Please Note: Course content will become available the week of the training. Registration closes the week before the training. Access to this course closes 30 days after the last live event.

Attendance to all live sessions is required to earn credit for this course. Live sessions MUST be accessed through the eLearn Platform. Recordings will be available for review only. No credit is earned for viewing the recording.

Attendance Verification codes are used to automate attendance. Codes will be given in the live sessions and must be put into their corresponding boxes under the Content tab. This will unlock additional course content.  Codes will NOT be provided via email.

Our newly designed virtual training-of-trainers combines live online events and self-study to support your journey towards becoming a ZERO TO THREE certified trainer of The Growing Brain curriculum. Our virtual learning environment provides you with a variety of independent and small group learning experiences. You will engage in a guided self-study of the curriculum, have in-depth discussions about content with a ZERO TO THREE faculty, brainstorm with other adult educators about strategies for delivery, and create activities that meet the learning needs of the early childhood professionals you support!

The Growing Brain Virtual Training-of-Trainers has four parts:

1. Pre-recorded ToT Orientation

2. Complete a Guided Self Study

3. Live Trainer Seminars (Parts 1 and 2) 

4. Live Wrap-Up Meeting

Completion of the training-of-trainer (ToT) events only grants you eligibility to apply for Trainer Certification. You will need to apply and submit all Trainer Certification requirements stated in the Trainer Certification Overview 14 calendar days after attending the ToT. You are not considered certified until you receive your ZERO TO THREE Trainer Certification in your eLearn Dashboard.

You can begin the certification process by visiting you certification dashboard using the button below and selecting The Growing Brain.

Certification Dashboard

During the earliest months and years of life, the architecture of the brain is being built at an unparalleled rate in response to nurturing early experiences. Gain a fundamental understanding of infant and early childhood development from birth through 5 years old. Explore multiple domains of development such as physical, motor, perceptual, cognitive, communication and language development, with a focus on social-emotional development, as the foundation for all development. Consider how development unfolds in infants and young children and recognize indicators of developmental delays or possible disorders in addition to milestones of typical development.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define major developmental milestones across 6 domains for ages 0–5 years.
2. Describe the 6 domains through a social-emotional developmental lens.
3. Identify ways to support parents and caregivers in providing developmentally appropriate support.

Attendance for this event is automated. A verification code will be given during the training and must be inputted in the corresponding box in the contents tab. Participants must attend the webinar AND input the correct verification code in order to receive your certificate of attendance.

Access to this course will end February 2, 2026. After this date, you will no longer have access to any course materials. Please make sure to download any handouts you may need and complete all evaluations and quizzes (if applicable) needed to obtain your certificate and credit for the course.

Once you have completed all course requirements, you will have continued or ongoing access to your course certificate by visiting the Transcripts/Achievement section of your dashboard.

Attendance for this event is automated. A verification code will be given during the training and must be inputted in the corresponding box in the contents tab. Participants must attend the webinar AND input the correct verification code in order to receive your certificate of attendance.

A child’s brain undergoes an amazing period of development from birth to three—producing more than a million neural connections each second. This session provides participants with an understanding of how brain development occurs within the context of relationships in infancy and early childhood. Participants will explore key concepts such as “mind-sight,” “serve & return,” experience dependency and expectancy, as they relate to neural development. Participants will learn how the limbic system and executive functioning are mediated through relationships and experience. Finally, participants will examine the impact of trauma and toxic stress on brain development.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will learn about early brain development and the role of relationships and environment.
2. Participants will understand key concepts such as critical/sensitive periods, mindsight and serve and return.
3. Participants will learn how to support neuro-relational development in infants and young children and how to support those children who have experienced trauma or toxic stress.

Access to this course will end February 2, 2026. After this date, you will no longer have access to any course materials. Please make sure to download any handouts you may need and complete all evaluations and quizzes (if applicable) needed to obtain your certificate and credit for the course.

Once you have completed all course requirements, you will have continued or ongoing access to your course certificate by visiting the Transcripts/Achievement section of your dashboard.

Cross Sites 2022 Package

In this lesson participants will learn about how infant-toddler court teams work to ensure a continuum of services by partnering with local home visiting programs.

In this lesson participants will learn about why a parent ally program is an integral part of an infant-toddler court team.

Cross Sites 2021

Lesson Objective: To explore the continuous quality improvement process within the Safe Babies Court Team^TM approach.

Lesson Description: In this lesson participants explore the process of continuous quality improvement process within the Safe Babies Court TeamTM approach and how it helps babies, families, and professionals. 

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Lesson Objective: To understand why and how the Safe Babies Court Team^TM uses a trauma-responsive approach to understand, engage with, and support parents.

Lesson Description: In this lesson participants explore the experiences of parents whose children are in or at-risk of entering the child welfare system and effective trauma-responsive strategies for engaging with and building families’ protective factors. 

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ITCP Connect

Lesson Objective: To understand the use of pre and post-removal conferences within the Safe Babies Court Team^TM approach.

Lesson Description: In this lesson participants explore how professionals engage parents early in the case through pre and post-removal conferences in a trauma-responsive, kind, compassionate, and respectful manner to build trust and support the family. 

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ITCP Connect