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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: December 1st, 2022
Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. CST
How do I enter an enrollment in PEIRS? What tools are available for adding home visits?
We'll answer these questions and more in an orientation for new providers.
This is a general overview of the PEIRS application and will include a range of important topics for PEIRS data entry.
This training is meant for new users who need that first-hand knowledge on getting started with the PEIRS application, or any other providers who would like a basic refresher.
 Date: December 8th
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. CST
Register
Partners in Prevention isn't just a once a year conference - it's a year round call for action and collaboration.
Our new Partners in Prevention Learning Series will begin in December. We will be hosting a different speaker related to relevant and timely issues on a different subject every other month. One (1) Social Work CE credit/contact hour will be provided for this event after evaluation feedback is received.
Our first topic is Moving the Work Upstream: Addressing Disproportionate Representation and Disparate Outcomes. Our featured speakers will be Mosley Hobson and Sharibeth Niehaus with the Office for Addressing Disproportionality and Disparities.
PIP Learning Series Topics for 2023
Be on the lookout for a detailed announcement for next year's Series Topics soon!
- Safe Sleep: Keeping Them Safe While Your Kids Get Their ZZZs
- Fostering Interactions that Build Community: Creating Community Circles
- Texas Child Mental Health Consortium: Game Changer in Youth Mental Health
- Working at the Intersection of Child Welfare, Family Violence, and Race Equity
 Achieve OnDemand: Building Engaging and Collaborative Relationships with Families (Self-Paced Course)
As a home visitor, building strong relationships that support each member of the family’s growth and development is essential to your job. Whether establishing a relationship between parent and child or home visitor and parent, the principles and best practices are the same. By establishing a long-term relationship with families, you can model ways to interact that parents can adopt with their children. This course offers practical ways you can relate to parents that will motivate them to stay engaged with you.
Spark Training: Cultural Responsiveness
This training, developed by the Adolescent Health Initiative at the University of Michigan and adapted by the Texas Dept. of Family and Protective Services, offers ways to ensure providers approach youth in a culturally-responsive and culturally-competent manner to best engage them in services.
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.
 Home Visiting Boundaries (Webinar)
Date: December 5th
Time: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. CST
Register By: December 4th, 12:00 P.M. CST
As a home visitor, how does setting and maintaining boundaries with the families you support enhance your work with them? In this webinar we will discuss various situations that call for establishing boundaries, strategies for establishing supportive boundaries with families, and the role of reflective supervision in setting and maintaining boundaries. This webinar complements the Basics of Home Visiting self-paced course.
Maintaining Boundaries in Home Visiting for Supervisors (Webinar)
Date: December 7th
Time: 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. CST
Register By: December 6th, 10:00 A.M. CST
As a supervisor, how can you help home visitors set and maintain boundaries with the families they serve? The discussion will cover self-awareness, challenges home visitors face, and how to support staff. This webinar complements the Supervising Home Visitors self-paced course.
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
 Date: December 13th and 14th (this is a 2-day training)
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. CST
Register By: December 1st
Based on the Principles of Family Support Practice and the Strengthening Families Framework and its research-based evidence-informed 5 Protective Factors, the National Family Support Network has created a common language across different kinds of Family Strengthening and Family Support programs such as Family Resource Centers, home visiting programs, and child development programs.
This two-day virtual certification training details how the Standards can enhance work with families. Whether you are setting up a new program or strengthening an existing one, the Standards provide a blueprint for implementing best practice. Participants who complete the full 2-day session will receive a certificate from the National Family Support Network that is valid for two years.
All participants will have a manual mailed to you a week prior to training. Please make sure all mailing information is correct prior to submitting your registration. Spots are limited and registration fills quickly!
Please reach out to Chelsy Alexander (calexander@tacfs.org) with any questions!
Date: November 30th
Time: 2:00 P.M. CST
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TexProtects is honored to partner with Any Baby Can, as they serve children and families in the Central Texas area. Any Baby Can partners with families to build stability, develop skills, and unlock each child’s full potential. They believe that every child deserves a strong and healthy family and offer a full service of effective program models that focus on mental, physical, and psychological health.
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The 2023 Calendars are now available for preorder. This free family resource is filled with helpful tips for parents and caregivers of children of all ages. It’s available in English and Spanish, and endorsed by The Texas Pediatric Society.
Calendars can be ordered in multiples of 100 with a maximum order of 500.
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