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.
Types of PITC Home Visiting Training Offered:
- PITC Home Visiting Institutes - Enrollment Opening March 2019
- Specialized seminars for small groups
- Comprehensive onsite mentoring & coaching
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:
- Meeting Families Where They Are
- Home Visitor-Family Relationships
- Parent-Child Relationships
- Cultural Humility
- Reflective Practice, Self-Awareness, and Self-Care
- Risk and Resilience
- Early Brain Development and Responsive Relationships
- Developmentally Appropriate Guidance and Discipline
- Facilitating Parent Understanding of Infant and Toddler Development
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 register for a PITC Home Visiting Institute
Home Visiting Institute Registration - For additional information about onsite mentoring, coaching, and specialized seminars for small groups or bringing a Home Visiting Institute to your area, contact: 415-289-2328 or ktahara@wested.org