Vermont Touchpoints at the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program Hailey Paschold April 13, 2026

The Touchpoints Approach is an evidence-based method for building strong family-child relationships from before birth through age five. This intensive training program provides a practical, preventive approach that supports professionals in forming strengths-based partnerships with families. Providers who implement Touchpoints in their practice partner with families to lay the vital foundation for children’s early learning, healthy development and family engagement.

This six-module course is presented in six 3-hour in person sessions followed by six monthly one-hour reflective practice sessions. Attendance is required for all sessions; sessions are not recorded.

What you will practice:
• Strategies for building partnerships with parents that promote family strengths
• A framework to understand why children’s behavior can sometimes be challenging and confusing
• Techniques for talking with families about child development concerns
• How to actively listen to families and collaboratively solve problems related to child development and family relationships

Topics covered in the courses include:
• Newborn, 9-month and Toddler Touchpoints of a child’s development
• Being culturally responsive
• Touchpoints principles of relationship-based practice
• Providing anticipatory guidance

This 6-day course is presented in six 3-hour in person sessions and asynchronous work online, followed by six monthly one-hour reflective practice sessions. Attendance is required for all sessions; sessions are not recorded.