Journal CEU: Resilience and Rebuilding in the COVID-19 Era: Stories From the Field 2021

Since the last Stories From the Field issue in the summer of 2020, we have experienced a year of traumatic circumstances that have dramatically affected the well-being of babies, families, early childhood professionals, and their systems of care. The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented fear, illness, isolation, loss, and grief. In addition, young children and their families have also been experiencing the direct and indirect impacts of other extended traumas in their communities, including racial injustice and social tensions, natural disasters, and economic stressors. As with any profound challenge, the past year also brought unparalleled opportunities for growth and transformation.

So for this year’s Stories From the Field issue, we reached out to our ZERO TO THREE members and colleagues and asked them to share their experiences as early childhood professionals in organizations that have been called upon to adapt, innovate, and form new partnerships to overcome significant barriers to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children and families. In the articles in this issue, authors from a wide variety of early childhood programs share how they have discovered strengths, learned skills, formed new partnerships, and found innovative ways to pivot and reimagine how to continue their critical work.

Learning goals for this event include: 

1. Identify practical ways to address crisis through team building and inclusivity.
2. Recognize the importance of supporting the well-being of staff so that they can then effectively engage with the families in their caseload.
3. Describe the challenges that childcare providers faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and call for racial equity and social justice.
4. Assesses benefits and challenges of providing IECMHC services and support remotely.
5. Identify practices used by administrators, in-home educators, center-based teachers, and others to support children and families in virtual learning.
6. Identify the challenges families faced during the pandemic in marginalized communities as well as the strength they have to cope with the crisis and move forward.
7. Articulate ongoing support that the IECMH community will need during the ongoing pandemic and continued civil unrest.
8. Understand the role of organizational relationships in moving identified trainings from an in-person to virtual model.

*Journal access and reading required*

ZERO TO THREE is pleased to offer Continuing Education Units for a wide range of learning events, both in person and on line.

Contact hours and CEUs are automatically added to your registration for no additional charge. Registrants can earn up to 0.3 CEUs or 3 Contact hours for completing this journal this event. Continuing Education Units are awarded with live attendance, completed session evaluation, and a passing quiz score. 

Learning objectives include: 

1. Identify practical ways to address crisis through team building and inclusivity.
   
2. Recognize the importance of supporting the well-being of staff so that they can then effectively engage with the families in their caseload.
3. Describe the challenges that childcare providers faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and call for racial equity and social justice.
4. Assesses benefits and challenges of providing IECMHC services and support remotely.
5. Identify practices used by administrators, in-home educators, center-based teachers, and others to support children and families in virtual learning.
6. Identify the challenges families faced during the pandemic in marginalized communities as well as the strength they have to cope with the crisis and move forward.
7. Articulate ongoing support that the IECMH community will need during the ongoing pandemic and continued civil unrest.
8. Understand the role of organizational relationships in moving identified trainings from an in-person to virtual model.

Contact hours offered may vary per discipline. For more information regarding ZERO TO THREE CEUs, please visit: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/1657-earn-ceus-from-zero-to-three. Please note: A computer or electronic device with internet connection is required for successful completion. This is a self-paced learning event that takes approximately three hours to complete. It includes 8 journal articles and a session evaluation. Questions can be sent to ceu@zerotothree.org. 

Additional Details:

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Though IACET CEUs are widely accepted, it is up to each organization to choose whether or not it will accept them. For this reason, we strongly advise that you confirm in advance if a particular body accepts IACET CEUs. To view a list of companies, regulatory boards, and organizations that have reported to accept the IACET CEU credit, please click here. This list is not exhaustive, nor does it guarantee that an IACET CEU will automatically be accepted. 

*Presenters have affirmed that they do not have proprietary interest in products, instruments, devices, services or materials discussed in this course, and have confirmed that they have not been compensated in relation to this presentation.