three to six years of
age. Professional resources are available in English with activity pages and parent handouts
in both English and Spanish.
The accompanying 16-hour certification training is designed to prepare parent educators and
other home visiting professionals for using the Foundational 2 Curriculum in services to
families whose children are between three to six years of age. Learners can expect a
combination of self-paced online modules and live, online sessions.
A six-week ongoing group series designed to support families’ understanding of brain and child development through peer discussions and activities. Facilitator’s guides, slides, supply lists, professional resources, and parent handouts equip you to carry out groups that engage caregivers in observing and encouraging their child’s development. Available in English and Spanish.
This downloadable digital guide provides family support professionals with the tools and resources they need to partner with and support the unique parenting goals, challenges, and needs of military families. Special topics include relocation, parenting during deployment, reunification, and trauma and loss.
Supporting Care Providers Through Personal Visits: 2022 Edition
This online training and digital curriculum have been designed to equip professionals who support home-based childcare providers and Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) caregivers with resources to impact the quality of their care. Learners work through two modules which take approximately 3 hours to complete.
Partnering With Parents Through Screening And Assessment
This online training digs deep into the “how” of the screening/assessment experience, with a focus on family engagement and other key practices. Learners work through four online modules which take approximately five hours in total to complete.
Families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may need specific information and family support in order to help their children realize their full potential and aid in the family’s functioning.
Goal$ And Assets: Family Conversations About Money
A six-week ongoing group series designed to support family well-being by increasing financial literacy. Facilitator’s guides, slides, supply lists, professional resources, and parent handouts equip you to carry out groups that engage caregivers in identifying their values and making informed decisions. Available in English and Spanish.
Engaged: Building Intentional Partnerships With Families
This Parents as Teachers publication provides a framework for staff and administration within home-visiting, early care and education, and schools to examine and build family engagement initiatives based on 10 foundational values that drive authentic partnership.
This curriculum is designed for family support professionals who work with pregnant and parenting adolescents and their families as they navigate the parallel developmental needs of teens and their young children.
Interactions Across Abilities: Supporting Families of Children with Special Needs
This curriculum examines the special challenges that families face parenting children with or at risk for disabilities. Learn about different types of special conditions and how to offer informational and emotional support to families whose child has a diagnosis.
Recognizing the need for new affiliate supervisors to have an opportunity to dig deeper into the Model Implementation resources and supervisory tools, the Parents as Teachers National Center is offering a two-day institute for new affiliate supervisors that will focus on both structural and process fidelity.
Supervisor’s Toolbox: Using The Supervisor’s Handbook For Quality Implementation
Parents as Teachers provides multiple tools to equip the supervisor in their role to implement the evidence-based model with fidelity and quality while supporting their staff’s growth,
