Location: Statewide
Training Type: Online Real Time
Total Hours: 33
Level: Introductory
Cost: Free
Scholarship: No
Michelle Rovnak
802-656-9195
michelle.rovnak@med.uvm.edu
Touchpoints: The How of Child and Family Engagement May 19, 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 Seven-module course is presented in seven 1.5-hour sessions live via Zoom and 1.5-hours of asynchronous work online, 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
- Child Development & Learning
- Family & Community Partnerships
- Infant/Toddler
- Preschool/PreK
Please note the monthly reflective practice session dates are not listed. Dates will be determined upon completion of the training. The reflective practice sessions are a continuation of the training and completion is required for certification.