Events

Are you interested in learning more about promoting familial mental health and well-being? Join Brazelton Touchpoint Center for a series of three sessions on various ways that professionals can support the families that they serve.

Sessions

This series features three sessions, each costing $35 or $90 for all three sessions. Registration is available online.

• October 20: Enhancing Partnerships Between Parents and Staff
• October 27: Understanding Depression and Fostering Resilience
• November 3: Talking with Children about Difficult Issues

More Information

Social-emotional wellness is essential for young children, their families, and the providers who work with them. Yet, promoting wellness and responding to the mental health needs of children and families may be challenging, especially during the ongoing pandemic. In this three-part series, you will learn knowledge and skills to strengthen relationships with adults and children and promote family well-being. You will:

• Learn practical strategies for building strong partnerships with families
• Learn the signs, symptoms, and causes of depression
• Explore communication challenges that can occur between staff and parents, and how to overcome them
• Enhance your understanding of resilience and how to partner with families to strengthen their resilience
• Learn how to talk more effectively with children about difficult issues
• Enhance your ability to support families seeking access to mental health services

This series is for all professionals who work with families of young children, including early care and education providers, family child care providers, home visitors, and more.