Training Opportunities

    

Family Infant Relationship Support Training (FIRST) Program
Developed in collaboration with the Special Start Training Program at the University of California San Francisco, this training program is for professionals who work with infants who are born prematurely, with special needs, at term but who are not behaviorally well-organized, and born into high risk families. Topics covered include infant neurobehavioral development, communication, behavioral cues, infant-caregiver relationships, transitioning to the community, and caregiver suggestions. If you are interested in hosting a FIRST training or if you would like information about future trainings, please contact us.

Fragile Infant Feeding Institute (FIFI)
The Fragile Infant Feeding Institute is a four and a half day intensive study of feeding and nutrition for infants with special needs. FIFI 2010 will be held in Colorado in a comfortable hotel setting, encouraging close interaction between the faculty and participants. The faculty represent both clinical and research perspectives, providing an evidence-based offering with a focus on practical application. Particular emphasis is placed on the neurodevelopmental aspects of infant feeding, supporting the infant-parent relationship, and the development of systems to support best practice.

Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP)
This training is for professionals working with infants in the Intensive Care Nursery. Trainees are taught a systematic assessment of an infant's behavioral repertoire in order to establish inferred developmental goals and provide recommendations for supportive care of the infant and family, based on the NIDCAP model developed by Dr. Heidelise Als at Harvard University. Please contact us for more information.



WONDERbabies: Ways Of Nurturing Development though Enhancing Relationships
The Center for Family and Infant Interaction is the home of WONDERbabies. WONDERbabies is a Partnership for Health initiative, funded by The Colorado Trust, that seeks to build, enhance, link, and sustain collaborative alliances among those with vested interest in infants and young children with special health care and developmental needs so that they and their families thrive. The vision of WONDERbabies is an integrated system of care that supports the health and development of this population, and one that ensures that no matter the door through which babies and their families enter the system (early intervention, health care providers, day care referral, etc.), every door is the right door.



Past Training and Events