Pine Bluff - Professional Development Opportunities for Home Visitors 082319

Free Professional Development Opportunity for Home Visitors - Pine Bluff, AR

When: Friday, August 23, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Lunch will not be provided)
Where: Arkansas River Educational Cooperative, 912 W 6th, Pine Bluff, AR 71603

Staff of home visitation programs (that serve families with young children (prenatal through age five), FBBH, HFA, HIPPY, NFP, PAT and SafeCare are specifically encouraged to attend. Staff from other programs whose PRIMARY method of service delivery to families with children (prenatal - 5 years of age) is through home visiting are also invited to attend. (PDR registered)

Home Visitor Safety (Pine Bluff)

When: Friday, August 23, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Where: Arkansas River Educational Cooperative, 912 W 6th, Pine Bluff, AR 71603

The safety of a home visitor is as important as the work they do. Home visits are conducted in client homes and typically done solo. Home visitors should take action to educate, prepare, and protect themselves from potentially dangerous situations, as well as, know how to diffuse, and get away from unsafe circumstances if confronted.

By the end of this training, Home Visitors will be able to:

• Plan, prepare, and carryout safe practices at a home visit.
• Identify what predators look for in a target.
• Employ the necessary procedures to reduce tension, identify imminent danger, and protect themselves if a predator becomes aggressive.
• Understand the need for boundaries, and set healthy, professional boundaries between themselves and the families they serve

Dental Health (Pine Bluff)

When: Friday, August 23, 2019
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Where: Arkansas River Educational Cooperative, 912 W 6th, Pine Bluff, AR 71603

Home Visitors have the perfect opportunity to teach families the value of their children's oral health and to adopt habits that prevent tooth decay and other lifelong health problems

By the end of this training, Home Visitors will be able to:

• Explain why baby teeth are important and discuss basic tooth development with parents.
• Discuss "Early Childhood Caries", an oral disease, and its impact on a child's health and well-being.
• Express ways for parents to prevent tooth decay.
• Provide parents with strategies to improve their young children's oral health practices including feeding and cleaning.
• Convey to expectant mothers why dental health is vital.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a part of an award to the Arkansas Department of Health totaling $7,784,751.00. Approximately 85% of the Arkansas Home Visiting Network Training Institute (AHVNTI) is supported with these federal funds. Additional funding for training was made possible in part through the Arkansas Department of Human Services. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor act as an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government