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An educator's guide to
providing
information and support to new parents
2010 Course Schedule (pdf
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Parent Infant Pathways
(PIP)
Winter/Spring 2009 session:
February 8 to April 12, 2010
Register by April 7, 2010
Instructor: Jolene Pearson, M.S.
Earn 36 Clock Hours (CEU credit) |
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Course Description
Instructor
Comments from Participants
Cost and Credit
Additional Information
How to Register
Contact if Questions
Related Resources |
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Course
Description
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There are predictable times when
parents will benefit from specific information, insights, and
support. New parents are especially eager to understand their
infant's growth and development. The period following the birth
of a child offers a special opportunity for professionals to
reach new parents with important information and to build
relationships. Parent-Infant Pathways captures the key
information needed by new parents, has effective strategies and
materials to impart this information, and explains how to
empower parents and demonstrate support.
The Parent Infant Pathways course
is designed to enhance the work of professionals in the fields
of early education, early intervention, parent education,
nursing, pediatrics, social service, and health care by
providing specific training around early infant development,
parent education, and parent-infant relationships.
 Each
Pathway will be revealed through reading the information found
in the training manual and designated supplemental readings,
viewing and interacting with the information on the CD-ROM, and
completing assignments. Through the course web site component,
participants will be able to take part in discussions, post
questions, and receive feedback from the instructor. Each
pathway of information is supported by current research and
reflects best practice.
 Upon
completion of the course, participants will be better able to
address new parents' questions, thoughts, and concerns as well
as help parents more easily identify infant communication cues
and capabilities.
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Instructor
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 The
instructor and author of these course materials is Jolene
Pearson, M.S., IMH-E®,
(IV). Jolene holds a B.E.S. degree from the University
of Minnesota in Child Development. She earned an M.S. from
Wheelock College in Boston in Infant and Toddler Behavior and
Development. Ms. Pearson completed internships with Drs. Berry
Brazelton and James Herzog at Harvard Medical School's Child
Development Research Unit and Family Development Clinic in
Boston, MA. Ms. Pearson has been an adjunct faculty member and
instructor at the University of Minnesota teaching courses in
parent education, infant mental health, and early childhood
special education, and Parent Infant Pathways. She is a
certified Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale examiner and is
licensed in the fields of Parent Education, Early Childhood
Education, and Early Childhood Special Education.
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Comments from
Participants
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"The
research-based information will be invaluable to me in my work
as an early childhood teacher."
"The CD-ROM
was the next best thing to actually observing the techniques
first-hand as described in the handbook."
"I can
recommend your course wholeheartedly to those interested in
increasing their knowledge in the field of infant development
and parent education."
"It was a
wonderful course. I feel so lucky to have been a part of it."
"Thank you
for the wonderful course. I am recommending it to our special
education teachers. I found the information very useful for our
population."
--Comments from course participants
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Cost and Credit
Registration fee: $340
(Group
rates are also available.)
This course is offered for
36
Clock Hours of continuing education credit.
The certificate is approved
and issued by the College of Education and Human Development at
the University of Minnesota.
There are no prerequisites needed
to register for this course.
Courses are geared toward the upper
classperson (senior) graduate level.
Note: If you are from a
state other than MN, you may want to check with your licensing
board to verify that the same measurement standard will be
applied in your state for this credit.
Note: Minimum number of
students required to hold the session is 5. If enrollment is
lower than 5, you have the option of receiving a refund or
deferring participation until the next session.
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Required Materials
Please purchase these required
materials on your own. These publications are available through
Oleanna Books.
Print order form.
- Pearson, J. (2006).
Parent-Infant Pathways: An Educator's Guide for Providing
Information and Support to New Parents and Pathways Teaching
Photographs booklet. ISBN: 978-1-4276-2869-5.
- Parent-Infant
Pathways Teaching Photos Booklet
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Additional
Information
Download a
course
informational flyer (pdf file)
Please feel free to post or
distribute this flyer at your organization if you think there may be
people interested in this course.
2009 Online Course Schedule (pdf file)
Sample syllabus available upon request
(request from Karen Anderson at 612-625-6617 or ander352@umn.edu)
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Questions?
If you have any questions on
registering for this course, please contact Karen Anderson, tech and
support for these courses, at 612-625-6617 or
ander352@umn.edu.
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Related Resources
CEED's publication
Questions About Kids includes some issues (available in multiple
languages) pertinent to caring for babies, for example:
Visit the
Questions About Kids web page for more issues on
the topic of babies.
Here are some publications from
the Healthy Child
Care organization:
Here is an article posted at
Contemporary
Pediatrics web site:
Nakagawa, T., & Conway, E. (May
1, 2004). Shaken baby syndrome: Recognizing and responding
to a lethal danger.
http://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/contpeds/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=108018.
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