FY27 480-40-3723 Family Health Technical Assistance

Deliverables: 1. Provide model-specific training, coaching, technical assistance and advanced professional learning opportunities to Illinois Department of Early Childhood Home Visiting (IDEC HV) Programs (core training, model fidelity and model-specific support)-Support IDEC Home Visiting programs in adhering to national HFA and PAT model fidelity, standards and best practices-Provide at least 1 learning opportunity for HFA and PAT home visiting staff to enhance their ability to implement home visiting programming with fidelity to the national models by the end of the year-Ensure training offerings comply with Illinois web accessibility standards. 2. Retain staff or individuals who have completed Healthy Families America’s (HFA) Trainer Certification Program. Provider must have at least one trainer to provide the HFA Family Resilience and Opportunities for Growth Scale (FROG) Training and one trainer to provide the HFA Foundations for Family Support Training and one trainer to provide HFA Supervisor Core: Relationships and Reflection. 3. Retain a minimum of one staff or individual who has been trained and approved by the Parents as Teachers National Center to conduct role-specific training for Parent Educators and other staff implementing the Parents as Teachers program. 4. Provide ancillary training, coaching, technical assistance, and advanced professional learning opportunities to IDEC HV Programs. Access external experts as needed-Provide the Futures without Violence (FWV) Domestic Violence Curriculum, Virtual Cues, Safe Sleep (SIDS of Illinois), 4 Ps Plus (NTI) and I Can Parent, Too trainings to meet the needs of the IDEC home visiting workforce-Assess need and interest among home visiting programs with various funding sources, for virtual OR regional trainings and TA follow ups on FWV, Safe Sleep, 4 Ps Plus or I Can Parent, Too. Format, modality and frequency of trainings will be based on the needs of the audience and can be altered as needed. Attach a summary of the assessment to the PPR-Provide consultation and support to the IMH clinicians providing FWV training to IDEC HV programs and communities, upon request-Engage with the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, SIDS of Illinois, NTI Upstream, and Infant Mental Health to facilitate at least one aspect of each of these respective training opportunities. 5. Conduct role specific training for program leaders related to the role of supervising home visiting staff and managing home visiting programs. 6. Conduct role specific training for home visiting and doula program staff related to their roles working with families. 7. Provide access to an array of Essentials of Home Visiting online courses and webinars developed for home visiting professionals on topics that are highly relevant to the field. These topics include, but are not limited to, the following: supervision; foundations of home visiting practice; infant mental health practice in home visiting; maternal and newborn health; domestic violence; boundaries and trauma. 8. Provide learning supports on engaging families with child welfare involvement. 9. Provide learning supports on families experiencing housing instability and working within state systems to best serve these populations. 10. Provide learning and/or support to programs using either the CHEERS or PICCOLO parent observation tool. Attend planning meetings with the Illinois Public Health Institute as needed, for incorporation or development of breastfeeding trainings. 11. Provide enhancements to IDEC HV ancillary training, coaching, technical assistance and advanced professional learning opportunities-Engage with NTI Upstream to obtain licensing rights to use the 4 Ps Plus Screen and 4 Ps Plus custom analysis reports-Directly assess needs and interest of IDEC HV home visitors, supervisors and/or coordinated intake workers at least once annually and develop and implement one or more learning supports addressing at the identified needs or interests by the end of the year. 12. Design and implement a dynamic professional learning system to meet the needs and interests of the IDEC HV workforce-Develop and implement a system for Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) evaluation and CQl; this includes collecting data regarding professional development offerings, technical assistance, and IDEC HV participants, analyzing the data, and adjusting T&TA. Provide quarterly status updates-Implement a leveled system of technical assistance using a “continuum of intensity” including universal, targeted and intensive TA based on program and staff need; provide quarterly status updates-Directly assess IDEC HV workforce (home visitors, supervisors, coordinated intake workers) satisfaction with overall professional learning system once by the end of the year. Attach the summary report to the PPR. 13. Conduct evaluations/satisfaction surveys for training programs at the conclusion of trainings. The surveys and evaluations will be used to determine the satisfaction of participants with the quality and relevance of the classroom/internet instruction activities and use of skills on the job. Results of the surveys will be submitted to the Department upon request. 14. Provide course descriptions, locations and dates and record training participation (registered v. actual attendance) in a web-based application such as a learning management system, to analyze utilization. 15. Participate in statewide efforts to develop a more coordinated and aligned professional development system-Maintain status as a Gateways to Opportunity Authorized Entity-Participate in the exploration of credentialing opportunities for participants including working with Gateways to Opportunity ® to develop a process for obtaining credit toward one or more credentials when appropriate. 16. Coordinate and/or collaborate with other Department contractors, as directed by the Department, to meet training goals. This may include, but not be limited to, the following activities: develop, plan, implement, and deliver training programs; participate in conference programming; and attend meetings. 17. Market professional development offerings to the staff and grantees of the Department. Marketing may be accomplished through a variety of means including electronic mail. 18. Provide professional development offerings through an open registration policy and process that provides equitable and timely access to all relevant course offerings for all IDEC HV funded home visiting professionals. 19. Provide an annual report when requested, in the format required and provided by IDEC. 20. Complete quarterly the MIECHV Publication Tracking Spreadsheet and email it with your PPR if publications occurred during the quarter. 21. Quarterly reporting in the PPR should include key accomplishments and challenges experienced during the reporting period.