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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:
 The 2023 Calendars are now available for order. 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.
This year's Partners in Prevention Conference will take place November 14th (Grantee Day), 15th, and 16th (Main Conference Days) at the Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin Texas.
The 2023 PIP Conference Call for Proposals is now open, and we welcome your submissions.
PIP is a great venue to share your knowledge, skills, and research. Help shape our conference agenda by proposing learning sessions that are innovative, insightful, engaging, and would equip participants with tools or knowledge.
Visit our Call for Presenters page to learn more.
Questions? Contact pipcon@austin.utexas.edu.
Keeping Them Safe While your Kids Get Their Zzz's
Date: February 9th, 2023
Time: 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. CST
Register
Sleeping like a baby should always be safe! This training will focus on clearly defining Safe Sleep, the methods to help an infant sleep safely, the risk factors/safe issues associated with unsafe practices, and the nuts and bolts for having conversations with parents/caregivers about safe sleep that are engaging, focused, evocative and facilitate safe sleep practices.
One (1) Social Work CE credit/contact hour will be provided for this event after evaluation feedback is received.
About the Speakers
Kathryn Sibley, Director, Prevention and Early Intervention Office of Child Research and Safety.
Kathryn and her team provide evaluation, data, and technical assistance to support quality outcomes across all PEI programs. This includes significant cross program work with program staff, higher education, other state agencies and stakeholders.
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Sergio Martinez, Lead Program Specialist, Prevention and Early Intervention Office of Child Research and Safety.
Since 2018, Sergio has been a part of PEI working for the Office of Child Safety (OCS); he is currently the Lead for the OCS. As the Lead, Sergio oversees the data collection by Office of Child Safety Staff for the legislatively required Annual Report, analysis of the data collected, and collaborate to complete the Annual Report for each fiscal year.
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The Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support Training
Date: February 15th and 16th (this is a two-day training)
Times: Day 1: 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.; Day 2 9:00 A.M - 1:00 P.M.
Register Now
Texas Family Support Network will be hosting The Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support Training on February 15th and 16th. 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. 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 called The Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening and Support.
Registration will close on February 7th if the training does not fill before then. Questions? COntact calexander@tacfs.org.
 Achieve OnDemand: Domestic Violence in Home Visiting (Self-Paced Course)
Domestic violence is a prevalent and recurring issue in home visiting. In this course, you will build your confidence to address domestic violence while working with families as their home visitor. Topics include the impact of violence on family systems, parenting, and child development. Common scenarios and strategies are presented for talking with parents about keeping themselves and their children safe. This course supports you in developing a non-judgmental approach in working with families whose background and circumstances may or may not be differ from your own.
Office of Child Safety Presents: Keeping Kids Healthy! (Video)
This webinar offers a wealth of information and tips on keeping your child healthy during those important early years. Topics include: Health, Development, Immunizations, Well-visits, Healthcare, Car Safety, Nutrition, Growth, Physical Activity, Illness, Child Maltreatment, Disability, etc. 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:
- 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.
Reminder: Complete your Course Evaluations!
Courses in the PEI Learning Hub remain in a “Pending Evaluation” status until the course evaluation is completed. So get those evaluations finished!
 Essentials of Home Visiting: Understanding Substance Abuse through the Family Lens (Webinar)
Date: January 25th
Time: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. CST
Register By: January 24th, 12:00 P.M. CST
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.
Essentials of Home Visiting: Reflective Supervision (Webinar)
Date: January 31st
Time: 12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. CST
Register By: January 30th, 12:00 P.M. CST
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.
To Register: 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
 Part 3: Rethinking Mandatory Reporting: Options for Supporting
Date: January 25th
Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. CST
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Registration is Open for Part 3 of the Pediatric Brain Health Initiative 4-part Series, Thinking Through Supporting and Mandatory Reporting. Part 1 and Part 2 of this series are also available to view here.
 Date: February 15th-17th
Location: AT&T Conference Center, Austin, Texas
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Perinatal health improvement is more important than ever. This year, TCHMB is inviting other state Perinatal Quality Collaboratives to the 2023 Summit to share lessons learned and to collaborate on making a collective impact on birth outcomes in the U.S. The 2023 Summit Theme is "Social Determinants of Health and How They Impact Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes."
The “Big Five” represent 40 percent of births in the nation: California, Illinois, Florida, New York and of course, Texas. Louisiana will also be represented through the 2023 keynote speaker.
This is your chance to network and learn how to improve patient care and health outcomes through the lens of societal factors. Topics covered will include:
- What are Social Determinants?
- How to Recognize and Assess Social Needs
- How to Address Social Needs
- Bringing it Back to QI - How to Bring Social Determinants into QI and Close the Loop
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