Please join the Early Intervention Training Program at the University of Illinois for our coaching webinar series! All webinars will be live and held in a Zoom meeting room. Details on how to join will be emailed to you when you register for each webinar/unit.
| Prerequisite | Building Capacities Within Families |
| Unit 1 | Coaching Webinar Series: Joint Planning for a Family-Centered Approach |
| Unit 2 | Coaching Webinar Series: Strengthening Caregiver Capacity Through Reflective Conversations & Feedback |
| Unit 3 | Coaching Webinar Series: Navigating What To Do After Joint Planning |
Prerequisite
Please view the short module Building Capacities Within Families (12 min. 40 sec.) before attending a webinar in the series.
References
Unit 1: Joint Planning for Family-Centered Care
This live webinar reviews characteristics for building strong partnerships with families. Furthermore, this webinar outlines what joint planning entails, including practical strategies that professionals can use when jointly creating plans with families, focusing on their priorities.
Session Objectives
- Describe practices for developing partnerships with families that are conducive to coaching interactions.
- Review the coaching characteristics of joint planning.
- Through examples and videos, participants will practice applying their understanding of joint planning.
Credit Hours
- 1 Contact Hour in the Area of Working with Families AND
- 0.75 Contact Hour in the Area of Intervention
Resources and References
6 Ideas for Joint Planning with Parents (from VEIPD)
7 Specific Questions to Ask When Exploring Family Routines (from VEIPD)
Bradshaw, W. (2012). A framework for providing culturally responsive early intervention services. Young Exceptional Children, 3-15.
Coaching Plan (pdf, form)
Communication Infographic (pdf) - PDF is a reproduced image that was originally from Humanizer (now defunct)
Do the Math (pdf from FGRBI) is available in English, Spanish
Joint Planning in Preparation for Live Video Visits (pdf)
Partnering with Families During Live Video Visits (pdf)
Printable Coaching Characteristics Graphic (pdf)
Rush, D. D., & Shelden, M. L. (2011). The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook. Brookes Publishing. (2nd edition of this book was published in 2020).
The Coaching Partnership (pdf)
Tips for Joint Planning with Families (pdf)
Tip Sheets for Families on Teletherapy (Live Video Visits) from Illinois EI Clearinghouse
Video: Coaching a Family during an Early Intervention Visit (from VEIPD)
Video: Webinar 1: Joint Planning for Family-Centered Care (Recording is a resource only. No credit for viewing.)
Ways to Explore Family Priorities (pdf)
Welcoming Families to Mobile Coaching Tip Sheet (from FGRBI)
Unit 2: Strengthening Caregiver Capacity Through Reflective Conversations & Feedback
This live webinar discusses how to engage families in reflective conversations with the purpose of learning from families, building on their strengths, and helping them to rely more on their own resources when addressing their priorities. This webinar also discusses how professionals can share feedback with families with the intention of affirming and/or growing their understanding and capacity to foster their child's development and participation in family life.
Session Objectives
- Describe the coaching components of reflection and feedback.
- Through the use of case studies, examples, and discussions, participants will practice applying their knowledge of reflection and feedback.
Credit Hours
- 1 Contact Hour in the Area of Working with Families AND
- 0.75 Contact Hour in the Area of Intervention
Resources and References
A Framework for Reflective Questioning When Using a Coaching Style of Interaction (pdf from FIPP)
Adult Learning Principle #5 -- Feedback is How We Grow (from VEIPD)
Breaking the "Have You Tried..." Habit (from VEIPD)
Do the Math (pdf from FGRBI) available in English, Spanish
Explaining WHY We Ask So Many Questions (from VEIPD)
Printable Coaching Characteristics Graphic (pdf)
Reflective Questions (Buckets) (pdf)
Rush, D. D., & Shelden, M. L. (2011). The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook. Brookes Publishing. (2nd edition of this book was published in 2020).
Using Reflective Questions to Empower Parents (from EI Excellence)
Video: Webinar 1: Joint Planning for Family-Centered Care (Recording is a resource only. No credit for viewing.)
Unit 3: Navigating What To Do After Joint Planning
One of the main goals of providing family-centered care is to facilitate families' active participation in the EI process. This webinar describes several coaching possibilities for actively engaging families, including observation, verbal support, modeling, and reflection.
Session Objectives
- Describe the following coaching characteristics: observation, action- including verbal support and modeling, reflection.
- Through the use of videos and examples, participants apply their knowledge of observation, action, and reflection.
Credit Hours
- 1 Contact Hour in the Area of Working with Families AND
- 0.75 Contact Hour in the Area of Intervention
Resources and References
10 Strategies for Engaging Parents Not Children During Tele-Visits (from VEIPD)
Common Misperceptions about Coaching in Early Intervention (pdf from FIPP)
Family-Centered Practices Resource page - section on Family Capacity-Building Practices (from EITP)
Resource Guide on Family Engagement (from EI Clearinghouse) - lists books, videos, websites and articles
Tips and Techniques for Effective Coaching Interactions (pdf from FIPP)
The Value of Collaborative Problem Solving (from VEIPD)
Video: Coaching in Action
Video Series: Foundations for Coaching in Early Childhood
Available from the Hartford Foundation, Foundations of Coaching in Early Childhood: Partnering with Parents and Professionals is a video training resource for early childhood coaches, based on the 5 key characteristics of coaching as outlined by Dathan Rush and M'Lisa Shelden. These characteristics can be applied to a number of early childhood settings. The videos are broken down into the following chapters:
