Babies are communicating all the time; adults are just not very skilled at understanding them! The key to parent satisfaction, confidence, and infant mental health is parental sensitivity to their infant's cues, temperament, and individual communication style. Once parents learn to read their babies, they can usually lessen infant crying and develop successful approaches to sleep and feeding for their baby.

This workshop is designed to increase the skill and accuracy of perinatal professionals in recognizing infant cues and temperament to 85% agreement. Participants will analyze videos of parents interacting with their child individually and in small groups to increase their effectiveness. In addition, the nine measures of infant temperament and key temperament profiles will be analyzed to increase confidence of participants in their observations. Emphasis is placed on co-creating knowledge with the parent about their child and developing a working model of that child's temperament together. (Aren't you excited to be able to learn this? I am!)

Here's a ONE minute video from Dr. Amy describing the workshop: https://youtu.be/034wj0eiyqU

Continuing Education: This activity has been approved by the Wisconsin Nurses Association CEAP for 3 contact hours. WNA is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Who Should Attend This Workshop? Perinatal professionals who interact with parents during the postpartum period all contribute to parent's confidence and efficacy. Clinic and hospital nurses, home visitors, doulas, midwives, lactation professionals, physicians, childcare providers, and parenting educators would all benefit from this course. It is expected that participants are already familiar with state, cues, and temperament but need to build confidence or expertise in recognizing infant communication and discussing observations with parents.

Here's the link to a 1 minute video about who the workshop is for: https://youtu.be/2TNcsriJlAw

FAQs

What is the refund policy?

It is the responsibility of the participant to contact Amy Gilliland at amy@doulaingthedoula.com to let them know they are not attending. If you do not show up and do not send an email or written letter to cancel you will not receive a refund (emergencies will be handled individually).

Cancellation by July 28 will incur a $20.00 administrative fee; the rest of your tuition is refundable. Cancellations after July 28 are not refundable. Doulas and midwives who are called to a labor may receive a partial refund at the discretion of the instructor. My goal is not to keep your money; but for me to have an affordable event AND a flexible policy for people who may have to cancel to go to a birth.

Are any scholarships available?

Yes, some scholarships are available for people of color who would not otherwise be able to attend. Please contact Amy with a suggested amount that you can pay ($1 to $40) and your contact information. The more people who register, the more scholarships I can offer!

What steps do we need to follow to receive contact hours?