Online Resources for Family Support Professionals

Online Resources for Family Support Professionals

We know that the work of family support professionals never stops and, in fact, grows even more important during a crisis. We hope the resources outlined below help navigate the coming days and weeks.

General Resources:

Start Early’s Essentials of Home Visiting Webinars and Self-Paced Courses
Staff can access the Start Early’s Essentials of Home Visiting online learning opportunities, including webinars and self-paced courses. 

Center on the Developing Child Website
This website includes innovative, research-based information and materials that are presented in a relevant, accessible manner. The Center on the Developing Child also has many of their materials and resources translated into multiple languages, which you can find here

Zero to Three Website
This website includes extensive, research-based resources, materials, and videos that are relevant for both parents and home visiting staff. Many of their resources are also available in Spanish. While some materials are restricted to Zero to Three members, there are several resources that are publicly available.

Resource Toolkit for Home Visiting and Other Early Childhood Professionals
This website provides current research and resources to support for staff who work with infants, toddlers, young children and their families and caregivers. You will also find links to several resources, articles, webinars, and websites

Children’s Trust Fund Alliance
This website provides staff with access to the Bringing the Protective Factors to Life Online Training. 

The Children’s Behavioral Health (CBH) Knowledge Center
The Children’s Behavioral Health (CBH) Knowledge Center is located at the Department of Mental Health and this website provides information about webinars and resources related to children’s behavioral health.

Injoy Health Education Webinars
The webinars cover a wide variety of topics for childbirth educators and coordinators. This interactive experience will provide you with insight and information to help improve and enrich your interactions with new parents. 

Promise Venture Studio
This website provides interactive events showcasing promising innovations in parent support programs.

Early Childhood Connector
The Early Childhood Connector is an online community that provides people working in the early childhood field to connect with one another, share information, and support best practices.

Brazelton Touchpoint Center
Brazelton Touchpoints Center offers a range of professional development opportunities for those working with young children and their families. Please see their calendar of learning opportunities here.

Early Childhood Investigations Webinars
Early Childhood Investigations offers free webinars on a range of topics for early childhood educators.

Virtual Training and Meeting Tips
The Children’s Trust has created a resource on conducting trainings and meetings virtually using Zoom.