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!

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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
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	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 Provider Quarterly Meeting	None	Zoom with IDEC
9/11/26	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	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	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right 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	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
10/7/26	Virtual Online System Overview Follow-Up Session	Required for credential	Zoom
10/9/26	More Than Test Scores: Using A Holistic Approach When Establishing Eligibility	3 AS	Zoom
10/9/26	Day 4 of Engage and Attune (Virtual) FAN	Part of series	Zoom
10/12/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Self-Care Café: A Monthly Mindfulness Self-Care Check-in - October 2026	1 WWF	Zoom
10/14/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Your Legacy In EI - How Will Families Remember You?	2 INT & 1 WWF	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
10/21/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Supporting Executive Function Development Within Daily Routines & Interactions	1 ATYP, 1 CD, & 1 INT	Zoom
10/22/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Focus on Self Care: One Dimension at a Time - October 2026   Dimension: Physical	1 WWF	Zoom
10/22/26	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: 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	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
11/9/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Self-Care Café: A Monthly Mindfulness Self-Care Check-in - November 2026	1 WWF	Zoom
11/10/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Virtual 3-Day System Overview for Bilingual Interpreters/Translators in the IL Early Intervention System (ITSO) (all 3 days required to receive a certificate: 11/10, 11/11, & 11/12/26)	None	Zoom
11/11/26	Day 2 of Virtual 3-Day System Overview for Bilingual Interpreters/Translators in the IL Early Intervention System	None	Zoom
11/12/26	Day 3 of Virtual 3-Day System Overview for Bilingual Interpreters/Translators in the IL Early Intervention System	None	Zoom
11/13/26	Virtual Online System Overview Follow-Up Session	Required for credential	Zoom
11/13/26	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 Developmental Assessment of Young Children - 2nd edition (DAYC-2) *global assessment training	5 AS	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 Nature, Nurture, and the Growing Brain Gone Virtual: Cognition and Executive Function	1.5 CD & 1.5 INT	Zoom
11/16/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Feeding & Families - A Conversation About Feeding and Eating in Early Intervention	0.5 AS, 0.5 ATYP, & 1 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
11/23/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Focus on Self Care: One Dimension at a Time - November 2026 Dimension: Personal/Spiritual	1 WWF	Zoom
11/30/26	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 Nature, Nurture and the Growing Brain Gone Virtual: Social Emotional Development	1.5 CD & 1.5 INT	Zoom
12/11/26	More Than Test Scores: Using A Holistic Approach When Establishing Eligibility	3 AS	Zoom
12/12/26	Virtual Online System Overview Follow-Up Session	Required for credential	Zoom
12/14/26	Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. align image leftalign image centeralign image right Self-Care Café: A Monthly Mindfulness Self-Care Check-in - December 2026	1 WWF	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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	Indicates events in the Growing Brain series which have a prerequisite recommended but not requiredto attend. The prerequisite is "Nature, Nurture, and the Growing Brain Gone Viral: Brain Basics & Factors Affecting Brain Growth and Development".
	Indicates events that are approved by Gateways (the Illinois professional development system for child care professionals).

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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.