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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 third webinar for the Pediatric Brain Health Initiative’s series Promoting family & provider mental well-being is Using Free Statewide Peer-to-Peer Consultation to Address Mental Health Concerns in Families on Wednesday, June 5, 12-1:30 PM CST. The three-person panel will cover:
- PeriPan Initiative: eligibility criteria and how the program complements CPAN to offer a robust network for healthcare professionals’ eligibility criteria
- Strategies to address complex cases related to mental healthcare
- Resources for patients and families
Who should attend? Individuals of all health-related and social service professions will find this webinar informative and relevant. We encourage you to sign up and learn more about how we can support the mental health of new families.
 Visit our PEI Training Site- location to some of our webinar recordings.
If you registered for any of our webinars through GoTo Webinar, you should automatically receive an email with the webinar recording.
This collection of videos is of past webinar recordings. These recorded trainings include:
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Just Added – Opioids: The Making of a Crisis
Follow the link to our training collection to watch this webinar: DFPS - PEI Early Childhood Webinars (texas.gov)
For questions, contact PEITraining@dfps.texas.gov
PEIRS 101 for Non-Home Visiting Models
 This training ties together all the facets of PEI’s grant process, from funding to data collection, and to reporting. It provides a helpful, high-level overview, where participants can benefit in gaining critical knowledge about this important process.
Date: June 6, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:00PM CST
Transition Update Series
Do you have questions about PEI’s transition to HHSC? Join us for a weekly update call where we will answer your questions and provide you with information you need to know to start fiscal year 2025 off with success!
** When you register for this webinar it will include all sessions, you will only need to register for this first one.
Date: June 7, 2024
Time: 10:00 – 11:00PM CST
Project Work Plan & Budget Documents Refresh Webinar
 Fiscal Year 2025 is around the corner! Join PEI to hear about the refresh process for FY25. This webinar will provide guidance and tips to prepare for the upcoming fiscal year. PEI will share the plan for this year which intends to simplify and shorten the refresh process in addition to providing expectations, deadlines and required forms needed. In addition, PEI will review general information on Project Work Plan and budget documents.
Date: June 11, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:00PM CST
Partners in Prevention Conference Dates
DATE: November 19-21, 2024
LOCATION: Denton, TX – Embassy Suites Convention Center
Registration opening August 1st!
The Essentials of Home Visiting live webinars through the Essentials of Home Visiting Portal are free of cost.
Visit the Essentials of Home Visiting portal. If you are new or need to request access for yourself or members, contact PEI Training at PEITraining@dfps.texas.gov
Signed up for a webinar but now you can’t attend?
Please cancel your registration. No-Shows counts against our subscription credits.
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Partnering for Change: Having the Conversation
As a home visitor, how do you engage with families around the topic of substance abuse? This webinar explores strength-based strategies and conversation starters you can incorporate in your work with parents to successfully engage families around the issues of substance abuse and support the growth and development of their children.
This webinar complements the Challenges in Home Visiting: Substance Abuse self-paced course.
Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
Register by Sun, Jun 9, 2024, 2:00 PM CDT
All Achieve on Demand Self-Paced Courses can be accessed and enrolled through the Start Early, Essentials of Home Visiting learning portal.
Achieve OnDemand: Challenges in Home Visiting: Substance Abuse
Substance abuse and addiction are prevalent, often reoccurring issues in home visiting. Addiction can interrupt a parent's personal growth and interfere with their ability to fully engage with their child. This course will strengthen both new and experienced home visitors’ knowledge and ability to recognize signs of substance use and explore ways to address concerns with a parent in the context of their role as home visitor. Topics include the impact of substance use on family systems, parenting, child development and safety issues encountered in home visiting.
Register Now: Parent Café Training
A Café Training is an experiential and highly interactive workshop that prepares participants to convene and conduct Be Strong Families Cafés.
By the end of the training, participants will know the anatomy of a Be Strong Families Café process, how to create their own Café theme, and how to build on the Café experience to enhance programming for parents and youth. We will discuss the philosophical foundations and research underlying Cafés as an educational and engagement strategy. They will also experience conducting and participating in Cafés.
Multiple locations to attend In-Person and attend virtually.
- In-Person classes are two-day sessions and will train you on how to host an In-Person Parent Café.
- Virtual classes are only for participants who have previously attended an In-Person training session and are wanting to learn how to host a virtual Parent Café.
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Upcoming In-Person Locations:
Austin- July 9-10, 2024
Virtual Session:
July 16, 2024
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PIP Fatherhood Learning Series
When: June 18, 2024 – 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Title: The Nuts and Bolts of a Fatherhood Program
Description: In this session, we will look at the essentials of planning, operating, and growing a successful fatherhood program. This session will dig into valuable tools to strengthen your programming approach. Some examples include knowledge of resources for child support, access and visitation, and co-parenting, best-practice principles for fatherhood practitioners, and how to select the right program elements.
Save the Date
August 21st
Title: Partnering with Fathers: Success Stories from the field
October 23rd
Title: Building Community Support Around Fatherhood
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Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support Virtual Certification Training
 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 days will receive a certificate from the National Family Support Network that is valid for two years. Participants will be required to attend both days of training and have a training manual to follow along with in order to receive certification. The manual will be mailed to participants prior to the first day of training.
July 17th and 18th: 9:00 – 3:30 both days
***Upon registration, please provide the shipping address that you will have no trouble accessing. Last Day for registration will be on July 5th
If you have any questions, please contact Chelsy Alexander at Calexander@tacfs.org. We are excited to have you join us!
The 2024 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.
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Contract Specialist III - Work involves coordinating, developing, negotiating, monitoring and evaluating a broad range of PEI service and administrative contracts, including ensuring fiscal accountability and taking any necessary contract action.
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