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Buttercups and Butterfly by Jahla Brown, DCYF ESIT Partnership & Collaboration Specialist
“When we’re talking about diversity, it’s not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us.” – Ava DuVernay, American filmmaker
American Indian author, theologian, historian, and activist Vine Deloria, Jr. talks with documentary film producer Grant Crowell about American Indian politics and academic freedom, and recent controversies with certain academics claiming American Indian ethnicity for political gain (including Ward Churchill). Recorded from Vine Deloria's home in Golden, Colorado in 2005 (watch time 47:25):
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"When Indians gave their word and smoked the pipe, they sent the smoke to the Creator. It was sacred, and the treaty was good in the eyes of all. The white men had to go back and ask other white men if they could keep their promises and make good on their word.”
-Vine Deloria Jr., quoted in the introduction to Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations, edited by Suzan Shown Harjo (Washington, D.C. and New York: Smithsonian Institution, 2014)
Tribal-State Jurisdiction in the United States by the Numbers
Each week, DCYF ESIT Tribal Program Specialist, Brian Frisina, provides a key topic to help us get to know our Tribal Nation Partners better.
This week’s term is:
Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction
Long before the United States became a country, Indigenous Peoples were independent and self-governing sovereigns. Because they are sovereigns, tribes still govern their own members and remaining territory. It is the core of NARF’s work to represent tribes in their exercises of tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction. We help tribes maintain their longstanding government-to-government relationships with the United States and establish government-to-government relationships with states and municipalities.
Understanding Tribal-State Jurisdiction
Native American Rights Fund has pulled together resources to better understand the landscape of state jurisdiction in Indian Country. Below highlights the 35 states where there are federally recognized tribes and information on their enabling acts, constitutions, and PL-280 provisions. We hope this survey proves useful to advocates in Indian Country:
What is the Tribal Supreme Court Project?
During its 2000 Term, the United States Supreme Court issued two devastating Indian law opinions: Atkinson Trading Co. v. Shirley (Tribes lack authority to tax non-Indian businesses within their reservations) and Nevada v. Hicks (Tribal Courts lack jurisdiction to hear cases brought by tribal members against non-Indians for harm done on trust lands within their reservations). These opinions were devastating in that they struck crippling blows to tribal sovereignty and tribal jurisdiction -- the most fundamental elements of continued tribal existence. These losses were indicative of the Court's steady departure from the longstanding, established principles of Indian law and were among a string of losses suffered by Indian tribes over the past two decades.
In response, in September 2001, Tribal Leaders met in Washington, D.C., and established the Tribal Supreme Court Project as part of the Tribal Sovereignty Protection Initiative. The purpose of the Project is to strengthen tribal advocacy before the U.S. Supreme Court by developing new litigation strategies and coordinating tribal legal resources, and to ultimately improve the win-loss record of Indian tribes.
Sources
Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction. © 2023 Native American Rights Fund.
Image & info: Understanding Tribal-State Jurisdiction. © 2023 Native American Rights Fund.
Topic 2. Jurisdiction. National Indian Law Library, © 2023 Native American Rights Fund.
What is the Tribal Supreme Court Project? © 2023 Native American Rights Fund, in partnership with National Congress of American Indians.
Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Feeding and Teaching Scale Virtual Workshops!
This training opportunity is being offered as part of our State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) and ESIT provider course fees are covered by DCYF/ESIT. These groups are for ESIT providers only.
ESIT has limited spots available to attend the PCI Feeding and/or Teaching Workshops through the University of Washington! At the very foundation of infant mental health is the ability to skillfully observe a caregiver and their infant during an interaction. We know that attuned caregiver-child interactions lead to better health and mental health outcomes for children. We also know that interactions can range from attuned to mis-attuned, or somewhere in the middle. Learning the PCI Feeding and Teaching scales provides the training and practice needed to conduct a reliable and valid observation of a caregiver-infant interaction. This training gives you concrete areas to guide services and encourage positive parent-child interactions. Register below for one or both of the available training opportunities!
FEEDING Virtual Workshop
Workshop filled.
TEACHING Virtual Workshop
July 25 – 28, 31, August 1
Please see the flyer for more information. Registration is reserved on a first come, first served basis.
To register, please email pcrp@uw.edu.
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Save the Date: May 16 PFR Drop-In Session
Join ESIT providers from across Washington State and PFR Trainer Carol Good to discuss embedding the PFR consultation strategies into your everyday coaching practices. There will be a panelist of providers (PT, SLP and Educator) attending various sessions to discuss ways to embed PFR practices into their work with children and families. These drop-in sessions are for ESIT providers only. Providers must have received PFR Level 1, 2, or 3 training to attend.
What topics can you bring to the session?
Explore:
- Writing IFSP outcomes that have a social/emotional component
- Discuss which PFR handouts can be paired easily with IFSP outcomes
- Using video to support social and emotional development while also supporting other areas of development
Share:
- Struggles with utilizing the PFR consultation strategies with families
- Videos of parent-child interactions from your caseload
- Triumphs of embedding PFR into ESIT services
Receive:
- Expert consultation from PFR trainer
- Support in developing your PFR practice
- Answers to your PFR questions
Tues., May 16 | 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Mark your calendars!
Mark your calendars for the dates below and be on the lookout for registration information for upcoming dates.
Check back for updates regarding more panelists attending.
Drop-In Session Dates
- Tues., May 16 | 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
- Wed., June 14 | 2:30 - 4 p.m.
- Wed., July 26 | 10 - 11:30 a.m. (PT panelist attending)
- Wed., August 9 | 2:30 - 4 p.m.
- Thurs., Sept. 14 | 3 - 4:30 p.m. (PT panelist attending)
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Register for Promoting First Relationships (PFR) Level 1 Training!
This training opportunity is being offered as part of our State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) and ESIT provider course fees are covered by DCYF/ESIT. These groups are for ESIT providers only.
Providers participate in 14 hours of workshop training and come away with foundational knowledge in attachment theory and promoting secure caregiver-child relationships, development of self for infants through preschoolers, understanding and intervening with challenging behaviors, building caregiver reflective capacity, and use of PFR consultation strategies. Providers receive reproducible, illustrated parent/caregiver handouts that contain easy to understand information about trusting relationships and healthy social-emotional development that can be shared immediately with the families that they work with. Providers are able to bring the knowledge that they have learned directly to families. Please see the attached flyer for more information on PFR Level 1 and how to register. Choose one option below:
- August 23, 25, 29 & 31 | 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- September 18 – 21 | 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
To register, email pcrp@uw.edu and include agency name and workshop option.
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Open Spots Available for Promoting First Relationships (PFR) Training Levels 2 and 3!
This training opportunity is being offered as part of our State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) and ESIT provider course fees are covered by DCYF/ESIT. These groups are for ESIT providers only.
Level 2 Certified Provider Training
For ESIT agencies who do not currently have a PFR Level 3 Agency Trainer, DCYF has limited spots available for providers to participate in PFR Level 2 Training. If your agency already has a PFR Level 3 trainer, they are able to provide PFR Level 2 training to your current PFR Level 1 providers. Click here to visit PFR's website to learn more details about Level 2 Certified Provider Training.
Level 3 Agency Trainer Training
For ESIT agencies who have a certified PFR Level 2 provider interested in becoming a PFR Level 3 Agency Trainer, DCYF has limited spots available for providers to participate in PFR Level 3 training. PFR Level 3 trainers are able to train current PFR Level 1 providers at your agency to become PFR Level 2 trained. Click here to visit PFR's website to learn more details about Level 3 Agency Trainer Training.
To sign up, contact DCYF ESIT Special Projects Coordinator, Ciara Saalfeld at ciara.saalfeld@dcyf.wa.gov.
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Registration Open for Training Opportunities Provided by WA-AIMH!
These training opportunities are being offered as part of our State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) and ESIT provider course fees are covered by DCYF/ESIT. These groups are for ESIT providers only.
Reflective Practice Training
Reflective practice is the regular consideration of how one’s beliefs, values, and responses impact behavior, interactions, and relationships with others. This workshop introduces the concept of reflective practice and how this supports work with infants, young children, and families. Participants will gain understanding of how their relationships with families in turn impact caregiver-child relationships through a parallel process. They will consider how their own background and emotional responses to infants, children, and families impact their work and will learn strategies for incorporating reflection into their everyday practice. We are excited to announce that the May 1 training will be provided in Spanish. Please register for one of the training options below:
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Series
This five-part introductory series provided by the Washington Association for Infant Mental Health explores core concepts including centering caregiver child relationships, cultivating reflective practice, supporting early attachment, and understanding when young children need advanced support. We are excited to announce that one of these training opportunities (May 22 option) will be provided in Spanish. Please register for one of the training options below.
- April 13, April 20, April 27, May 4, May 11 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Register
- May 22, May 25, June 5, 12, 19 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Register
- May 23, May 30, June 6, 13, 20 | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Register
Introduction to Reflective Supervision for Supervisors Training
This training is for Supervisors who have participated in reflective supervision and want to become Reflective Supervisors. This training covers skills and best practices, followed by a monthly reflective supervision peer group to share your journey as you put your reflective supervision skills into place with your team. Please register for one of the training options below.
- May 9, 10, 11, 12 | 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Register
- June 5, 6, 8 | 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Register
Questions?
Email DCYF ESIT Special Projects Coordinator, Ciara Saalfeld at ciara.saalfeld@dcyf.wa.gov.
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Open Spots Available in Reflective Consultation Groups!
These Reflective Consultation groups are facilitated by Carol Good, MSW, LICSW, IMH-E. Participants may count these hours towards Reflective Supervision hours for the Washington Association of Infant Mental Health endorsement. Please email admin@wa-aimh.org for more information regarding endorsement requirements.
Exciting news! ESIT has openings in our Reflective Consultation groups offered through the University of Washington. Reflective Consultation is monthly, protected time that gives providers the opportunity to explore their work with families and young children in a safe, supportive space. It offers a time to think about their own needs, and to think about the emotional needs of both parents and children. It also provides an opportunity to hear and learn other perspectives. Participants report feeling increased joy and competence in their work, and increased empathy for the families they work with. Reserve your spot as soon as possible:
Supervisor group
*One last spot available!
- Second Wednesday, monthly | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Reserve your spot!
Please contact DCYF ESIT Special Projects Coordinator, Ciara Saalfeld at ciara.saalfeld@dcyf.wa.gov. This training opportunity is being offered as part of our State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) and ESIT provider course fees are covered by DCYF/ESIT. These groups are for ESIT providers only.
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Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) is running a survey for survivors who've had contact with Child Protective Services (CPS.) Results from this survey will inform WSCADV advocacy for DV survivors and their children impacted by child welfare systems. They are offering home visitors the opportunity to share this survey with parents or caregivers who have had experience with CPS and domestic violence.
Are you a parent or caregiver who has had contact with Child Protective Services (CPS) while you were ALSO coping with domestic violence (DV)? WSCADV is doing a survey to hear from DV survivors who have had contact with CPS.
- It’s anonymous and confidential
- Use a cellphone or a computer to complete
- Responses can be recorded or typed
- It takes 15 to 30 minutes
- WSCADV may use short quotes to educate about important changes in laws, policy and community funding!
Your voice and experiences matter to us! Please take the survey by Wed., May 10:
If you have questions or want help explaining the survey to survivors, please contact Margaret Hobart at margaret.hobart.phd@gmail.com.
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Weeklong Virtual Series of Community Conversations
WithinReach is excited to host a spring learning series, Early Support is Community Care, May 8 – 12. This broad theme is intentional and has allowed us to connect and collaborate with some amazing people across Washington State! Over the course of the week, you will hear from community leaders who will cover important topics such as parent mentoring; promoting positive mental health in infants, toddlers, and their caregivers; the health disparities Black, Indigenous and families of color face and supportive community programs; developmental milestones and questions to ask your provider; and school readiness. This is a virtual event that is FREE to attend and open to all community members!
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Emerging Challenges and Innovations in Virtual Care
Join The Summit national subject matter experts as they discuss critical factors in providing high quality and inclusive TeleBehavioral Health care.
This free 2 day, CME accredited, virtual event is targeted to healthcare professionals providing services, or leading programs for individuals who live with mental health and substance use issues.
Sessions will include:
- TeleBehavioral Health with Young Children and Families: Expanding the Scope and Reach of our Work
- Ethical and Professional Issues With Use of Virtual Care
- Understanding Unequal Uptake of Digital Mental Health Tools among Diverse Patient Populations
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Panel Discussion: Hard Math: How to Use Telehealth Without Multiplying the Digital Divide
Virtual Summit | May 9 – 10
To learn more about these and other Summit speakers and sessions, please visit the Summit website.
WestEd is requesting applications from professionals, trainers, consultants, community educators, technical assistance providers, and Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) providers!
Do you have a passion for sharing knowledge regarding developmental delays or disabilities impacting infants and toddlers while holding racial equity, disability justice, and family centered practices as the foundation for learning opportunities? We want you to join us in providing learning opportunities for providers in ways that can transform systems and practices for our youngest children. We are looking to create a diverse pool of trainers/consultants for upcoming learning opportunities for the Best Starts for Kids ESIT Strategy. Best Starts for Kids is a community-driven initiative to support every baby born or child raised in King County, so they reach adulthood happy, healthy, safe, and thriving.
(An RFQ is an opportunity to provide a comprehensive summary of skills & experience for consideration to be included on a vendor list).
Applications must be submitted online via this link and be received no later than 5 p.m., Fri., May 12 to be considered as part of the initial applications. Applications will continue to be accepted throughout the year and considered as additional opportunities arise.
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The Hospital-to-Home Replication Site Training is an interdisciplinary 3-day training that instructs Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) providers on supporting the specific mental health, feeding, and nutrition care needs of infants and caregivers transitioning from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to home.
This training helps build the capacity of the ESIT workforce to holistically support the hospital-to-home transition. Following completion of the 3-day training, providers will have access to join a recurring ECHO group for case presentations, knowledge sharing, and networking. View and download flyer for more details about the training and presenters.
Day 1: Perinatal Mental Health Training
Wed., May 17 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Day 2: Infant Feeding and Nutrition
Wed., June 14 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Day 3: Supporting special populations,
family voice, and building a Hospital-to-Home team
Wed., July 12 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This free training is offered virtually over 3 days. Participants are asked to commit to all 3 days.
Questions? Contact Sara Circelli, Hospital-to-Home Systems Change Manager, at scircelli@nwcenter.org or 206-437-9057.
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Workshops offered by the Infant Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Workforce Collaborative are free for professionals who serve or support children prenatal to five and their families enrolled in Apple Health (Medicaid).
- IECMH Clinical Workshops are designed for clinical professionals involved in mental health assessment and diagnosis for children birth to five.
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IECMH Community Workshops are intended for all professionals who support the social-emotional well-being of babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families, as well as expecting families.
For more information visit:
CEUs and/or STARS hours are provided for most workshops.
Questions? Contact admin@wa-aimh.org.
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Washington State School for the Blind is updating its strategic plan and wants to know your priorities!
What services would you like to see for:
- blind/low vision ESIT-enrolled children,
- their caregivers,
- and the professionals who serve them?
Share your feedback with this quick 7-question survey:
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