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TRIAD Early Intervention Professional Development Opportunities 2024-2025

TRIAD is now offering training opportunities for early intervention providers.

TRIAD Early Intervention Virtual Lunch and Learns  ▼

Dates: Fridays Nov 15th, Dec 6th, Jan 24th, & Feb 21st
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CST / 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST
Location: Online
Continuing Education credit: 1.5 hours per webinar
Audience: Early Intervention Providers

Please join Vanderbilt’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) Early Intervention Virtual Lunch and Learn Webinars in 2024-25. We will be hosting six, 90-minute webinars on various topics. The purpose of these webinars is to: a) provide the participant with an overview of the training topic; b) share and demonstrate the use of TRIAD resources; and c) assist participants in applying new knowledge to families. There will also be opportunities to participate in discussion, ask questions, and access resources. Registrants are encouraged to attend topics that are most interesting to them.

Training Topics
Webinar 3:
November 15, 2024		 Toilet Training
  • Identify caregiver and child readiness
  • Implement strategies to support successful toilet training
  • Troubleshoot toileting challenges
Webinar 4:
December 6, 2024		 School Readiness Skills
  • Identify school readiness skills
  • Practice and teach skills within home routines
  • Set up for successful learning at school
Webinar 5:
January 24, 2025		 Community Outings
  • Define and teach skills for successful community outings
  • Prepare for and implement supports during outings
  • Troubleshoot supports for future outings
Webinar 6:
February 21, 2025		 Communication
  • How and why children communicate
  • Identify and teach early communication skills
  • Implement caregiver strategies to support communication

This professional development opportunity is sponsored by the Tennessee Early Intervention System and is available to all early intervention providers at no-cost to participants.

Evidence-Based Practices Intensive Coaching Partnership   ▼

TRIAD is excited to partner with the Tennessee Early Intervention System to offer early intervention providers a unique professional development opportunity. The purpose of this partnership is to empower Developmental Therapists to provide coaching for caregivers based on evidence-based strategies for addressing dangerous or concerning behavior. This coaching partnership will last for three months and participants can expect the following:

  • Up to two individualized, goal-driven coaching cycles focused on coaching a specific child/family with whom they already provide Developmental Therapy. The coaching cycles will include:
    • Direct observations of recorded sessions with the same family
    • Reflection and feedback sessions with a TRIAD coach and partner
    • Opportunity to review peer sessions and provide feedback
  • Three small and large group virtual community meetings to share goals and resources related to caregiver coaching.

Applications submitted prior to 8/15/24 will be given priority. Applications will be evaluated and accepted/waitlisted on a rolling basis beginning 8/15/24

Participant Requirements
  • High speed Internet access, web-capable device (e.g. tablet, computer), web cam or video-recording capable device
  • Participant Agreement
  • Prior experience with TRIAD (attending trainings or participating in CAPSS)
  • Approval from EIRA Director
  • Completion of Start Here and Foundations of Learning modules within the last 6 months
  • Willingness to complete remote coaching sessions, which includes recording at least two sessions with a family
  • Willingness to complete action steps that may include reviewing resources and completing reflections
  • Willingness to disseminate information to build the capacity of colleagues
Dates/Time

This training will be conducted in two cohorts. Participants may indicate availability for only one cohort or both on the application (reduced availability may reduce chances of participation).

  • Cohort 1: September 2024- November 2024
  • Cohort 2: December 2024- March 2025
Coaching Topics
  • Increasing knowledge and implementation of evidence-based strategies for unsafe behavior.
  • Participants will select individual goals and receive targeted coaching and support to address goals (e.g., implement strategies to increase functional communication and reduce unsafe behavior, identify the purpose for behavior and develop a plan to teach new skills).
Proof of Participation

Participants will receive certificates documenting their participation at the end of the partnership. Approximately 8 hours of PD available.

TRIAD Communication Academy  ▼

This is a professional development program to support Developmental Therapists with building skills for early communicators. Over 12 weeks, participants will engage in asynchronous learning, submit a video example of themselves coaching a family on a communication strategy, and receive one on one coaching with a TRIAD consultant. Through this series participants will:

  • Learn to support caregivers with identifying session targets that are developmentally appropriate and based on the stages of communication development.
  • Identify caregiver coaching strategies to encourage the caregiver to describe what it will look like when the intervention is working.
  • Use the systematic learning cycle to coach caregivers to model expansions using the one-up rule.
  • Practice using resources to develop a sample plan of action connecting learning targets to functional outcomes and IFSP priorities.

Newest Webinar [September 2024]



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Contact Information

Phone: (615) 875-9363
Email: triadearlyintervention@vumc.org