Program Offerings
Child and Family Partners provides online and in-person training to families with young children and the professionals that serve them with the aim of supporting child development. In particular, Child and Family Partners, is committed to the social and emotional health and peace for young children and their families. Envisioning agencies, parents and partners across the United States embracing every opportunity to communicate every child's worth motivates every member of the Child and Family Partners team.
Child and Family Partners offers a range of evidence-based workshops, resources, and personalized coaching aimed at empowering families and professionals. Our training covers topics such as early childhood development, emotional regulation, positive parenting techniques, and fostering resilience. We believe that equipping caregivers and service providers with the right tools leads to stronger family dynamics and healthier communities. Through collaboration, our goal is to create environments where every child feels seen, valued, and supported, ensuring a brighter future for the next generation.
Online Family Partner Certificate Program
Child and Family Partners continues to offer for the Family Partnership Certificate for professionals who need the required credential to work in Head Start family partnerships, such as family advocates and family service workers. Our online, self-paced certificate program consists of 12 modules which are closely linked to the relationship-based competencies for Head Start. Participants may complete the program at their own pace and in their home community while connecting to professionals around the country!
Our course is evidence-based, Head Start approved, offered in Spanish and satisfaction is GUARANTEED! Also, registrations are transferable for up to one calendar year! If an employee leaves employment for any reason while enrolled in the program, and has not obtained a certificate, the registration may be transferred to another employee for up to one year after the original registration date.
Registration Fee:
$850 (Head Start California members receive a $100 discount)
Online Home Visitor
Certificate
Using the Family Partner Certificate Program as its foundation, Child and Family Partners created the Home Visitor Certificate. This certificate provides prospective home visitors, or home- based educators, a credential comparable to the Home Visitor CDA from the Council for Professional Recognition (CPR). The Home Visitor Certificate includes over 120 hours of content, covering at least 10 hours of training in each of the CPR's CDA Subject Areas:
- Promoting health and safety in the home environment
- Enhancing parents' skills to advance children's physical and intellectual development
- Promoting parents' use of positive ways to support children's social and emotional development
- Understanding family systems and development
- Managing an effective home visitor program operation
- Maintaining a commitment to professionalism
- Working across the child welfare continuum
- Understanding the principles of child development and learning
Registration Fee:
$949 (Head Start California members receive a $100 discount)
Advanced Partnership Certificate
This program is for practitioners seeking a deeper look at working in partnerships with families. From ethical considerations, to advanced motivational interviewing techniques, to cultural considerations in assessment, this program offers effective skills for professionals. Participants in this program must have a credential to work at a family partner or home visitor. This program offers a more sophisticated examination of goal-oriented relationships and the dynamics that support successful partnerships.
Registration Fee:
$349 (Head Start California members receive a $50 discount)