Free Virtual Training for NH and ME Health Providers Supporting Children with Substance Exposure
This free NH-ME ECHO series aims to increase health providers’ knowledge of strategies, skills, and resources for supporting the complex needs of children with substance exposure in utero and their families.
Each of the eight sessions (please see dates and time below) builds on the content and information from the previous session, so it is highly recommended that participants commit to attending ALL 8 sessions. The training will be delivered via Zoom using a tele-practice model known as Extension for Community Health Outcomes or ECHO®. The ECHO Model® will use adult learning principles and video conferencing technology to connect community providers in NH and ME with specialists at local centers of excellence in real-time case-based learning and mentorship. During the eight-week ECHO, providers will build a community of practice with other professionals across disciplines.
Who Should Attend: Early childhood professionals, pediatric providers, home visitors, early supports and services providers, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, physical therapists, social workers, mental health professionals, and others supporting substance-exposed infants and their families.
Spring 2024 Dates & Time
Thursdays 12:00 – 1:30 PM via Zoom
Commitment to all 8 sessions is highly recommended.
Session 1: February 8, 2024
Introduction to the Opioid Crisis and Social Determinants of Health
Session 2: February 15, 2024
Addiction: Strengths-based Integrated Treatment Approaches
Session 3: February 22, 2024
Supporting Infants with Substance Exposure in-utero and their Families
Session 4: February 29, 2024
Trauma, Addiction and Health
Session 5: March 7, 2024
Trauma, Substance Exposure and Language Development
Session 6: March 14, 2024
Trauma, Substance Exposure and Sensory Motor Concerns
Session 7: March 28, 2024
Frameworks for Understanding and Reacting to Emotions and Behaviors of Trauma-Exposed Children
Session 8: April 4, 2024
Plans of Safe Care in NH and Maine
*No session on March 21, 2024
Photo courtesy of NH-ME ECHO SCOPE