PITC Approach to Home Visiting
The PITC Philosophy
The Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) seeks to ensure that America's infants get a safe, healthy, emotionally secure and intellectually rich start in life.
We strive to strengthen the practice of responsive, respectful, and relationship-based care, helping support families to get in tune with their infant’s needs, thoughts, and feelings.
PITC Home Visiting Training Opportunities:
WestEd offers Home Visiting Institutes and customized trainings to home visitors, supervisors, and staff serving families in a home-based context. The PITC approach to home visiting integrates best practices in home visiting with the latest knowledge in child development.
Components of PITC Home Visiting Training:
Workshops & interactive seminars
Leading experts serving as faculty
Demonstrations of adult learning & teaching strategies
Networking opportunities & professional reflection
Ongoing onsite mentoring & coaching
Content of PITC Home Visiting Training:
Parent-Child Relationships
Brain Development in Infants and Toddlers
Child Development
Cultural Competence
Guidance & Discipline
Reflective Practice, Self-Awareness, & Self-Care
Risk and Resilience
Home Visitor-Family Relationships
Week-long PITC Home Visiting Institutes
Application Due:
OPEN UNTIL FILLED
WESTIN
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Additional Types of PITC Home Visiting Training Offered:
- Comprehensive onsite mentoring & coaching
- Specialized seminars for small groups
Goals for Participants:
- Enhance ability to build and sustain strong alliances with children and their families
- Learn to work more effectively with families to support their children’s development
- Increase reflective practice at all levels of the organization
- Develop strategies for self-care
- Deepen understanding of culturally sensitive practices
Participation and Registration:
- WHO?
- Home visitors, family support specialists, supervisors, and their staff are encouraged to participate.
- HOW?
- To apply for a PITC Home Visiting Institute
Click on the application link for the desired training above - To request comprehensive onsite mentoring & coaching
PITC Partners for Quality Services - For additional information about specialized seminars for small groups or bringing a Home Visiting Institute to your area, contact: 415-289-2328 or evirman@wested.org
