PEI Grantee News Volume 8, Issue 47

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PEI Grantee News

 

A PEI Newsletter Volume 8, Issue 47

Welcome to PEI Grantee News!

Our weekly e-newsletter to providers combines grantee resources, stories of interest, exclusive educational opportunities, and grant information. In this issue:

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Join PEI for TANF Office Hours

Date: August 9th
Time: 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. CDT
Register Now

Did you receive and distribute Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 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!

TANF Office Hours

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Partners in Prevention Conference - Grantee Information

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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. 

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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
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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
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8/19/22
Group Rate: $103
Parking: Complimentary
Call to Book: (361) 883-9700

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Breastfeeding Awareness Month

Breastfeeding Resources

August is National Breastfeeding Month!

While breastfeeding awareness is important year-round, for the month of August, we encourage you to promote breastfeeding awareness and education with your networks. In collaboration with Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of State Health Services, we've put together this toolkit with social media posts, resources, and graphics to help raise awareness about the importance and benefits of breast milk, while empowering and supporting all mothers in their breastfeeding.

Included in this toolkit:

  • Messages to use in promoting breastfeeding awareness;
  • Breastfeeding resources; and
  • Sample breastfeeding awareness imagery to share and post.

The messages and links in the toolkit can be used as is or they can be customized in any way that works best for the month or year round in your community by directing to your prevention program’s information.

Dates to Remember:

Thank you for continuing to support the children and families that live, work, and play in your communities!

Explore the Toolkit

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Order Parenting Tips Activity Books for Summer and Fall

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. 

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Order Activity Books

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Connect with the PEI Learning Hub

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Basics of Home Visiting (Self-Paced Course)

Home visitors are committed to the best possible life for babies and their parents. During this course, you will learn how your strengths and motivations will help you achieve this goal and connect with families of all kinds. This course serves as an introduction or valuable refresher on fundamentals such as how to plan for home visits; set goals with families; and handle the unexpected challenges your job presents.

Office of Child Safety Presents: Safe Sleep

This webinar offers information about how best to keep your baby safe while they are sleeping. Source: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Prevention & Early Intervention (PEI), Office of Child Safety.


To take these courses: Type or paste the course names above into the search bar on the PEI Learning Hub:

  1. Click on the course and select “request”
  2. On your transcript select “launch” to begin
  3. When the video is complete, go to "completed" courses in your transcript
  4. Select "evaluate" to provide feedback

For questions, contact PEITraining@dfps.state.tx.us.

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Essentials of Home Visiting Webinars

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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


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.

Estar Presentes para las Familias (ciber seminario)

Date: August 16th
Time: 
12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. CDT
Register By: August 15th, 12:00 P.M. CDT

¿Qué impacto tienen nuestros valores y experiencias personales en el trabajo que hacemos? Se tratarán las cualidades de no juzgar, de estar presente y de escuchar activamente, así como algunas barreras potenciales que impiden escuchar activamente. Este ciber seminario, complementa el curso autodirigido Fundamentos de las Visitas a Hogares.

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Free Training Resources for Providers

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.

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More Learning Opportunities

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.


How to Keep Child Passengers Safe on the Road

Date: August 18th
Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. CDT
Register

Join the HHSC Office of Disability Prevention for Children and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Safe Riders Child Passenger Safety Program for a live, free webinar on preventing injuries and fatalities in infants and children while riding in motor vehicles.

Child traffic fatalities continue to be the leading cause of death for children ages 5-14 years old and the second leading cause of death for children under 5 in both the U.S. and Texas. Learn the most up-to-date child safety seat use recommendations based on a child’s age, size, and development. Hear about Safe Riders’ work to prevent child injuries and fatalities in Texas by providing statewide resources to low-income families, increasing resource capacity, strengthening program sustainability, and retaining certified technicians across the state.

This webinar is intended for parents, providers who work with families, and others caring for infants and children throughout the state. This free event will include live captioning and American Sign Language interpretation.

Presenter: Marissa Rodriguez, Safe Riders Child Passenger Safety program Team Lead, DSHS Office of Injury Prevention

For questions, email Jay Smith at jay.smith@hhs.texas.gov or call 512-206-5100.

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National School Lunch Program

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946.

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For more information, parents can contact their kid's school district or visit: 

https://www.fns.usda.gov/nslp

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