Arkansas Home Visiting Training Institute

What Poverty Does to a Child’s Brain

8:30 am – 11:00 am
Training Objectives for Participants: (ETO – Child Development)

1. To define poverty
2. To outline four risk factors and specific ways poverty hurts brain development
3. To identify ways to combat what poverty does to a brain
4. To develop an action plan based on information learned in today’s training

Lunch on Your Own

Stress:  Understanding and Managing Ours While Helping Families with Theirs

12:15 pm – 3:15 pm

Training Objectives for Participants:   (ETO  Parental Well Being and Stability)

1. To define stress and identify common stressors
2. To expand awareness of skills that will encourage a more relaxed life style and prevent stress related illness
3. To identify ways home visitors can help families cope with stressors in life

Pre Registration is required. Certificates are provided at each training for those who are TAPP registered and also for those who need ETO training.