DCRC Virtual Trainings
Our team offers numerous virtual trainings throughout the year, available to anyone across the United States and internationally. We often add more trainings to the schedule, so be sure to bookmark this page to keep up with what’s to come!
If you’re newer to us, check out this video for a peek into what our virtual trainings are like!
All of our virtual trainings are recorded, and as long as you are registered, you will get access to the recordings for a limited period of time.
We hope to see you soon!
Resilient Leadership Training Series
January-February 2024 View Dates/Times
Individual leaders, leadership teams, and aspiring leaders are invited to join Nefertiti B. Poyner, Ed.D., and Rachel Wagner, MSW, as they deliver a unique, six-part webinar series focusing on resilient leadership. During this training series, participants will develop resilient leadership abilities using a process of self-assessment and intentional, reflective practices. The training will foster skills and competencies in leaders – too many of whom are combatting high levels of stress, burnout, and secondary trauma – that help to create a culture of resilience.
Individual: $299/person
Group of 2-3: $279/person
Group of 4 or more: $259/person
Registration Deadline: December 22, 2023
Optimize Your Use of the DECA-C (Clinical)
January 26 and February 2, 2024 from 1:00-2:30pm Eastern each day
This webinar event is designed to help participants explore concepts related to resilience and social-emotional health; review the DECA-C definition, uses and psychometrics; identify the DECA-C scales and related items; review a five-step approach to using the DECA-C in a comprehensive system; understand how to interpret DECA-C results; be able to develop strengths-based plans for children, teachers, caregivers and parents; and review how to check progress and adjust plans.
$129/person
Registration Deadline: One day prior
How to Coach DECA Program (Birth through Five) Implementation
January-May 2024 View Dates/Times
Individuals as well as program teams are invited to this unique, webinar-based coaching experience focusing on key aspects of effective Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) Program implementation. During this webinar series, participants will gain coaching skills, tips, and tools to guide other adults through the required steps of implementing the DECA Program. The series will foster competencies in participants, who in turn, can use these newly learned skills to foster a culture of resilience.
Individual: $329/person
Group of 2-3: $299/person
Group of 4 or more: $269/person
Registration Deadline: March 25, 2024
Building Your Bounce: Promoting Adult Resilience Virtual Train-the-Trainer Course
February-March 2024 View Dates/Times
The Building Your Bounce Virtual Train-the-Trainer Course is for individuals who provide training, coaching, and technical assistance to adults who teach and care for young children. High levels of stress are the reality for too many caregivers, including staff and parents, and can have a direct negative impact on children. Trainers and coaches charged with promoting workforce wellness are invited to join Dr. Nefertiti Poyner, to learn how to combat stress and burnout, and promote the resilience of ALL adults who care for young children.
Early Bird: $599/person (if registered by January 15, 2024)
Standard: $659/person
Registration Deadline: January 22, 2024
Supporting the Resilience of Families: Your Journey Together
February 22 and 29, 2024 from 12:00-2:00pm Eastern each day
Coaches, home visitors, and all professionals who work with families are invited to this interactive professional development event that focuses on teaching parents how to create safe, trusting, and healing homes where the entire family can thrive. In this two-session webinar event, Dr. Nefertiti Poyner will instruct participants on how to use Your Journey Together (YJT), a parenting curriculum that offers step-by-step, guided lessons for both home visits and parent trainings.
$259/person
Registration Deadline: February 12, 2024
FLIP IT Virtual Train-the-Trainer Course
February-April 2024 View Dates/Times
This FLIP IT Virtual Train-the-Trainer Course is for individuals in the role of providing training and technical assistance to others on the FLIP IT strategy. Participants will leave this professional development experience with a standard, one-day training and content that can be delivered in shorter sessions. Participants will also leave with the skills and resources to deliver the content to others who support young children. Participants may be: directors, supervisors, education/mental health/disabilities coordinators, training and technical assistance providers, early childhood mental health consultants, and others in a role of providing training and technical assistance.
Early Bird: $599/person (if registered by January 30, 2024)
Standard: $659/person
Registration Deadline: February 6, 2024
DECA Program (Birth through Five) Overview
March 4, 6, and 8, 2024 from 1:00-2:30pm Eastern each day
Through this webinar series, participants will learn specific strategies to promote young children’s social and emotional development and to enhance the overall quality of early childhood programs. Strategies for effectively involving families and for building the resilience of adults caring for young children are also addressed. This training is appropriate for those who work with infants/toddlers only, preschool children only, or those that work with children birth through five years old.
Individual: $229/person
Group of 2-3: $209/person
Group of 4 or more: $189/person
Registration Deadline: One day prior
FLIP IT Virtual Train-the-Trainer Course
April-May 2024 View Dates/Times
This FLIP IT Virtual Train-the-Trainer Course is for individuals in the role of providing training and technical assistance to others on the FLIP IT strategy. Participants will leave this professional development experience with a standard, one-day training and content that can be delivered in shorter sessions. Participants will also leave with the skills and resources to deliver the content to others who support young children. Participants may be: directors, supervisors, education/mental health/disabilities coordinators, training and technical assistance providers, early childhood mental health consultants, and others in a role of providing training and technical assistance.
Early Bird: $599/person (if registered by March 11, 2024)
Standard: $659/person
Registration Deadline: March 18, 2024
Building Your Bounce: Promoting Adult Resilience
April 10, 17, 24, May 1, 2024 from 1:00-2:15pm Eastern each day
In this four-part webinar series, our team will help participants unfold the concepts of risk factors, resilience, protective factors, and overcoming obstacles – big and small. Complete with creative, reflective experiences, the goal is to provide participants with an opportunity to self-reflect on their well-being, and then take action to better support their resilience. This series is designed for anyone who plays a role in supporting the well-being of children and families, whether you work with them directly or indirectly.
Individual: $229/person
Group of 2-3: $209/person
Group of 4 or more: $189/person
Registration Deadline: One day prior
Building Your Bounce: Promoting Adult Resilience Virtual Train-the-Trainer Course
April-May 2024 View Dates/Times
The Building Your Bounce Virtual Train-the-Trainer Course is for individuals who provide training, coaching, and technical assistance to adults who teach and care for young children. High levels of stress are the reality for too many caregivers, including staff and parents, and can have a direct negative impact on children. Trainers and coaches charged with promoting workforce wellness are invited to join Dr. Nefertiti Poyner, to learn how to combat stress and burnout, and promote the resilience of ALL adults who care for young children.
Early Bird: $599/person (if registered by March 19, 2024)
Standard: $659/person
Registration Deadline: March 26, 2024
The FLIP IT Online Course PLUS Experience
May 6-13, 2024 See Agenda
To support learning the FLIP IT strategy, the Devereux Center for Resilient Children offers this PLUS experience, consisting of both individual and collaborative sessions to support adults through the process of learning and practicing, so that the FLIP IT strategy simply becomes part of how adults interact with children on a daily basis. This learning approach includes multiple components to help reinforce the FLIP IT concepts.
$179/person
Registration Deadline: One day prior
Optimize Your Use of the DECA-C (Clinical)
May 9 and 16, 2024 from 1:00-2:30pm Eastern each day
This webinar event is designed to help participants explore concepts related to resilience and social-emotional health; review the DECA-C definition, uses and psychometrics; identify the DECA-C scales and related items; review a five-step approach to using the DECA-C in a comprehensive system; understand how to interpret DECA-C results; be able to develop strengths-based plans for children, teachers, caregivers and parents; and review how to check progress and adjust plans.
$129/person
Registration Deadline: One day prior
Resilient Leadership Training Series
May-June 2024 View Dates/Times
Individual leaders, leadership teams, and aspiring leaders are invited to join Nefertiti B. Poyner, Ed.D., and Rachel Wagner, MSW, as they deliver a unique, six-part webinar series focusing on resilient leadership. During this training series, participants will develop resilient leadership abilities using a process of self-assessment and intentional, reflective practices. The training will foster skills and competencies in leaders – too many of whom are combatting high levels of stress, burnout, and secondary trauma – that help to create a culture of resilience.
Individual: $299/person
Group of 2-3: $279/person
Group of 4 or more: $259/person
Registration Deadline: April 30, 2024
DECA Program (Birth through Five) Overview
June 3, 5, and 7, 2024 from 1:00-2:30pm Eastern each day
Through this webinar series, participants will learn specific strategies to promote young children’s social and emotional development and to enhance the overall quality of early childhood programs. Strategies for effectively involving families and for building the resilience of adults caring for young children are also addressed. This training is appropriate for those who work with infants/toddlers only, preschool children only, or those that work with children birth through five years old.
Individual: $229/person
Group of 2-3: $209/person
Group of 4 or more: $189/person
Registration Deadline: One day prior
Supporting the Resilience of Families: Your Journey Together
June 13 and 20, 2024 from 12:00-2:00pm Eastern each day
Coaches, home visitors, and all professionals who work with families are invited to this interactive professional development event that focuses on teaching parents how to create safe, trusting, and healing homes where the entire family can thrive. In this two-session webinar event, Dr. Nefertiti Poyner will instruct participants on how to use Your Journey Together (YJT), a parenting curriculum that offers step-by-step, guided lessons for both home visits and parent trainings.
$259/person
Registration Deadline: June 3, 2024
