Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois

Below is a detailed table of EITP Live Events offered in person or online, but you may be interested in the following pages as well:

• Online EITP Events: A list of asynchronous, self-paced online trainings (e.g., courses in Canvas, recorded webinars) offered by EITP and OneOp
• Non-EITP Events: A list of events sponsored by other entities for EI credit.
• Upcoming Sessions of SOFU: The "Online System Overview One-Day Follow-up (SOFU)" training is required as a follow-up to the Online Systems Overview Training.

Check our sites often as we have new events regularly!

• Please share this page as https://go.illinois.edu/EITPevents.
• Click on the event title to get more information and/or register! 
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• For all multiple-day events, participants must register before Day 1 of the series and attend all days to get credit. The registration link is posted only on Day 1; subsequent days are added to this calendar as a courtesy, but registration is closed after Day 1. 

Date	Event and Registration Link	EI Credit Hours1	Location2
8/14/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP) Overview *global assessment training*	5 AS	Zoom
8/19/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right  Navigating Child Care Barriers and Their Effect on Military Spouse Employment	1.5 WWF	Online with OneOp
8/20/26	Bilingual Language Proficiency Exams for Interpreters/Translators in IL Early Intervention (by appointment only)	None	MVCC, Palos Hills, IL
8/24/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Nature, Nurture, and the Growing Brain Gone Virtual: Understanding Behavior	1.5 CD & 1.5 INT	Zoom
8/27/26	Virtual Online System Overview Follow-Up	Required for credential	Zoom
8/27/26	Focus on Self-Care: One Dimension at a Time - August 2026 Dimension: Professional	1 WWF	Zoom
9/1/26	New to EI Forum Meeting - open to providers within their first 18 months in EI. No question is too small! Spotlight topic: Business of Being an EI Provider	None	Zoom
9/9/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Nature, Nurture, and the Growing Brain Gone Virtual: Everyday Play	1.5 CD & 1.5 INT	Zoom
9/9/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Engage and Attune (Virtual) FAN (all 4 days are required to receive a certificate: 9/9, 9/14, 9/23, & 10/9/26)	2 AS, 2 ATYP, 2 CD, 3 INT, & 1 WWF	Zoom
9/10/26	Virtual Online System Overview Follow-Up	Required for credential	Zoom
9/11/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Coaching Webinar Series (all 3 days are required to receive a certificate: 9/11, 9/17, & 9/23/26)	2.25 INT & 2.75 WWF	Zoom
9/14/26	Self-Care Café: A Monthly Mindfulness Self-Care Check-in - September 2026	1 WWF	Zoom
9/14/26	Day 2 of Engage and Attune (Virtual) FAN	Part of series	Zoom
9/15/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right An Introduction to the DIR®-FCD Model: Growing Development Through Relationships (attendance on both days is required to receive a certificate: 9/15 & 9/18/26)	2.5 ATYP,  2.25 CD, 2 INT	Zoom
9/15/26	Virtual 3-Day System Overview for Bilingual Interpreters/Translators in the IL Early Intervention System (all 3 days are required to receive a certificate: 9/15, 9/16 & 9/17/26)	None	Zoom
9/16/26	Day 2 of Virtual 3-Day System Overview for Bilingual Interpreters/Translators in the IL Early Intervention System	None	Zoom
9/17/26	Day 3 of Virtual 3-Day System Overview for Bilingual Interpreters/Translators in the IL Early Intervention System	None	Zoom
9/17/26	Day 2 of The Coaching Webinar Series	Part of series	Zoom
9/18/26	Day 2 of An Introduction to the DIR®-FCD Model: Growing Development Through Relationships	Part of series	Zoom
9/19/26	Virtual Online System Overview Follow-Up	Required for credential	Zoom
9/22/26	Enhancing Early Intervention Partnerships and Practices: A Book Study of Pause and Reflect by Dana Childress (all 6 sessions are required to receive a certificate: 9/22, 10/5, 10/20, 11/2, 11/17, & 11/30/2026)	4 AS, 4 INT, & 4.5 WWF	Zoom
9/23/26	Day 3 of Engage and Attune (Virtual) FAN	Part of series	Zoom
9/23/26	Day 3 of The Coaching Webinar Series	Part of series	Zoom
9/24/26	Focus on Self-Care: One Dimension at a Time - September 2026 Dimension: Emotional/Psychological	1 WWF	Zoom
9/28/29	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Nature, Nurture, and the Growing Brain Gone Virtual: Brain Basics & Factors Affecting Brain Growth and Development	1 AS & 3 CD	Zoom
10/2/26	Illinois Developmental Therapist Association (IDTA) Conference	Up to 5.75 hours	MVCC, Palos Hills, IL
10/5/26	Day 2 of Enhancing Early Intervention Partnerships and Practices: A Book Study of Pause and Reflect by Dana Childress	Part of series	Zoom
10/6/26	New to EI Forum Meeting - open to providers within their first 18 months in EI. No question is too small! Spotlight topic: Billing/Documentation/Monitoring	None	Zoom
10/7/26	Virtual Online System Overview Follow-Up Session	Required for credential	Zoom
10/9/26	Day 4 of Engage and Attune (Virtual) FAN	Part of series	Zoom
10/19/26	Virtual Online System Overview Follow-Up Session	Required for credential	Zoom
10/20/26	Illinois EI Interpreter Forum	None	Zoom
10/20/26	Day 3 of Enhancing Early Intervention Partnerships and Practices: A Book Study of Pause and Reflect by Dana Childress	Part of series	Zoom
10/22/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Nature, Nurture and the Growing Brain Gone Virtual: Communication and Language Development	1.5 CD & 1.5 INT	Zoom
11/2/26	Day 4 of Enhancing Early Intervention Partnerships and Practices: A Book Study of Pause and Reflect by Dana Childress	Part of series	Zoom
11/3/26	New to EI Forum Meeting - open to providers within their first 18 months in EI. No question is too small! Spotlight topic: Connecting with Families	None	Zoom
11/6/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Engage and Attune (Virtual) FAN (all 4 days are required to receive a certificate: 11/6, 11/13, 11/20 & 12/2/26)	2 AS, 2 ATYP, 2 CD, 3 INT, & 1 WWF	Zoom
11/13/26	Virtual Online System Overview Follow-Up Session	Required for credential	Zoom
11/13/26	Day 2 of Engage and Attune (Virtual) FAN	Part of series	Zoom
11/16/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Nature, Nurture, and the Growing Brain Gone Virtual: Cognition and Executive Function	1.5 CD & 1.5 INT	Zoom
11/17/26	Day 5 of Enhancing Early Intervention Partnerships and Practices: A Book Study of Pause and Reflect by Dana Childress	Part of series	Zoom
11/20/26	Day 3 of Engage and Attune (Virtual) FAN	Part of series	Zoom
11/30/226	Day 6 of Enhancing Early Intervention Partnerships and Practices: A Book Study of Pause and Reflect by Dana Childress	Part of series	Zoom
12/1/26	New to EI Forum Meeting - open to providers within their first 18 months in EI. No question is too small! Spotlight topic: Open Forum (no topic)	None	Zoom
12/2/26	Virtual Online System Overview Follow-Up Session	Required for credential	Zoom
12/2/26	Day 4 of Engage and Attune (Virtual) FAN	Part of series	Zoom
12/9/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Nature, Nurture and the Growing Brain Gone Virtual: Social Emotional Development	1.5 CD & 1.5 INT	Zoom
12/12/26	Virtual Online System Overview Follow-Up Session	Required for credential	Zoom
2/2/27	Illinois EI Interpreter Forum	None	Zoom
4/14/27	Transition from Early Intervention to Early Childhood Services: Roles and Responsibilities	3 WWF	Online with STAR NET
6/1/27	Illinois EI Interpreter Forum	None	Zoom

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Footnotes:

¹ Credit Hour Area Abbreviations are as follows: See Core Content Areas (pdf) for additional details on types of credit hours.

• AS = Assessment
• ATYP = Atypical Child Development
• CD = Typical Child Development
• INT = Intervention
• WWF = Working with Families

² The location for live events hosted by EITP is online in Zoom until further notice. Information about how to join the event (e.g. Zoom link, password) will be emailed as part of your registration confirmation. For more information on joining and participating in an EITP Zoom event, please see our EITP Webinars page.