Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois

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• Engage and Attune to Families

  May 7, 2024 8:30 am

  Created by Erikson Institute's Fussy Baby Network, the Facilitating Attuned Interaction (FAN) is a tool to help practitioners read the cues of families and have strategies to match them where they are in meaningful interactions. When practitioners match parents where they are, they support the creation of positive connections and help to keep parents engaged in their children's therapy.  The FAN also includes strategies to help professionals remain calm and regulated during their work with families so that they can engage and connect with the family in meaningful ways.

  Credit

  • Participants are expected to participate in all 4 virtual sessions in order to receive credit.
  • EITP is an approved sponsor of IDPR state licensure CE's for Dietician/Nutrition, LCPC, OT, PT, SLP, and Social Work. 

    • 2 Contact hours in the Area of Assessment; 

    • 2 Contact hours in the Area of Typical Child Dev;

    • 2 Contact hours in the Area of Atypical Child Dev; 

    • 3 Contact hours in the Area of Intervention; AND

    • 1 Contact hour in the Area of Working with Families

  Objectives

  1. Gain a deeper understanding of attunement and its importance in building relationships with families in Early Intervention.
  2. Identify ways to mindfully self-regulate to connect with caregivers in Early Intervention and have them lead home visits to ensure they are the primary interventionists.
  3. Explore strategies to use empathic inquiry questions to hold and attune to the emotions of families in their role of caregivers.
  4. Analyze ways to collaboratively explore with caregivers to they have an opportunity to think about ways to incorporate Early Intervention strategies and practices into their daily routines and activities.
  5. Promote caregivers as active participants in Early Intervention home visits by supporting them to conduct activities to build their capacity and competence.
  6. Gain knowledge to watch, prompt, and highlight successes between caregivers and their children so that caregivers recognize their role in the development trajectory of children.

  Resources for Participating in Event

  • System requirements and log-on instructions and features are on the EITP Webinars page.
  • Zoom Norms & Tips (pdf) from Erikson Institute
  • Zoom Basics slides (pdf) 
  • Zoom Details on Breakout Rooms and Annotation Tools

  Slides

  • Slides for entire series (fillable form, pdf)

  Day 1 Resources

  • Practitioner FAN with pocket guide (pdf)
  • Cues Guide (pdf)
  • ARC of Engagement (fillable form, pdf)
  • Zero to Three articles:
    • Strengthening Reflective Capacity in Skilled Home Visitors (pdf)
    • Using the FAN Approach to Deepen Trauma-Informed Care for Infants, Toddlers, and Families (pdf)

  Day 2 Resources

  • MSR Awareness Checklist (fillable form pdf)
  • MSR Strategies (pdf)
  • MSR Questions (pdf)
  • Emphatic Inquiry Questions (pdf)

  Day 3 Resources

  • Collaborative Exploration Questions (pdf)
  • Collaborative Exploration in Action (pdf)
  • Capacity Building Questions (pdf)
  • Drop and Explore (fillable form pdf)

  Day 4 Resources

  • Integration Handout (pdf)
  • Putting it All Together Reflective Questions (Role Play Observer handout) (pdf)
  • FAN Reflective Tool (fillable form pdf)
  • FAN Reflective Tool (Spanish) - Herramienta FAN de Aprendizaje (fillable form pdf)
  • Level II Reflective Practice Log (fillable form pdf)

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