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Infant & Early Childhood (IEC) Professional Development

In January of 2023, Resilient Georgia and Center for Interrelational Science and Pediatrics (CISP) received a Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning Community Transformation Grant to develop and launch an Infant and Early Childhood Professional Development Course and Guidebook.

 

To date, 214 learners from over 34 different organizations are enrolled in the online course. These organizations serve 44 of Georgia’s counties. During the Community Transformation Grant (CTG) period, January 2023 to July 2024, 138 learners attended a live workshop and a total of 743 DECAL hours were awarded.

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Infant and Early Childhood Professional Development Course

Free for Georgia early childhood education centers, this course features the latest science on child development during the first five years and incorporates the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) as a practical, trauma-informed wellness intervention. Participants can access self-guided modules with DECAL Approved Training Hours and a forum to connect with other early care educators and practitioners.

IEC Course Components

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Self-Guided Modules

Our course catalog offers an overview of professional development courses, concepts, and wellness skills for infant and early childhood educators done at your own pace online.

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CRM Forum for Georgia Professionals

A social networking platform for early care educators to connect with each other and other community advocates. This forum is a space to discuss how to use CRM wellness skills for self-care, to support children birth to five, or with colleagues.

Course

 CRM wellness skills have transformed the way I interact with children, families, and early childhood professionals. We are seeing an increased need to support children who may show challenging behaviors and at the same time, staff are asking for classroom-level support and clarity on what behaviors are typical or require intervention.

Dr. Jordan R. Murphy, CEO of the Center for Interrelational Science and Pediatrics (CISP)

Modules

Not sure where to begin?

Use our interactive guidebook to help you find the right courses to take and wellness skills to learn.

OUR LEADERSHIP

Advancing the workforce is a key strategic priority for Resilient Georgia over the next two years. 

This team continues to work on the IEC initiative supported by Resilient Georgia. 

Resources

CRM for Early Care Resources

The project described is supported by the Community Transformation Grant (CTG), Grant Number 469-G23-921-RGAI-014, from Federal Funds awarded to the State of Georgia and to the Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The contents of the course will solely be the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of DECAL, the Granting Federal Agency or the U.S. Government.

© 2024 by Resilient Georgia

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