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Snow Angel by by Jahla Brown, DCYF ESIT Partnership & Collaboration Specialist
“And today we pray for peace and unity, and we look at it as global, as the whole world needs it. So now we pray for all mankind, the two-legged, the four-legged, everything that crawls and flies, we are all related. This is Wo'Lakota.”
-Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Lakota Native American spiritual leader
Chief Looking Horse believes that this day of collective prayer will create an energy shift to heal the earth and achieve a universal consciousness toward obtaining peace. He believes that it is time all people understand Mother Earth is the Source of life, not a resource. Since 1996, World Peace and Prayer Day (WPPD) has been held at sacred sites across the US and around the world. WPPD continues to be a four-day event each year on June 21st.
Chief Arvol Looking Horse was directed to honor the Four Directions with ceremony on Summer Solstice/June 21st (watch time 11:18):
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'We remember Wounded Knee,' by Bruce Carter. Created/published between 1973 and 1980, taken from one of a series of original woodcuts on Wounded Knee.
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:
Indian Ritual Marks Deaths at Wounded Knee
WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. — Amid a howling winter storm, more than 400 people held an Indian spiritual ceremony Saturday at a mass grave where Sioux Indians were killed by federal troops a century ago.
“We are here to wipe away the tears, to mourn the dead . . . something that should have been done 100 years ago,” said Indian leader Birgil Kills Straight. “It was our intent to, at some point, accomplish the ceremony of wiping the tears. Today we do that.”
Read full article from L.A. Times Archives, Dec. 30, 1990:
Wiping the Tears of Seven Generations: Six-part Video Series
Experience the Bigfoot Memorial Ride (1890-1990) documentary, directed by Fidel Moreno and Gary Rhine (Yaqui/Huichol), written by Phil Cousineau &Gary Rhine, filmed by Kate Feraro:
Sources
Image: We remember Wounded Knee, 1890-1973 digital file from intermediary roll film copy of POS 6 - U.S., no. 361, by Carter, Bruce, created/published between 1973 and 1980, taken from one of a series of original woodcuts on Wounded Knee.
Indian Ritual Marks Deaths at Wounded Knee, L.A. Times Archives, Dec. 30, 1990.
Chief Arvol Looking Horse - 'One Prayer', Uploaded to YouTube by StoneTree Productions, March 20, 2017.
Updated Webpage Features: New Drop-Down Menus
The ESIT In-Service Training Framework page has some fabulous new features!
ESIT In-ServiceTraining Framework page
At the bottom of the page, there are two new drop-down menus:
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How to Create a DCYF Training Portal Account
The information in the drop down is not new.
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Clock Hours and Other Continuing Education Credit
Find documentation information for educators, FRCs, and therapists.
Two new drop-down menus: 'How to Create a DCYF Training Portal Account' & 'Clock Hours and Other Continuing Education Credit'
FRC Training Documentation
FRCs complete 12 hours of continuing education each year, beginning in the second year of their ESIT career. There is now a simple form to document these hours. This does not need to be submitted to DCYF, it should be kept in the FRC's personnel file and ready for review upon request. To learn more about this requirement, review the 23-24 Initial Training Requirements and Calendar.
To find the form, visit the bottom of the ESIT In-service Training Framework webpage:
- Open the Clock Hours and Other Continuing Education Credit drop down
- Open the Family Resources Coordinators drop down
Clock Hours and Other Continuing Education Credit Documentation Information dropdown menu
Questions?
Reach out to dcyf.ESITtraining@dcyf.wa.gov.
Pathways to Services for Infants and Toddlers with DeafBlindness - Updated Practice Guide Now Available
The Pathways to Services for Infants and Toddlers with Deafblindness Practice Guide is now available on the Practice Guidance page of the ESIT website under a new dropdown titled, “Blind/Low Vision and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Resources."
ESIT's Practice Guidance page and the Blind/Low Vision and Dead/Hard of Hearing Resources dropdown menu.
This Practice Guide describes the roles of Deafblind specialists in ESIT and explains pathways to providing ESIT Deafblind supports.
Past guidance on deafblind services was combined with information on deaf/hard of hearing services and blind/low vision services. Going forward, this guidance will be organized into three separate Practice Guides. The deaf/hard of hearing services Practice Guide is currently in the drafting process.
Much gratitude goes to the following groups for their collaboration and feedback:
- WA Sensory Disabilities Services DeafBlind Program
- WA Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth
- WA Department of Health Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- WA State School for the Blind
- WA Department of Health Early Hearing Detection, Diagnosis and Intervention Program
- National Center on Deaf-Blindness
- FRCs, Early Childhood Educators, Teachers of the Deaf, and Teachers of Children with Visually Impairment from ESIT Provider Agencies across WA state
If you have questions or need more information, please contact your regional Technical Assistance Specialist.
Do you work at an ESIT Provider Agency and bill public and/or private health insurance for ESIT Services? We are excited to invite you to join our newly formed Insurance Billing Affinity Group!
What is the Insurance Billing Affinity Group?
The Insurance Billing Affinity Group is a community of insurance billing professionals from ESIT Provider Agencies in Washington. This peer-to-peer collaborative space will be dedicated to the sharing of insights, discussing best practices, and addressing challenges related to billing public and/or private health insurance, including Medicaid. By joining this group, you will have the opportunity to connect with peers, exchange ideas, and collaborate to find solutions to common challenges.
A little about the facilitator
My name is Marsha Smith and I work for Steps, formerly Toddler Learning Center. We serve Island County, San Juan County and Anacortes. I have worked here for almost 6 years, and before this my experience came from the financial industry and working in the Island Hospital billing department. My love for numbers and money has helped me be a great advocate for families and staff. I enjoy sharing what I know, and most of all learning from my peers who do the same work. We started out with a smaller email group, and when ESIT asked if I wanted to be a part of this community group, I was ALL in! I’m excited to learn from you all and share the struggles and victories we face here.
How to Join
To kick off our Billing Affinity Group we will be hosting a virtual meet-up. This will be an excellent opportunity, please join us!
Monday, January 22 | 2 p.m.
Questions?
Can’t attend but interested in future events? Have questions? Email Marsha Smith at Marsha.S@takingstepstogether.org.
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These drop-in sessions are for ESIT providers only. Providers must have received PFR Level 1, 2, or 3 training to attend.
Join ESIT providers from across Washington State and PFR Trainer Carol Good to discuss embedding the PFR consultation strategies into your everyday coaching practices.
Wed., Jan. 10 | 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Upcoming Drop-in Sessions
- Thurs., Feb. 15| 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.| Register
- Tues., March 19| 9:30 - 11 a.m.| Register
- Mon., April 22| 9 - 10:30 a.m.| Register
- Tues., May 21| 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.| Register
- Thurs., June 27| 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.| Register
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Mark Your Calendars!
Join us virtually, as ESIT Data Systems and Analysis Manager, Kim Hopkins, guides us through the latest ESIT Annual Performance Report. The January SICC meeting is just around the corner:
Wed., Jan. 17, 2024 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Registration & Agenda TBA
If there are any questions, please reach out to DCYF ESIT Partnership & Collaboration Manager, Will Moncrease Jr., at will.moncrease@dcyf.wa.gov.
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Upcoming Training
Full descriptions of each training including registration information is available in the 23-24 Ongoing Professional Development and Calendar.
- Promoting Frist Relationships Drop-in Session | January 10
- Promoting First Relationships Level 1 | January 17 (four sessions)
- Domestic Violence Assessment and Response | January 30 & 31
Newly Added Training
Full description of each training including registration information is available in the 23-24 Ongoing Professional Development and Calendar.
- Domestic Violence Assessment and Response | Winter and Spring 2024
- Domestic Violence Safety Planning with Families | Spring 2024
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DCYF ESIT has funding available to offer scholarships to assist with covering costs related to WA-AIMH endorsement registration, membership, and processing fees. The Washington Association of Infant Mental Health offers different levels of endorsement credentials and provides recognition of specialized knowledge in professionals working with families and young children. It is an internationally recognized credential and is for anyone who works with families and young children in the fields of early care and education, prevention and early intervention, home visiting, the medical and behavioral health professions, child welfare, mental health, policy and advocacy, research and others. Learn more about the WA-AIMH endorsement here.
Scholarship funds must be accessed by June 30 or applicants will need to re-apply after July 1.
Scholarship Opportunities
If interested in applying for WA-AIMH endorsement scholarship opportunities:
Information Sessions
WA-AIMH offers information sessions in order to ask questions, gather details, and gain a better understanding of the endorsement process. To schedule time with the endorsement coordinator or for other endorsement inquiries, please contact endorsement@wa-aimh.org.
WA-AIMH has Spanish support available for applicants going through the endorsement process. Please contact Veronica Rosa at veronica@wa-aimh.org for additional information.
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One of our favorite times of the year is approaching - - PARENT RECOGNITION MONTH - - in February!
As 2024 is quickly approaching, we are gearing up for our annual Unsung Hero campaign in honor of Parent Recognition month (February) and we are hoping you can help us spread the word far and wide.
Since 2011, with your help, we have honored 337 parents and caregivers in Washington for the roles they have taken with their families, schools and communities. They have been recognized because they have shown strength, courage and empathy in their communities. Parents and caregivers around Washington State are supporting their children, families, and communities in exceptional ways and we want to show our appreciation. Please help us in honoring 29 more in February 2024 by nominating a parent/primary caregiver/guardian for the Unsung Hero award. The nomination form is available in three languages (English, Spanish and Somali.) A parent panel will select one honoree for each day in February and then all honorees (including their family or supporters) and their nominators will be invited to an in-person celebratory dinner event in Olympia.
All nominations must be submitted by January 5, 2024. The nominations can be emailed to strengtheningfamilies@dcyf.wa.gov.
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DIR 201: Promoting Basic Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities
Big Picture Thinking
- Students successfully completing this course will demonstrate the ability to describe the central ideas of each of the first four functional emotional developmental capacities of the DIRFloortime® Model.
- Students successfully completing this course will demonstrate the ability to describe at least three basic, discipline-specific concepts related to the following areas: sensory reactivity, processing and motor planning development, receptive and expressive language development, and visual spatial development.
- Students successfully completing this course will demonstrate the ability to describe at least three ways to identify and embrace caregivers' and individuals' strengths, respecting and promoting their right for self-determination.
- Students successfully completing this course will be able to cite scientific evidence supporting the DIRFloortime® approach.
DIR 201 Offerings
- Fridays| January 5 - April 5, 2024| 6 a.m. - 8 a.m.| Register
- Tuesdays| January 9 - April 9, 2024| 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.| Register
- Wednesdays| January 10 - April 10, 2024| 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.| Register
- Tuesdays| January 16 - April 16, 2024| 4 a.m. - 6 a.m.| Register
- Sundays| January 21 - May 5, 2024| 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.| Register
- Mondays| January 22 - April 29, 2024| 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.| Register
- Mondays| January 29 - May 6, 2024| 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.| Register
- Mondays| January 29 - April 29, 2024| 12 a.m. - 2 a.m.| Register
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Mental health conditions are the leading preventable cause of maternal mortality.
Maternal mental health (which includes anxiety, depression, mood disorders, psychosis, and post-traumatic stress disorder) affects one in seven birthing women and nearly one in four new mothers of color experiencing postpartum depression. It also intersects with many societal issues, including child development, housing, and family economic security. Yet most pregnant and parenting people of color don't get the help they need.
These inequities directly impact how the problem is defined, who is leading the work, how programs are built and sustained, how success is defined and measured, and how systems and policies do or don't address the families who need maternal mental health supports the most.
Given this reality, several funders joined together to develop the Maternal Mental Health Equity Fund (MMHEF), a nationally focused pooled fund that directly supports the mental health and well-being of BIPOC families.
Request for Proposals
MMHEF will be investing in a national cohort of organizations and leaders, from within communities and across the country, who are delivering models of care that are built in and by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities. We are launching an open request for proposals for interested organizations and leaders. We are seeking programs or initiatives that are: 1. Built within and by BIPOC communities 2. Led by BIPOC leaders with a community-oriented focus 3. Demonstrating impact and addressing maternal mental health inequity. The RFP is targeting organizations or initiatives with project budgets of $250,000 to $1,000,000. Selected grantees will become partners in a 3-year national Learning Community with funding ranging from $50,000 - $100,000 per year.
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ELIGIBILITY: Download the Request for Proposals for details and proposal questions.
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PROPOSAL DUE DATE: Friday, January 12, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.
Information Session
Tuesday, December 12, at 12:30 p.m. | Register for the informational webinar. Interested applicants are encouraged to attend. We encourage you to share across your networks and with any partners who may be interested in applying.
About the Maternal Mental Health Equity Fund
MMHEF is a national pooled fund that is currently supported by Perigee Fund, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Community Health Acceleration Partnership (CHAP), Maritz Family Foundation, and Roots & Wings Foundation, as well as several others who are actively exploring joining the fund.
Questions?
Reach out to the project team at contactmmhef@gmail.com.
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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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