Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Orientation
Newly hired Public Health Nurses who need individualized orientation training, please contact your Regional Nurse Consultant.
Not sure who your State MCH Nurse Consultant is? Check the State MCH Nurse Consultant map.
Clues to Cues: A Foundation for Infant Mental Health
One full day
Training Goals:
- Identify key concepts of infant behavior.
- Apply the concepts of infant state, state modulation, cues, and temperament to the feeding and teaching interaction.
Target Audience:
Professionals and paraprofessionals educating and working with families.
Prerequisites:
None
2012 Training Dates:
Upon request
For registration questions, contact Fran Goodrich, 971 673-0262, francine.goodrich@state.or.us.
NCAST Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Scales - New Learner
Course Description:
This is a seven-day course, which consists of two three-day sessions, followed by a single day follow-up session. NCAST PCI Scales is the core training for the NCAST Feeding and Teaching Scales. The Feeding Scale is used to observe communication and interaction behaviors during the feeding situation in the first 12 months of the child's life. The Teaching Scale is used to observe interactions that define the parent-child dyad's strengths and areas of growth, up to 36 months of age. NCAST certification is obtained upon successful completion of the course and demonstration of reliability in using the scales. These are typically taught in two separate 3-day sessions. The sessions are separated by several weeks. A one-day follow-up session completes the series. The final day is critical, as it is spent training nurses how to plan interventions to improve parent-child interaction.
Target Audience:
Public health nurses working with parents and young children from birth to 3 years of age.
Prerequisites:
It is recommended that public health nurses who are interested in learning the NCAST Feeding and Teaching Scales should attend Clues to Cues as an introduction to the NCAST concepts before attending NCAST Parent-Child Interaction Scales.
2012 Training Dates:
- NCAST - Feeding Scales,
Upon request
- NCAST - Teaching Scales,
Upon request
- NCAST - Putting It Together,
Upon request
For registration questions, contact Fran Goodrich, 971 673-0262, francine.goodrich@state.or.us.
NCAST Parent-Child Interaction (PCI) Recertification
This recertification training is 2 days.
Training Goals:
Recertification for nurses who have previously completed the full NCAST Feeding and Teaching Scales training. The purpose of the course is to assure continued reliability in using the NCAST scales. In order to maintain current NCAST certification, nurses must take reliability training every 1 1/2 to 2 years.
Target Audience:
Public health nurses whose NCAST certification is more than 1 1/2 to 2 years old.
Prerequisites:
Previous NCAST Feeding and Teaching Scales certification.
2012 Training Dates:
- NCAST - Feeding Scales,
Upon request
- NCAST - Teaching Scales,
Upon request
- NCAST - Putting It Together,
Upon request
For registration questions, contact Fran Goodrich, 971 673-0262, francine.goodrich@state.or.us.
The 5A Model and Motivational Interviewing, From Quitting through Relapse to Success
Course Description:
This course provides instruction on the 5A model of smoking cessation that is a requirement of the Maternity Case Management protocol. The course covers the fundamentals of the Motivational Interviewing technique.
Target Audience:
Oregon Public Health Home Visiting Nurses
For questions about the training, contact Fran Goodrich, RN, MCH Nurse Consultant, francine.goodrich@state.or.us, ph: (971) 673-0262
Life Course Nutrition: Maternal and Child Health Strategies in Public Health
Course Description:
This online course, based on the life course framework, shows nutrition and growth in early life—during pregnancy, infancy and childhood—has an impact on chronic disease in adulthood, which means that when state and local public health departments take steps to ensure the nutritional health of mothers and children, they invest in the future health of the community.
Register for this online class through the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
