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Indigenous Birthing, Knowledges, and Practices: Embracing the Beginning of the Journey of our Sacred Little Ones

Virtual

We invite Native parents, teachers, and caregivers, along with those working with Native children and families and those interested in the work of raising our Indigenous children, to join us for the second season of Turtle Talk: Collectively Raising Indige-babies, a BTC Family-to-Family Real Talk virtual conversation series! All are welcome! This season, we will have

Navigating Schools as an LGBTQ+ Family

Virtual

Learn everything you need to know about changing federal and state policies and how they affect schools and early childhood programs. And let’s explore together everything we can do as LGBTQ+ parents, caregivers and allies to ensure our children’s needs are not overlooked while affirming how to best advocate for our families. About the LGBTQ2IA+

Infants’ Relationship Inferences from Observations of Imitation and Helping

Virtual

Human adults rely heavily on their social partners to meet the challenges of the world. This dependency people have on their social network highlights the need to initiate and nurture strong relationships. One critical challenge for fostering healthy relationships is determining who would be a good (or bad) social partner. Adults have the advantage of

MAP ECHO: Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder

Virtual

Mom’s Access Project ECHO (MAP ECHO): Perinatal Substance Use & Mental Health Case Conference Series is a free CME accredited program for prenatal, substance use, and mental health providers in Washington State who want to improve the well-being and outcomes for their pregnant and postpartum patients. Facilitated by a multidisciplinary team including UW Medicine perinatal

DIR + FAN

Virtual

The Development, Individual Differences, Relationship-based (DIR®) Model, co-created by Drs. Serena Wieder and Stanley Greenspan, has always centered parents and caregivers as the essential relationships that underpin development. Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN) is a conceptual framework and training model for improving the communication skills of professionals who serve families. Developed by Linda Gilkerson, PhD of

Protecting Your LGBTQ+ Family

Virtual

Understanding the benefits and importance of legally secure parent-child relationships is vital in today’s shifting cultural and legal landscapes. Our conversation will lift up these benefits and provide an overview

Family Partnerships in Early Childhood

Virtual

Family Partnerships in Early Childhood - 2.0 In-service (STARS) Hours: Tuesday, May 20th (1-3pm, PST) Tuesday, May 20th (6-8pm, PST) Register now.