For Public Review
DCYF's ESIT State Leadership Office posted the following materials for public review:
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For questions, please contact Kali Wraspir, ESIT Resource Allocations Manager, at kali.wraspir@dcyf.wa.gov or Tutrecia Baker, ESIT State Administrator at tutrecia.baker@dcyf.wa.gov.
Supporting Providers Working with Immigrant and Refugee Families
DCYF and King County have partnered to host ongoing meetings to support ESIT Providers who work with immigrant and refugee families and their evolving needs. Sessions provide best practice training, guidance, resources, and reflection. In April, Providers will explore personal safety and discuss considerations for agency safety planning and procedures. We will review example procedures, engage in personal safety reflection, and offer opportunity to collaborate across roles and agencies.
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Monday, April 20 | 9:30 - 11 a.m.
Supporting Providers Working with Immigrant and Refugee Families
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
ESIT Credential Guidance
New Credential for ESIT Practitioners
In collaboration with the State Interagency Coordinating Council Personnel and Training Sub-Committee and numerous service providers, the ESIT State Leadership Office is pleased to announce the ESIT Credential for Practitioners.
This credential is for all direct service providers on the Qualified Personnel Guidelines (OT, PT, SLP…) who are not already included in the credentials for Family Resources Coordinators, Developmental Specialists, and Developmental Associates.
How to apply
Review the credential guidance on the Qualified Personnel Guidance webpage to learn more about who needs this credential and what is needed to apply.
Contact ESIT Workforce Development Specialist, Lori Holbrook, at dcyf.ESITtraining@dcyf.wa.gov or (360) 999-7558 if you have questions.
Additional Credential Guidance for Hiring Managers
Have you been hiring Developmental Specialists and Associates and wondering if they will qualify for the ESIT Credential? New credential guidance details qualifications and minimum requirements for Developmental Specialists and Associates.
Learn more about the pathways for qualifications and which credential may be most appropriate for your new ESIT professional by checking out the guidance on the Qualified Personnel Guidelines webpage.
Questions? Contact ESIT Workforce Development Specialist, Lori Holbrook, at dcyf.esittraining@dcyf.wa.gov.
Live Seminars Could Be for You!
Did you know ESIT's live seminars are available to all providers? They are part of required training for all new ESIT Professionals, BUT, have you ever considered registering to see what you might learn as an experienced provider?
Join us to pick up some new tricks, share your experience and knowledge, learn what's new in ESIT guidance, and earn up to nine hours of continuing education toward an ESIT Credential, clock hours, or professional license. Find available dates in the DCYF Training Portal.
PFR Reflective Consultation Groups
Explore your work with children and families in a safe, supportive space. Groups are available for providers, supervisors, those facilitating reflective consultation, and PFR Agency Trainers.
Participation may count toward reflective consultation hours for the Infant Mental Health endorsement. Attendees must be ESIT professionals who have attended PFR level 1 training or above. View all group dates and times on the ESIT Training Calendar.
Infant and Early Childhood Conference 2026 Registration is Open!
Registration for the 2026 Infant and Early Childhood Conference (IECC) is OPEN! The 2026 conference will feature a wide range of engaging sessions designed to support everyday practice, strengthen systems of care, and elevate the voices of those who work alongside young children and their families.
IECC will be virtual.
Registration
Attendees may earn Clock Hours or STARS Credit for participation in any LIVE conference sessions they attend. See additional notes on how to earn conference credit.
For additional conference information: http://www.ieccwa.org/
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Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Virtual Convention
Free for Developmental Associates (Paraeducators)
The CEC 2026 Virtual Convention will feature over 40 live and on-demand sessions, including:
- A selection of the most popular sessions from the in-person convention program.
- Sessions chosen only for the virtual component of convention.
All content—both live and recorded—will be available for virtual registrants to view from April 8 to July 8. Learn more about the Virtual Convention.
*ESIT Developmental Associates are equivalent to Paraeducators for the purposes of registration.
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Each issue, DCYF ESIT Tribal Program Consultant, Brian Frisina, provides a key topic to help us get to know our Tribal Nation Partners better.
“The right of taking fish at usual and accustomed grounds and stations is further secured to said Indians in common with all citizens of the Territory, and of erecting temporary houses for the purpose of curing, together with the privilege of hunting and gathering roots and berries on open and unclaimed lands …” — Article 5, Treaty of Point Elliott, 1855
The Fish-in Protests at Franks Landing
Historically, the most important civil rights issue for Native Americans in Washington State has been fishing rights. In the 1960s Native Americans successfully defended these rights, which had been reserved for the tribes in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. Many well-known activist groups and concerned individuals joined the struggle, which featured the confrontational drama of the Native American “fish-in” protests. But the fish-ins are only part of the story. Read full article by Gabriel Chrisman.
Read to learn more: 1964: Police Brutalize Tribal Fishermen in Washington State.
Media Recommendations
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The Way to the River (watch time 10:15): a short trailer about the Indian fishing rights struggle in the Northwest, specifically focused on Frank's Landing.
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Back to the River (watch time 37:57) tells the story of the treaty rights struggle from pre-Boldt era to tribal and state co-management.
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Messages from Frank’s Landing: A Story of Salmon, Treaties, and the Indian Way by Charles Wilkinson: In Messages from Frank's Landing, Charles Wilkinson explores the broad historical, legal, and social context of Indian fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest, providing a dramatic account of the people and issues involved.
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