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Our weekly e-newsletter to providers combines grantee resources, stories of interest, exclusive educational opportunities, and grant information. In this issue:
Date: August 9th, 2022
Time: 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
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Did you receive and distribute TANF Covid-19 dollars for FY22? This webinar will give you additional information on the how you can expand usage of these dollars into September 2022 and associated timelines for billing.
Come prepared with your questions!
 The 2022 Partners in Prevention Conference will take place September 13-15, 2022 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas! The event will be geared toward in-person attendance with limited session selections offered via livestream.
About the Partners in Prevention Conference
The Partners in Prevention Conference is the largest annual gathering of prevention and early intervention professionals in Texas. The conference attracts parent educators, youth service providers, civic leaders, policy advocates, researchers, DFPS staff, Prevention and Early Intervention grantees, and others with a professional interest in child and family well-being, youth development, and juvenile justice. Attendees benefit from a wide variety of presentations, including but not limited to, lived experience from parents and youth, fatherhood engagement, ethics, diversity, equity and inclusion, program evaluation, home visiting, and positive youth development.
A note for PEI Grantees
If you are a PEI Grantee, you should have received unique registration codes via a separate email. Please have those codes available before you register. Can't find your code? Check your junk folder first, then email pipcon@austin.utexas.edu.
Book Your Hotel
This year you'll have multiple hotels to choose from:
Note: parking at the American Bank Center will be available for attendees
Holiday Inn Downtown Marina
Location: (.9 miles from the American Bank Center)
Cutoff Date: 8/15/22
Group Rate: $103
Parking: Complimentary
Booking Link: 2022 PIP Conference-HIDM
Hotel Phone Number: 361-882-1700
Omni Corpus Christi
Location: (.7 miles from the American Bank Center)
Cutoff Date: 8/19/22
Group Rate: $103-143 (depending on occupancy)
Parking: Complimentary (Surface Parking)
Booking Link: 2022 PIP Conference-Omni
Hotel Phone Number: 1-800-843-6664
Radisson Hotel Corpus Christi Beach
Location: (3.6 miles from the American Bank Center)
Cutoff Date: 8/19/22
Group Rate: $103
Parking: Complimentary
Call to Book: (361) 883-9700
Order your Activity Books for Summer and Fall! GetParentingTips Activity Books feature artwork, puzzles, and language learning activities, and each box comes with crayons for children. They're free to order and ship throughout Texas.
 Achieve OnDemand
Supervising Home Visitors (Self-Paced Course)
Supervision plays a vital role in keeping home visits centered on parent-child relationships and the content focused on the achievement of outcomes. Supervisors know, however, that home visitors routinely work with families whose complex needs go beyond what home visits alone can address. This course offers practical strategies new and experienced supervisors can use to make the most of their interactions and time with home visitors to meet these challenges. Explore best practices to ensure your team achieves success with families with your critical support as their supervisor.
This Achieve OnDemand learning experience qualifies for .3 IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Reflective Supervision/Consultation: Best Practices
This 1-hour webinar is intended for anyone who is interested in expanding their exploration of reflective supervision/consultation. The training will begin by introducing and reviewing the newly revised version of the Best Practice Guidelines for Reflective Supervision/Consultation which describe the knowledge, skills, and practices that are critical to RSC. Then, the training will focus on 3 distinct ways that RSC may be provided: program supervision, group supervision, and virtual supervision. Those 3 modalities will be discussed through the use of case examples and examination of common questions, barriers, and lessons learned.
To take these courses: Type or paste the course names above into the search bar on the PEI Learning Hub:
- Click on the course and select “request”
- On your transcript select “launch” to begin
- When the video is complete, go to "completed" courses in your transcript
- Select "evaluate" to provide feedback
For questions, contact PEITraining@dfps.state.tx.us.
 Access the Essentials of Home Visiting live webinars through the Essentials of Home Visiting Portal free of cost.
Use this link to register for any webinars from Start EarlyTM
Reflective Supervision
Date: August 8th
Time: 2:30 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. CDT
Register By: August 7th , 2:30 P.M. CDT
The reflective supervision model offers supervisors and staff an opportunity to engage in a collaborative process that involves shared power, clear mutual expectations, and free-flowing communication. This webinar examines the reflective supervision model as a process between the supervisor and staff member that differs from administrative supervision. Administrative supervision is about “the work you do,” and reflective supervision is about “what the work is doing to you.” As a result of this webinar, you will more prepared and confident when participating in reflective supervision with your staff.
This webinar complements the Supervising Home Visitors and Impact of Trauma in Supervising Home Visitors self-paced courses.
Being Present with Families
Date: August 11th
Time: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. CDT
Register By: August 10th , 12:00 P.M. CDT
How do our personal values and experiences impact the work we do? The qualities of being nonjudgmental, present and an active listener will be covered as well as some potential barriers to active listening. This webinar complements the Basics of Home Visiting self-paced Course.
Near @ Home
NEAR@Home is a two-generation process that provides home visitors with the skills and support to discuss ACEs and resilience safely, effectively, and respectfully with parents, focusing on hope and avoiding labeling. The two components of NEAR@Home include the NEAR@Home Toolkit and the NEAR@Home Facilitated Learning Process, both designed to complement one another and provide a holistic, reflective learning process that helps professionals to develop both the knowledge and skills needed to feel confident and competent when partnering with families who have experienced trauma.
Institute of the Advancement of Family Support Professionals
The Institute offers family support professionals everywhere the opportunity to learn new skills and grow their careers. Through engaging, online modules and a personalized learning map feature, professionals take charge of their growth and advancement.
Access the Institute of the Advancement of Family Support Professionals Home Visiting Modules through the Learning Institute Portal free of cost.
Suicide Postvention in Schools Training
Date: August 16th
Time: 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. CDT
Register
Greg Hudnall, Ed.D., founder of Hope Squad, will present a three-hour talk called “What to Do After a Suicide: School Postvention.”
This virtual event is designed specifically for Texas school personnel, district staff, mental/behavioral health partners, and other community stakeholders involved in postvention.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Participants are encouraged to view the webinar with other members of their agency postvention team.
If you have questions, please email suicide.prevention@hhs.texas.gov.
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