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.
Core Curriculum, Training and Resources
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.
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.